1. Honors: Bellringer Sept. 4
Find your seats. They will be different from last class meeting.
Take out your Vignette. Put the drafts in the following order:
Final copy ON TOP
Rough drafts and revisions next
Vignette directions on the bottom
If you are missing ANY part of your vignette assignment, don’t call it out. You’ll have to bring it to me tomorrow. TURN IN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
Course descriptions are due
Summer reading should be turned in.

2. Homework for next class
Summer reading is due by tomorrow. After that point, it is late and you will lose points the longer it takes you to submit it.
(PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ADDED LATE OR FOR WHATEVER REASON STARTED THE SUMMER READING AFTER THIS SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN, we’ve already spoken about your due date.)
FIND and bring in the lyrics to three songs which deal with growing up in some way. They must have been popular in the last 30 years and they must be the radio edit version.
(Go ahead and be the kid who brings in song lyrics which aren’t appropriate for school or the work place. Do it and I hope you like my phone call home).

3. Theme review! THE MEssage!!!
Watch this video – take notes on the organizer.
Mr. Sato's Theme Review
(Don’t worry about who Mr. Sato is).
Remind me to give you all the TONE wheel at this point.

4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?
What is the theme for this book?
How do we know this is the theme?
Patterns – on your graphic organizer, fill in examples from the book which fit each category. They all have to work together to support the theme.

5. Song of Solomon
Last class you received the timeline, reading notes format, and the group questions.
Reading notes – keep reading notes.
Make three column notes. Separate by chapter. Write down page numbers. You will be using these notes with your groups, with the class, and with your essay.
Your reactions to what you’re reading – provide page numbers.
The author’s use of literary devices (imagery, figurative language, allusions)- provide page numbers.
Powerful and/or memorable words/ phrases/ descriptions – provide page numbers.
Page Macon Dead’s snake story – he does believe people can change, but sometimes a snake can shed its skin. Pilate is the snake. This must be a reference to the deception in Genesis and the deception of that serpent too.
Page 5 – imagery – contrasting blue silk wings with the red velvet rose petals – one in the air – the other on the ground. Neither are functional, but more decorative
Page 49 – repetition of “Sugarman” song – return to home.

6. Group work.
I’m going to divide you into groups. These are the groups you will be presenting with on Oct. 14th.
As you read, keep a separate set of notes for the group project. You will be recording events, descriptions, conflicts, conversations… which help address how the novel explores your group’s questions.
When each chapter is due, you will get together in your groups for a limited amount of time to discuss and to add information to your group’s findings.
I will set up a document in google drive and then share it with the members of each group where you can add information as you go.
Go to your group poster and write your names on the poster.