STUDENTS WILL WRITE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY PIECE ON HOW THE DUST BOWL AFFECTED BILLIE JO, HER FAMILY, AND HER COMMUNITY.

WE WILL READ SPRING 1935 AND ADD TO THE CHARACTER ANALYSIS CHART.

WE WILL READ SUMMER 1935 AND DEVELOP A THEME STATEMENT FOR “THE DREAM” AND “ON STAGE”. WHY IS THEIR STRUCTURE DIFFERENT? ADD TO YOUR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CHART. WHAT IS THE SINGLE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT BILLY JO GEOES THROUGH IN THIS CHAPTER? WHAT IS THE THEME OF “MET”?

READ AUTUMN 1935. TAKE NOTES ON 3 PASSAGES THAT CONTAIN A SIGN OF HOPE.

WRITE 2 THEMES THAT SPAN THE NOVEL

WORK PAGES 137/138 IN TEXT IN PREPARATION FOR CWT NOVEL ESSAY

IF TIME ALLOWS, STUDENTS WILL TAKE A SMALL NOVEL TEST BY FRIDAY

NEXT WEEK WE WILL BEGIN OUR CULMINATING WRITING TASK!