Reading Logs Have you shared via Google Drive? 30 Minutes a day Log will be shared on the drive

Please…. Take out your READER’S NOTEBOOK.

Community Building: Characterization and Conflict October 16, 2015 NEW UNIT Community Building: Characterization and Conflict October 16, 2015

Objective To understand the essential questions and main idea of our unit. Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Essential Question To what extend do issues of power, conflict and justice influence one’s character?

Elbow Partners/Groups

Advocate a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

Ballot A process of voting

a term for laws enforcing segregation Jim Crow a term for laws enforcing segregation

Entitled believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

Precaution a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.

What comes to your mind when you hear the word…. Basic Rights Or Unalienable Rights

Discrimination Or Hardship How about….. Discrimination Or Hardship

Talk with a partner On a post-it, write down one or two things that Come to mind when you think about human rights and justice

Put away all reading materials. Come post your post-it!

In your Reader’s Journal…. Respond to two of the following Does the United States have a… current immigration problem? racial discrimination problem? Fair legal system?

Group Time Discuss the issues and possible solutions.

What did you decide on? PROBLEM Solutions

Noteworthy Words Advocate Ballot Discourteous Entitled Precaution Jim Crow