DO NOW  Please begin reading chapter 5 (V) of TRBC.

Common Core Standards  RL.8.1 & RL8.2

Objective  SWBAT evaluate how Crane illustrates courage in the character of Henry, the youth at 70% mastery, by extracting evidence from the text, plotting the specific qualities and analyzing through writing an interpretation of the “Courage Chart.”

The Word of the Day  Dissipate  To disappear, to waste

Add 2-3 more items to each list. Degrees of Fear  Afraid  Coward  Fearful  Terrified Degrees of Courage  Heroic  Brave  Courageous  Dauntless  Fierce

How might you change in the details of the y-axis?  Dauntless  Fierce  Courageous  Heroic  Brave  Afraid  Fearful  Coward  Pathetic

Levels of Characterization  What a character says  Does  Thinks/feels  Physical attributes  How others respond to him All of these can be used to help you extract evidence on Henry the youth.

Steps to the “Courageous Chart”  Extracting the evidence  Plotting the evidence  Connecting the dots  Analyzing the visual

Page Assignments  1. Based on your page assignments, find your evidence and record on a separate post it for each example.  2. In the bottom right of your post-it, indicate which quality best defines your choice.  3. In chronological order, place your post-it on the x-axis and plot your items.  4. Record the completed “Courage Chart.”  5 Write a brief analysis of your interpretation of the graph based on your reading of the text.

Homework  Read Chapter 5 and complete new post-its of your choice.

Exit-Stick-it  In your notebooks, record which quality from the chart best defines Henry the youth.