Warm Up:

Take out your copy of “Go Tell It On The Mountain.”

In exactly 7 words, describe the story (what you’ve read so far) to someone who has never heard of the book.

Very deep and attention grabbing, must read

A boy’s struggle with faith and family

Someone who is still trying to find himself

A church boy confused about the future

A story America should listen to

Baldwin’s pseudo autobiography: race, religion, homosexuality, racism

High expectations of John, confused on intersections

Young boy is finding himself through God

Story based on a painful family history

A man’s struggle with sexuality and faith

It’s very interesting and very strange

A very interesting book that causes thinking

Why John is having the conflict

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Game Plan

Agenda

• Weekly overview
• Field trip make up assignment
• Review Part I of GTOM
• Begin reading & thinking about Part II

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Learning Targets

• I can describe the characters, the plot, and structure of a story.

Due Today:

Narrative Poem

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Field Trip Make-up

Attend one of the semi-final slams & write a reflection essay:

• March 4th- Hill Ballroom at Kagin Commons @ Macalester College
• March 11th- The Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Ave

Tickets are 5$ students and $7 adults

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Reflection Essay Guidelines:

1. Needs to be 1-2 pages long
2. Typed, double spaced, size 12 font
3. Due within three days of attended event.
4. Print or share via google docs: molly.vasich@mpls.k12.mn.us

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Part I-The Seventh Day

• Who are the characters?
• What has happened so far?
• Describe the structure of part I.

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