Assignment due 2/2

For next week, students are to read pages 75-110 of Dear Martin and come to class with a list of as many signposts as they could find in the story (reference your journals from last year for these)

I expect to see the moment each signpost was seen in the story, an answer to each signpost's anchor question, and mention of the literary element(s) that each signpost contributes to. 

Message me with questions. 

Overview from 1/19 and Assignment due 1/26

Today we had a great discussion around many aspects of the assigned reading from last week (characters, real world issues, authors craft, author criticism, etc.)

For next week, students are to put their focus on Martin Luther King's role in the story as they read up to and including page 74. I would like students to consider writing a journal entry that reflects on the section we read each week, in addition to making notes on what they would like to discuss.

Overview from 1/12 and Assignment due 1/19

We discussed historical/personal figures we look up to and want to model ourselves after. We also began discussing current issues in the world surrounding race and talked about how the book we are about to read will likely go hand and hand with what they are doing in their transitions class.

I reviewed the 6 signposts of fiction with the students and they are to look for them as we read "Dear Martin" over the next month. I told students they are free to not annotate, but they MUST come to class with notes/discussions/journal entries or whatever form of what they want to use to show they are reading and thinking about their reading.

For next week, they must come to class with what is outlined above for pages 1-30 of "Dear Martin".