Walk in work:  Open up to Literature Circle Continued on 16A and B.  Have your short story out.  Planner out

REVIEW: MINOR CHARACTERS HELP!  Minor characters help the protagonist to think more deeply about an issue or idea.  By analyzing the way that the main character and a minor character interact, we can evaluate how the protagonist is changing. Katniss: the main character

Major and Minor Characters (A Side) Major Charact er Minor Charac ter Direct evidence of interaction Reasoning: How does this interaction help reveal the theme? George Hadley Peter Hadley After George informs Peter that they are going to turn off the house and take a vacation, Peter whines, “That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoes instead of having the shoe tier do it?” (Bradbury 7). Clearly, Peter has become so used to life being made easy through technology that he is now unable to see the value in being self-sufficient. This illustrates how excessive technology detaches people from what truly matters. Theme theory: In our society, technology can damage people’s most important relationships and build an unhealthy reliance on the technology.

Individual Work - Discovery  Create three level two questions and two level three questions to be discussed in your Literature Circle groups on Friday in a Socratic Seminar  Remember we have recently been discussing/tracking:  Science Fiction Elements  Speculation  Author’s Tone  Setting  Character interaction and development  Theme

Lit. Discussion Preparation  Tomorrow you will be participating in a mini Socratic Seminar with your group and others  Your job is to come prepared. To do this, you must create two level 2 questions and 1 level 3 question about your story.  Remember we have recently been discussing/tracking:  Science Fiction Elements  Speculation  Author’s Tone  Setting  Character interaction and development  Theme