IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN INDIAN! NOV 7 AND 10. DLT I can evaluate the meaning and significance of a quote in order to connect to the text. I can demonstrate.

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It’s a Great Day to Be an Indian!

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IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN INDIAN! NOV 7 AND 10

DLT I can evaluate the meaning and significance of a quote in order to connect to the text. I can demonstrate comprehension of text. I can analyze an author’s use of imagery to create a mental picture in the mind. I can create before, during, and after reading strategies.

GRAMMAR: WRITE THE SENTENCE AND PLACE THE COLON IN THE CORRECT PLACE. 1.The teacher has the following items on her messy desk papers, books, pencils, and a stapler. 2.After school, the boys went to the store they bought movies. 3.The teacher told the students there was only one option left pay attention. 4.My mother used a quotation from Maya Angelou “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”

CHECK 1.The teacher has the following items on her messy desk : papers, books, pencils, and a stapler. 2.After school, the boys went to the store : they bought movies. 3.The teacher told the students there was only one option left : pay attention. 4.My mother used a quotation from Maya Angelou :“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. ”

VOCABULARY 1.reverent- 2.brusque- 3.defile- 4.rebuke- 5.pugnacious- Depictions Illustrate each vocabulary word with some visual representation. You may use conversation bubbles if needed.

CHAPTERS 5-8 Directions: Circle true or false. If the answer is false, make the statement true. 1. Most of the rebels were about 25 years old. 2. Ishmael and his brother Junior were never separated. 3. The people were able to trust each other. 4. Ishmael ‘s grandfather inserted medicine to protect Ishmael from scorpions. 5. The seven boys were a friend s from Ishmael’s rap group. 6. Ishmael used sapwood to clean his teeth. 7. The imam was burned by the rebels. 8. The Old Man told the children it was important they know his name.

WITH YOUR GROUP Describe the significance of the quote. “Our innocence had been replaced by fear and we had become monsters.”

CHAPTER 9 In chapter 9, Beah uses imagery to create mental pictures in the readers mind. Create a 5 column chart with the 5 senses as headings. (sight, smell, taste, touch, hear) Every time you come across imagery that would appeal to any of the 5 senses, reference the page number you found the imagery. Finish reading from page on your own.

CONVERSATION 1.Write a conversation between the two villagers spreading the rumors about the boys. Explain who they are afraid of and why. What do they think will happen? Who do they think is coming? What do they think they are going to do?

COMIC AND ACROSTIC Either draw a comic showing what the fisherman did to the boys or write an acrostic. The comic should explain how the boys were affected by the actions of the fisherman. “This time we were a long way from Mattru Jong. A long way gone. “ (p65) Explain the title by creating an Acrostic poem with the words Long Way Gone. Each letter starts off a sentence that helps to explain a theme and the title of the novel thus far. The first letter has been completed for you. Life has changed and there’s no going back to the way it used to be O N G W A Y G O N E

EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING QUOTE: “When I am alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call” Include your thoughts about the meaning and significance of the quote. This evaluation should be at least a paragraph in length.