Do Now: Grab an Independent Reading Handout, read over it, and be ready to ask questions.

List examples of internal and external conflicts on the white-board. Conflict Review Chalk Talk List examples of internal and external conflicts on the white-board.

Conflict: A struggle or problem Internal External Struggle inside the mind of a character, between: mind and emotion need and desire right and wrong Struggle of a character against an outside force: Man vs. Man Man vs. Animal Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society p. 17, Question 1

Reading for Conflict: Reading Groups Assign Roles Facilitator/Timekeeper (keeps group on track) Reader (reads aloud to group) Speaker (reports findings to larger class) Mark the Text for Conflict: !! = Conflict C= cause/reason for conflict R= resolution Answer KID questions in the notes area PP 18-25

Perspective Chart P 26, question 3 Cultural Identity Perspective Mom’s Perspective Jing-mei’s perspective Waverly & Autie Lindo

P 26, question 3 Final Box How do the conflicts connect with the meaning of the work as a whole?

P 26, Check Your Understanding Theme Writer’s central idea or main message about life. In your group, make a list of several themes of this story. Thematic statement is a sentence sharing your interpretation of the central meaning of the text. As a group, write a thematic statement for the one theme you think is most important for this work.

Homework: In writer’s notebook Explain how Tan uses the central conflict between mother and daughter to develop the theme of the work. Be sure to: Have a clear focus Support your response with details from the text Use an academic voice

Do Now: Sentence Combining Change each set of sentences into one sentence each: Sophomores take English. They study world cultures. The study of grammar remains a critical skill. It is a lost art.

Prepositions: Where, When, What Direction Around About At Before Below Between By To With For From In Into Of On Onto Over Under

Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrases act as adjectives and adverbs, and tell you How: Fred is sore from his long football practice. When: I will see Tim on Wednesday. Where: The book is on the counter. Which one: The wall with puzzle pieces is cool.

Appositives: rename or describe a noun Usually in commas before or after a noun: The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was summer reading. The fat cat, Tito, was licking its lips.

Appositive Phrases: longer appositives A state known for its cold climate, Alaska is closer to the North Pole than Texas. Martin Luther King, Jr., a famous civil rights leader, is often quoted.

Paired Response Which phrase is the highlighted section? Create your own! P. 15, Q 1-2 on the bottom

Homework Combine at least two of your sentences from your Amy Tan writing, using either prepositional or appositive phrases.