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Objective- I can analyze how complex characters (e. g
Objective- I can analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. M1,U2,L5 DO NOW: Hand in any/all of the assignments that are currently due. Place these items on my desk. Take out your copy of our new text, “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin. Make sure you have pages read for today’s class. Add any new annotations to your text. Have out your Central Idea Tracking Tool for a homework check. Should have two new entries from last night’s reading.
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Exit Ticket How does Hundert’ description of a significant interaction in this passage develop the character of either Sedgewick or Hundert? Outline for response: Topic sentence- Introduce your topic 1st piece of textual evidence Explain- how does this evidence prove your topic 2nd piece of textual evidence Concluding sentence
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Homework Reread pages 171–175 of “The Palace Thief” (from “‘Well, young man,’ I said, knocking on the door frame” to “and trundled off to sit among his friends”), and use the Central Ideas Tracking Tool to trace the development the central idea of identity. Also, read pages 175–182 of “The Palace Thief” (from “It came as a surprise, then, when I learned in the Richmond Gazette” to “and by the end of that month he had asked me to retire”) and box any unfamiliar words and look up their definitions. Choose the definition that makes the most sense in context, and write a brief definition above or near the word in the text.
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Central Idea Tracking Tool
Text: “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin Page # Central Ideas Notes and Connections Page 163 The importance of history The narrator responds to the senator’s question, “What’s the good of what you’re teaching them boys” by explaining that studying history helps students “understand the importance of character and high ideals.”
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