2. REMINDER First Honors meeting is today! It will begin at 3:15 sharp! Do not be late!

3. Do NOW! For five minutes, write a response to the following prompt:  Why do you believe that reality television shows such as “Bad Girls Club” and “Teen Mom” are popular?

4. Empathy (noun): the action of understanding and feeling the emotions of others.

5. Point of View: the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told.

6. Let’s Read! “Indian Camp” Please turn to page 15 While reading, be sure to answer the “a” or bolded questions on your worksheet.

7. Group Work Ms. Rodriguez will assign your table group to answer one of the analytical, “b” questions. Work with your table group to answer the question. Be ready to discuss your answers with the entire class.

8. Class Chit Chat Take turns answering your analytical “b” questions. As an audience member, you may dispute or add additional commentary to the group reporter’s answer.

9. Create a Theme Statement What themes do you see in “Indian Camp?” Create a theme statement using the steps below. Then, find a quotation to support your theme statement, and write it beside your theme statement.  1. List the main ideas / topics in the story.  2. What is the author saying about one of the ideas / topics?  3. Put it into a theme statement! *Use your graphic organizer from last class to help you!

10. Practicing Empathy in Narrative Using one of the characters from this list, you will write a two-paragraph narrative from his / her perspective. Your job is to tell the story of the character as he / she experienced it. Additionally, you are to mimic Hemingway’s writing style in your narrative. As always, be prepared to share your work!  George  Father  Woman in labor  Husband  Nick  Baby