1. Please make sure you are on task and not socializing during this time!
Do the material possessions a person owns make him/her more appealing to others? Explain your answer.
Please take out 1 sheet of paper and complete today’s Warm-Up activity.
Please make sure you are on task and not socializing during this time!

2. Let’s define the “BIG” topic:
Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region.

3. Today’s Learning Task:
With a partner, you will complete the QR Code Research Activity.
Step 1: Look over the questions on your graphic organizer to familiarize yourself with the material you need to locate.
Step 2: Scan the QR Codes in order (1-3) and read the information presented to answer the questions presented on your handout.
Step 3: Raise your hand once you have completed the task for further instructions.

4. I can identify and explain the characteristics of Southern Literature.
Local Color
Raise your hand and tell me what you think this means as it pertains to literature. Local color is distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature or drama, or as observed in reality.
ELAGSE8RL4: The student will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in
a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

5. Characteristics of Southern Literature
I can identify and explain the characteristics of Southern Literature.
Characteristics of Southern Literature
issues of racial tension
the idea that identify is tied to the land and the promise it brings
a sense of social class and place
An authentic voice; the use of Southern dialect
ELAGSE8RL4: The student will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in
a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

6. Characteristics of Southern Literature
I can identify and explain the characteristics of Southern Literature.
Characteristics of Southern Literature
a common Southern history
the significance of family
a sense of community and one’s role within it
the region’s dominant religion (Christianity) and the burdens/rewards religion often brings
ELAGSE8RL4: The student will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in
a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

7. On your Post-It note, tell me “What Stuck Today?”…
In Conclusion…
On your Post-It note, tell me “What Stuck Today?”…
Need some help getting started? You could answer one of the questions below.
What did you learn today?
What doesn’t make sense to you?
What book/story comes to mind now that you know more about Southern Literature?
What Stuck Today?