Week+One


 * Week One:**

__Day One__

- Quick Introduction - Take The Glass Castle Quiz - Discussion about questions

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__Day Two__

- Write down three goals for the year. (personal, class, school) - Icebreaker - Name? Where are you from? What dorm do you live in? What is your favorite book? - Summer reading quiz - questions can be found on Reading Comprehension page - go over quiz/test in detail. Identify specific examples - have students pull out key vocabulary and discuss

Hw:// Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and communicate more by e-mail or instant-messaging than in person. Some people believe that this is good because it helps shy people communicate more openly with others. Others believe that computer communication prevents us from developing interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful relationships with others. How do you feel about this issue? In __3-5__ paragraphs answer this question to the best of your ability. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

__Day Two__

- Watch youtube clip of Walls interview http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/85068/april-10-2007/jeannette-walls or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqPov5UbRE

- In-class writing on impressions of Walls from interview and compare it with her childhood. - Introduce conflict and begin discussion using __The Glass House__ - Introduce Interlopers (or another story where conflict is at the forefront)

Hw:/ Read Interlopers