Chapter 3

Task 1

For this section, we'll be reciprocal reading. In your small groups, you will nominate someone to serve as:

1. A Chairperson (who identifies the reading goals, timelines and keeps things moving)
2. A Reader (who reads the assigned section)
3. A Speaker (who summarizes the reading section, and identifies key lines)

The roles of Reader and Speaker should alternate during each class. All members of the group should serve as a Chairperson at least once during the week.

Step 1: Set reading goals for each of the three reading sessions.

Step 2: Group members will create SQ3P notes at the completion of each reading session. These sheets will be available in class.

Note: This means that each group member will have three SQ3P reports completed by the end of the third reading class.

Task 2

Step 1

Read the section of Barack Obama's Inauguration Address. Identify as many of the following writing techniques as you can in the selection:

• parallelism
• metaphor 
• simile
• allusion
• strong adverb
• vocabulary terms
• symbolism
• other

Step 2

What ideas or theme do you think the speech is developing? Use a web to gather your ideas. Select your favorite idea, and write it as a thesis statement.

Step 3

Examine the image above (also available on your speech sheet). Use the words you find to help you write a poem that develops the thesis statement you identified in step 2. (minimum of 8 lines). Try to utilize one of the techniques you found in Step 1.

Step 4

In what way(s) does your poem relate to the novel The Outsiders? Write your ideas in a paragraph.

Step 5

Post Steps 3 and 4 on this comment page.