Agenda:
1. Reading Check; 2. Final Discussion prep; 3. Final Discussion: B-day.
What we did:
1. Students reviewed for 10 minutes then took the reading check for 10 minutes.
2. Students were put into groups of 3 and 4 to prepare for the grade discussion.
Discussion Questions:
1. Power can be defined as the influence one person has over another. Explore the power people have in this story. What is Butler’s point about power? Use textual evidence to support your position
2. Butler has been quoted as saying she wrote Kindred so that readers could feel history as well as learn about the facts of it. Evaluate her success at this task. Be specific, and include specific reference to the text to illustrate your point.
3. The theme of a story is “the insight about life the author wants the reader to know.” Discuss the novel and decide what the theme of the story is. Remember, it’s not just “leadership,” for example—what is the book saying about leadership.
4. Kindred is a story of survival. Many of the characters have to deal with many situations that involve their personal survival. Using textual evidence, distinguish when survival is a courageous thing from when it is a cowardly thing. Support your position with textual evidence.
Discussion is worth 45 formative points. We be assessed on CEW. The discussion will consist of a member from each group. Each member of the group will be in the discussion for about 15 minutes. Discussion questions will be determined randomly.
