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Writing Prompt

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What policies (rules or regulations) are in place that prevent you from expressing your true identity? In school, home, work or the community (5 lines)

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http://nyti.ms/2c2FYBh

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Today’s Game Plan

AGENDA

• Introduce Baseline Essay (due Monday)
• Routines & Policies
• Website
• Group work: ways to read texts
• Names/Nombres

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LEARNING TARGET

• I can analyze a text in multiple ways.

Routines & Policies...

routines

Daily Writing Prompts or Silent Reading

Entering & Exiting

Wednesday Mechanics

Fridays: Shared Inquiry Discussions

Policies

Cell phones & Electronics

Disrespect

Absences, tardies, & passes

Grading & Missing Assignments

Multiple ways to read texts

CONTEXT in which it was WRITTEN

CONTEXT in which it is RECEIVED

WHAT is said

HOW it is said

What is said.

• What themes does the text explore?
• Who are the characters?
• What is the conflict?
• What is the setting?
• What passages or lines stand out to you?

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How it is said...

• What is the structure of the text?
• Who is the storyteller (narrator)?
• What do you notice about the language/word choices?
• What literary devices does the author use? How do they enhance the message?

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Context of which it was written

• What do you know about the time and place in which the text was written?
• What do you know about the author?
• What do you know about the author’s cultures or communities and/or those that impact the author?

Context of which it was recieved

• Have you had any experiences that connect to this story?
• What about your identity/culture help you understand this text OR prevent you from understanding it?
• Is this text relevant to you? Why or why not? Do you feel that you are the intended audience?

TODAY’S WRITING PROMPT

If you had to abandon your name and let someone in your family pick one for you, who would you pick to do it and why?

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