agenda *IR *Warm-Up: Dialogue from Kaffir Boy *Discuss Qs Kaffir Boy Pick One –p. 129

Reminders Grab your Independent Reading Book! You will get your first IR Project today. Vocab Unit 2 quiz – NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9/12

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Dialogue Kaffir Boy (p. 123) Dialogue: May be either direct or indirect. Indirect dialogue is a paraphrase of what is said by a character or narrator. This dialogue does not need quotation marks: When my mother began dropping hints that I would soon be going to school, I vowed never to go to school because it was a waste of time. DIRECT dialogue is the exact words spoken by a person. This dialogue uses quotation marks and dialogue tags/strong lead in verbs “This time next fall, you will be in school,” hinted my mother. “Why would I go to school? You’ll never see me wasting my time at school! I vowed. Dialogue Tags/Strong Lead In verbs

Warm-Up (Day after reading) Write a dialogue from the MOTHER’S perspective The story “Kaffir Boy” ends with the mother, grandmother, and son –Mark Mathabane- getting ready to leave for school. Write 8 lines of dialogue using both direct and indirect dialogue from the Mother’s perspective as they are walking to school. Be prepared to share!

Discussion of Kaffir Boy Review Qs Groups: Write theme

“Pick One” p. 129-131 Add definition of “Narrative Pacing” to our yellow sheet! (p. 129) Read/Discuss Focus on Qs 1-4