English 8

Today we began by reading chapter nine in Iqbal together as a class.

Students were asked to define the word literate: the ability to read and write.

Students then made three connections:

Text to Self	Consider a time when reading helped you figure out a problem.
Text to Text	Connect Maria’s literacy to Fatima’s slate in Chapter 1.
Text to World	Why might child laborers lack a voice?  (Hint: think about Iqbal forced into the tomb)

These were handed in.

Students were then asked to begin creating a "fakebook" page of a character from the novel.  Some time will be given next class to complete this task.

HOMEWORK: Students must read the first three pages of chapter ten.