Objective:  I can identify evidence of rhetorical strategies used by the author of “Two Friends” to suggest its tone and theme by consulting with my neighbor and participating in class discussion.

BW:  Use the 4-Step Process for the remaining vocabulary words on the worksheets.

Activities:

1.  Show the word!
2. Focus Question:  How does the author use setting to foreshadow his theme?
3. Listen-and-Learn:  Read from p. 104 “An hour later…”
4. Share Out:  What are some details of the setting?  What is the significance of these details?
5. Independent Study:  Complete reading the story and answer questions from “But they shuddered in terror…”(106).
6. Share Out:  How does the change in setting cause a shift in tone?
7. HW:  Ensure that all of the questions and vocabulary activities have been completed for the story.  Reminder:  Tomorrow will be a quiz on “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”, “Old Friends,” and “Two Friends.”  See study guide for p. 102-4 on yesterday’s blog. Two Friends p. 105 Two Friends p. 106 Two Friends p. 107 Two Friends p. 108 Two Friends SG p. 104-8.