A Small Place 1-19

Inquiry: Tell me about a time when you were a tourist. What might your story be missing?

Quick history of Antigua. And who is this Jamaica Kincaid?

Discussion
Re-Introduce SAS triangle: Speaker, Audience, Subject. It’s about relationships

-why do we look at form and content?

-observations and interrupted reading

-SAS as a device

1. What is the importance of the point of view? Purpose of second person/use of second person?
2. What is the narrator's point in discussing the hospital and the library?
3. p. 13: what is the narrator saying about tourists?


BIG QUESTION: How are identity and belonging influenced by hierarchy and systems? Oh NO!! I just used all the biggie ideas. Mind blown. 

POCO!!

Day 26: Chpts 7 & 8

From previous day ...

Choose a passage that demonstrates the use of literary device or language usage to help convey a deeper meaning of globalism, belonging, systems, and identity. Share out as a class.

Getting ready for the final assessment

Final Assignment

Rubric

Let's start by reading some articles from The Voice.

Day 25: Chpts 5-7

Inquiry 1: What do you notice about Boo's perspective and creation of a narrative? (give 3-4 pieces of text evidence to support ideas)

Inquiry 2: How does Boo use POV or form or structure or plot curve to tell a story?

Discuss both

In groups
Choose a passage that demonstrates the use of literary device or language usage to help convey a deeper meaning of globalism, belonging, systems, and identity. Share out as a class.

Day 24: Chpt 4 (Manju)

Inquiry 1: What connections can you find between the article and some of the ideas and themes we've talked about thus far?

Discuss article. What are some parallels to the text? What new things did you learn?

Inquiry 2: Look back at p 62-63. Would you work as hard as Manju to be good?

Fleshing out characters ...

Asha, Abdul, Sunil and now Manju

HOW does Boo get the reader to empathize with each character? What stylistically does she do? Any literary devices used to build this empathy?

Day 23: Chpt 3 (Sunil)

Inquiry: You’re Sunil. Do you join Kalu in a life of thievery? Why or why not?

1a. Discuss inquiry

1. check vocab

2. What are the central conflicts set up so far in the text? Support with text?

3. Describe one important symbol from each chapter we've read thus far. What's the significance o the symbol?

4. Fleshing out Asha and Sunil

Day 22: Chpts 1 & 2

Inquiry
How would you handle Mr. Kamble and why?

Discussion
1a. Review vocabulary words --> QUIZ!
1. Start with inquiry
2. What is the caste system? Look at pp. 16-17 from Prologue.
3. What tensions does Boo set up in the first two chapters? (list on board)
4. Fleshing our Abdul and start fleshing out Asha

Closing
Insights gained and/or questions raised

Day 22: Boo Begins ...

Inquiry: Is morality a luxury or a necessity? Why or why not?

Discussion
1. Start w inquiry question ...
2. History scavenger hunt --> 10 minutes. You can work in teams of 2. Find everything you can about the state of world affairs in 2008. What was going on politically across the globe? What about in India? What was happening with the economy (both international and national)? Become an expert in 2008. --> share out ideas on the board --> what does this tell us about Behind the Beautiful Forevers?
3. Find Annawadi:  Using the text, draw a map of the location and be sure to cite pages numbers to support your ideas.
4. Find annawadi: Let's explore google earth and maps and see what it looks like.
5. Review the plot of the prologue. What literally happened?
6. Review vocabulary
7. Character fleshing out --> Abdul