Thursday, January 23, 2020

Theme of "Coming Home Again"

Goal: Finish investigating the theme of "Coming Home Again" and work on your soundtrack to the story

Agenda: 
Journal
NTW Questions
Theme Work
Soundtrack

1. Journal 
What is the connection between food, family, and home that Lee makes?

2. Navigating the Waters Questions 
  • There are questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Coming Home Again" for you to answer. 
  • You do not need to use the RACE format, but just answer the questions in your own words. 
  • You may work with your table partner(s).
  • Please finish these TODAY.
3. Theme Work 
  • We're going to work one last time on theme this quarter. 
  • You will be using this handout to characterize Lee, consider the events of the story, and ultimately come up with a soundtrack for this memoir by Lee.
  • You will share lyrics from your soundtrack with the class on Friday during our Socratic Discussion.

4. Soundtrack Slide
Use the template in Google Classroom to share your top songs with the class. It looks like this: 

Be prepared to share out loud tomorrow.

Reminders: 
It's the last week of the quarter. Be sure your grades are caught up in Powerschool and see me if you have questions.