Nine-Week Check-In: October 29, 2018

Focus: Where have we been, and where are we going next?

1. Warming up with three good things

2. Reflecting on our first 9 weeks of Academic Character and checking in with how we're doing

3. Playing musical chairs with Gothic topics

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4. Making predictions about the Gothic stories with the quotation on the front of your booklet:

• By yourself: What does this quotation mean? Do a little bubble brainstorming or freewriting to unpack it.

• With a partner: How does this quotation connect to any or all of the brainstorming you did during musical chairs? What topics do you think we're likely to find in these Gothic stories?

5. Taking a time-out to explore how this unit will work and to set up your folders:

• Create a folder called "Gothic Literature" (or something of that nature).

• Place it inside your shared American Literature folder.

HW:

1. The turn-in window for the final draft of your memoir is Nov 2-6 (4:00 pm). Please submit it to www.turnitin.com

2. Please turn in your school copy of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close if you have not yet done so.