1. Do Now: Which one of these notes was written by an adult? How do you know? mark do u want to go w/ me to the mall 2 see sm qt girls? lol Mark, Do you want to come with me to the mall? I have some shopping to do and then we could grab some dinner at one of the places there. How about Chinese?

2. How authors create the voices of their characters

3. Sentence Structure What do we mean when we use the term “sentence structure” in reading and writing? In what ways does sentence structure influence the voice of the speaker or the writer? In what ways could sentence structure indicate character traits?

4. Word Choice What do we mean when we use the term “word choice” in reading and writing? In what ways does word choice influence the voice of the speaker or the writer? In what ways could word choice indicate character traits?

5. DEJ: Seedfolks: “Sae Young” Today you will read silently, stopping to write in your journal as often as it doesn’t interrupt the flow of the story. Remember to ask deep questions, look for character traits and the clues that helped you identify them, search for motives and point of view, make personal connections, inferences, and predictions Also look at the sentence structure and word choice the author uses.

6. DEJ: Seedfolks: “Curtis” Today you will read silently, stopping to write in your journal as often as it doesn’t interrupt the flow of the story. Remember to ask deep questions, look for character traits and the clues that helped you identify them, search for motives and point of view, make personal connections, inferences, and predictions Also look at the sentence structure and word choice the author uses.

7. Turn and Talk How did Sae Young’s voice make her feel alone? What character traits can you use to describe Sae Young? How did the author help you know Sae Young’s personality? What character traits can you use to describe Curtis? How did the author help you know his personality?

8. Turn and Talk How were the sentence structures in these two chapters similar and different? How did the word choice of the two chapters differ? Which character has more power in his or her voice? How did the author create that sense of power? What words or sentences are especially full of power?