Notice and Note: Tough Questions

Notice and Note: Tough Questions

Mrs. Schwarz and Ms. Douglas

Poll

Did you like the Super Bowl halftime show?

• Yes

• No

• I didn't watch the Super Bowl

Objectives

• Observe and apply a new Notice and Note Signpost in our novel

• Annotate and explain our new signpost within the context of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Review: Signposts So Far

• Again and Again

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

Open Ended

What are some important decisions that you have had to make so far in your life? OR What kind of tough decisions characters have had to make that you have seen in movies?

Tough Questions

• When a character is uncertain of himself/herself/themselves

• Asks a difficult question that is not easy to answer

• What kind of conflict is this an example of?

• Internal Conflict: When a character is at war with themselves

Tough Questions Example

• What is the conflict that arises from the clip?

• What does this reveal about Mulan's internal character?

• What decision do you think she will make?

Tough Questions

• When you see this, STOP!! Ask yourself:

• What does this make me wonder?

• Why is this character asking this?

• The answers of these questions may reveal to you the conflict

• Answers may also hep foreshadow upcoming events... What are the consequences of the decisions made?

Reading Focus

• What decisions are being made in this chapter?

• What are the potential consequences of these decisions?

• How does this develop our characterization of Denny?

• Highlight our tough questions in orange

• Be on the lookout for other signposts

Your Homework

• Please read the rest of the book EXCEPT FOR Chapter 58 and the Epilogue

• Gather your materials for the pep rally!!