For Monday

You need to have your selection ready and be prepared for the Anne of Green Gables reading Quiz.

Could you read through Chapter 30 and prepare a selection for discussion?

You’re graded on

• the selection/quote itself. 4
• Your reflection on this selection/quote 5
• How does the passage/reflection relate to you, your life, or your culture? 6

Read the handout –> “Anne of Green Gables: A Reader’s Guide.”

Read Chapters 1-4.

I have the books and handouts available to you.

In this assignment, you’re writing three observations where the movie differs from the novel. They should be at least one complete sentence each clearly referring to a part of the book/movie.

Then, in a paragraph at the end, you reflect on one of those observations—or an additional one.

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3. ‘;askldjf;laksdjf;lksdjf.

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Reading assignment: Chapter 20-end

Reading Quiz on Friday

Choose a “selection” from The Lightning Thief chapters 1-13

A Selections Assignment Should include

1. Observation &Explanation- Choose a selection and write out some of it as a quote (include page number)
   1. Accurately describe what is happening in the scene you quote from
2. Reflection-  Write a one-paragraph reflection. This is where most of the points will be. There is a wide range of quality here. Choose a selection that allows you to think deeply and communicate your thoughts thoroughly and with clarity.
   1. Why did you choose this quote? What does it mean to you?
   2. What potential themes from the book are at play in this scene? Explain why you think your chosen theme is a theme throughout the book.

In the novel, Ender keeps exhibiting violence/aggression and an obsession with winning. But it seems acceptable, even encouraged by the teachers. You see this in chapter 8, “Rat.” Ender uses violence to protect the students in his practice session.  Then the teachers discipline nobody and declare the injuries an accident. Later, Dink talks with him about how obsessed everyone is with “the game.”

Why does this seem so realistic?

Choose one of the following scenarios where someone shows excessive aggression/obsession, and in 3 or more paragraphs, describe:

1. Why an authority figure in the scenario might quietly condone or even somewhat encourage aggressive/obsessive behavior.
   1. Imagine how the situation “gets complicated.”
2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the authority figure’s encouraging the behavior?
3. What kind of questions or advice would you give the authority figure?

Scenario 1: A coach notices improvement in one of his younger players. It’s clear for the first time that the player has been putting his time off the court. He becomes a starter, and as he surpasses talented teammates, he talks down to them. Some of them complain to the coach. The coach ignores the worst incidents. He tells him to settle down but publicly praises the athlete for their improvement. It gets complicated.

Scenario 2: A general manager promotes one of her top employees to shift manager. It’s only a short time before the shift manager berates new employees when they produce low quality. She allows the behavior to continue while she works to keep the worst from happening. It gets complicated.

Scenario 3: A brilliant teacher inspires his studious novels class and assigns them a 4-page paper due the next day. The inspired students work hard and complete the assignment with flying colors. The teacher noticed they each looked tired but was so pleased with how they rose to the occasion. He inspires them again and assigns a 6-page paper overnight, reminding them to get sleep. They seem excited. It gets complicated.

Read through chapter 8, “Rat.”

Please use this time to catch up on hour reading.

Chapter 5 Games

Chapter 6 The Giant’s Drink

29 pages

• Read Chapter 4.
• Write “speculate” on the top of your document/sheet of paper.
  • Define “speculate.”
  • Use it in a sentence.
• Review Graff’s dialogue with Ender, followed by Graff’s dialogue with the unnamed teacher (pages 66-68.)
  • Write: In two paragraphs, speculate on how Graff’s character views “friendship” and “free will.”

These themes expand as we move further in the book.

• Read chapters 2-3
• Prepare a “selection.”
  • Selection = Find and write out a quote. It can be any quote that interests, confuses, or sticks out to you.
  • Then, write a paragraph explaining why that quote stuck out to you.

Learning Goals

Close Reading

Critical Thinking and written analysis