Welcome! August 30th, 2017 Wednesday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Wednesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to discuss the prompt with your group. Make sure you stay on task!  Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

What if this class was in charge of running the world? © Presto Plans

Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich is the author of 13 novels as well as volumes of poetry, short stories, and children’s books. Her novel “Love Medicine” (1984) won the National Book Critics Circle Award and “The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse” (2001) was a finalist for the National Book Award. Most recently, “The Plague of Doves” (2008) won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Erdrich is descended from a father of German descent and a mother of the Turtle Mountain Chippewas, a Native American tribe in North Dakota. Her maternal grandfather was a tribal chief, and she is currently restoring her ancestral homeland for her tribe members.

Journal heading At the top of your paper, you need: Your name The date (8/29/16) Class/Block Assignment Title (For today, it’s “The Red Convertible”)

“The Red Convertible” (Pre-Reading Question) 1. From the title, make a prediction about what the story might be about. What do we associate with red convertibles? What could it possibly represent/symbolize in the story? Explain your thinking.

“The Red Convertible” (Pre-War) 2. Describe what we know about Lyman’s character before the war. What makes him different from the others on his reservation? From his brother? 3. In paragraph 6 on page 3, the narrator claims that the military only wants his brother for his “Indian nose.” What do you think he means by that?

“The Red Convertible” (During the War) 4. What details do we know about what Henry experienced during the war? Predict: how do you think these experiences will change him? 5. Why do you think Erdrich kept the details of his experience so sparse?

“The Red Convertible” Once you finish your questions, hold on to them! We’ll have a few more questions tomorrow when we finish the story. Finish IXL A.3 and A.4 under 11th Grade ELA skills if you didn’t yesterday! These are due on Friday at 3pm.