1. November 12, 2014 English 8: The Open Road Mr. Cabat
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach
1723
Aim: “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
--Michael Jordan
Dystopian Fiction,
Day 5
Book Clubs

2. ***SCHEDULE NOTES*** Wednesday 11/12 – Book Groups
Thursday 11/13 – Reading lesson. Vocab list
Friday 11/14 – Regular lesson, followed by Of Mice and Men trip.

3. Introduction to Book Groups
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Introduction to Book Groups
As you meet in groups for the first time, remember that we’d like to finish reading the dystopia books by next Friday, November 21. With that in mind, map out a reading schedule for in class and at home that will keep you all at pretty much the same pace and get you to the end of your books on schedule.

4. If  
In-Class Reading
As you read your dystopian novel, think about ways in which the author of your book is using the tools that we have talked about in this unit and in All Quiet. These include:
the nature of the narrator
the use of minor characters
mood and tone
setting
dystopian fiction as an allegory to discuss today’s world

5. If  
Homework
Continue reading your book, following the schedule you created with your book club today as closely as possible
Instead of a T-chart, choose something that your author did with language and description that caught your attention and write a paragraph about it in your reader’s notebook. As always, be sure that you have a date at the top, as well as the work you’re reading and the pages you’ve covered for that entry.