9-11-08: Siddhartha Ch. 2 (B Days)

Today our puntual piece was on our top hero: who is your top hero and why?

We handed in the Verb Practice Assignment, and then I modeled the Symbolic Story Representation (SSR) for how you will complete your book reports for this term. You will be doing two SSRs. And the one for your first book is due September 23rd! So make sure you're reading. Follow the SSR Planning guide, and come and talk to me so I can help you (this is essential if you were not in class!!)

Next you had time to work on your Hero's Journey Chart. For chapter 1 we went through "Crossing the Threshold." Think of the chart as if you are a laywer and presenting a case. Your case is that Siddhartha is a Hero. In order to prove that you need evidence that Siddhartha has expereinced each stage of the Hero's Journey. This evidence should be a direct quotation from the text. But the evidence isn't enough on it's own. You must explain why the evidence (quotation) is good evidence--this is the commentary section of the chart.

We also started a reading log with Siddhartha. Like with the SSR, we are practicing a reading strategy called "making connections." This strategy will help you remember and comprehend what you read! (And that's what a large majority of you wanted to improve on in your reading). So, throughout Siddhartha, you are required to practice this strategy by finding ten (10) text-to-self connections, seven (7) text-to-world connections, and three (3) text-to-text connections.

Finally we read Chapter 2 in Siddhartha.

So, for Monday:
1. Read, Read, Read your outside reading book
2. Write, Write, Wirte in your writer's journal
3. Read Siddhartha Chapter 2
4. Make sure you are keeping up on your Hero's Journey Chart
5. Work on your Siddhartha Reading Log!