1. English 2 - March 25th Agenda: Warm-Up: Beliefs Close Readings:
Religion
Escape
Homework directions
Exit Ticket
You Will Need
Life of Pi
HW to stamp
3-4 Notebook pages
1 page to hand in
Writing implement

2. Warm-Up: Beliefs Atheist: Does not believe in any gods/goddesses
Agnostic: Questions the existence of god/goddess, neither believes nor disbelieves.
Why does Pi prefer atheists? Do you agree or disagree with him?

3. Close Reading - Purpose
Look at important passages in more detail, searching for deeper meaning.
Appreciate the meaning and effect of lines in a short sample of the text.
Look for “golden kernel” quotes that contain key ideas and/or themes.

4. Close Reading - Group Practice
Work the people at your table. You may NOT move seats.
Read Ch. 10 of Life of Pi closely.
Take notes as we did on Ch. 7, especially
Lines that make you ask questions
Lines with layers of meaning
Lines that indicate a key idea or theme

5. Spring Break Homework Read up to the end of Ch. 22.
Complete a 1 page dialectical journal.
Focus: How Pi practices religion.
ALSO: Complete the World Religions Packet

6. Exit Ticket
Based on your reading of Ch. 10, come up with another theme of the Life of Pi NOT already in the Ch. 7 notes.
Write a quote from your close reading notes to support it.