1. Bellringer - Journal
Discuss one way we have spoken about tolerance or intolerance in our class. You can use any of the following texts: All The Light We Cannot See, “Negro Hero,” “Legal Alien,” “How it Feels to Be Colored Me,” and “Black-ish” You will have 10 minutes. Online Stopwatch If you want to me your extra-credit, you can send it to I will accept them through 10AM tomorrow.

2. Finding Your Way
In this exercise, you will be imitating Daniel and Marie’s discussions about how to get around independently. Once you are finished with the maps, you will be writing about this experience.

3. What went well? What did not? What did your partner do that was helpful? What could they have done to make things easier? WHY DID I HAVE YOU DO THIS?

4. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
We need to be done with this by next class! Finish reading and answering the questions alone or with a partner!

5. In Class Essay
In an interview with NPR, author Anthony Doerr said, “We're losing thousands of people for whom World War II is memory every day. In another decade, there will be nobody left — very very few people left — who can remember the war. And so history becomes something that becomes slightly more malleable.” Write a letter to him about other historical or modern instances of intolerance, and compare it to All The Light We Cannot See. You may use your novel, and any texts we read for class. Be sure to have a clear thesis, to write in a formal and academic tone, and to cite evidence when necessary.
Pre-writing: outlines

6. Bellringer – March 9, 2016
Take out the following: Guided notes packet All The Light We Cannot See “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” We are writing an essay today using these texts – write down (or make note of) any questions you may have

7. Bellringer – March 10, 2016
Take out “A Letter From a Birmingham Jail” and All The Light We Cannot See. We are going to continue writing the essays we started last class. If you were not here last class please come see me.

8. Things you may need to make up:
Journal 1 Journal 2 Journal 3 Finding Your Way In Class Essay Literary Scavenger Hunt Guided Notes Packet
I have a list of what each of you owe me. The marking period ends a week from tomorrow. Help me help you make up your grade!