Silver Blaze day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Analyze character choices, perspectives, and relationships.

Reading: Read your independent reading book.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Write an introduction together for The Tempest timed writing. Invert the introduction.
2. Speed reading practice
3. Begin reading "Silver Blaze"
1. Character choices
1. What choices does Holmes make that set him apart from Watson and the other detectives?
2. Patterns or breaks in patterns
1. What patterns does Watson establish about Holmes?
3. Role of the narrator
1. How does the fact that Watson narrates the story help keep the mystery?

HTRLLAP Schedule and Slides:

1. Slides for your presentation to the class on Fridays.
2. Schedule of chapter presentations.

Reading Schedule:

1. November 8-11: Read "Silver Blaze" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. November 12-17: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3. November 19: Read and discuss "Hills Like White Elephants" by Earnest Hemingway

Discussion Schedule:

1. November 12: Discuss "Silver Blaze"
2. November 18: Discuss "The Yellow Wallpaper"