1. agenda *IR *Warm-Up: Dialogue from Kaffir Boy *Discuss Qs Kaffir Boy
Pick One –p. 129

2. Reminders Grab your Independent Reading Book!
You will get your first IR Project today.
Vocab Unit 2 quiz – NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9/12

3. Ir

4. Dialogue Kaffir Boy (p. 123)
Dialogue: May be either direct or indirect.
Indirect dialogue is a paraphrase of what is said by a character or narrator. This dialogue does not need quotation marks:
When my mother began dropping hints that I would soon be going to school, I vowed never to go to school because it was a waste of time.
DIRECT dialogue is the exact words spoken by a person. This dialogue uses quotation marks and dialogue tags/strong lead in verbs
“This time next fall, you will be in school,” hinted my mother.
“Why would I go to school? You’ll never see me wasting my time at school! I vowed.
Dialogue Tags/Strong Lead In verbs

5. Warm-Up (Day after reading) Write a dialogue from the MOTHER’S perspective
The story “Kaffir Boy” ends with the mother, grandmother, and son –Mark Mathabane- getting ready to leave for school.
Write 8 lines of dialogue using both direct and indirect dialogue from the Mother’s perspective as they are walking to school.
Be prepared to share!

6. Discussion of Kaffir Boy
Review Qs
Groups: Write theme

7. “Pick One” p
Add definition of “Narrative Pacing” to our yellow sheet! (p. 129)
Read/Discuss
Focus on Qs 1-4