1. Objective: The student will analyze the text for tone. Standards: RL.11-12.4 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Ch. 12 Summary  Read  RJ #4  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 15 Do Now Work on your quote cards for five minutes. You should have four for HW #2 by now from chapters 7-11. Remember, five are due on DAY 16.

2. Chapter 12 Amir finally has the guts to talk to Soraya at the flea market. Soraya’s mother is eager for them to get along; General Tahiri – not so much. Baba is diagnosed with cancer. Soraya and Amir keep talking whenever possible; she goes to the hospital to see Baba; Amir says, “I’m happy you came. It means…the world to me” (116). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn to page 161. We shall read from the break to the end of the chapter. What is Khastegari? Objective: The student will analyze the text for tone. Standards: RL.11-12.4 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Ch. 12 Summary  Read  RJ #4  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 15

3. RJ #4  Criteria for Success: 1.Base your Journal on pages 161-165 2.Choose two different tones to analyze: - one to do with Baba’s physical condition - to do with Amir & Soraya’s relationship. 3.Two quotes with contexts 4.Two inferences (tone word) with commentary – explain how the passage creates the tone – diction, characterization, plot, etc. Objective: The student will analyze the text for tone. Standards: RL.11-12.4 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Ch. 12 Summary  Read  RJ #4  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 15

4. Wrap Up  What is the mood of this scene? Is it similar to the tone(s)?  Turn in RJ #4 if you finished.  HW #2 – last quote card for your essay envelope (if you did not make your 5 th one yesterday). All five are due next class. Objective: The student will analyze the text for tone. Standards: RL.11-12.4 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Ch. 12 Summary  Read  RJ #4  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 15