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What's your rating for On the Come up so far, from 1 -3 (3 being the best)? Why?

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2. What are some facts you've learned about Bri in the first 3 chapters?

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2. What are some facts you've learned about Bri in the first 3 chapters?

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3. What does this quote from pg. 28 reveal about Bri? 

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3. What does this quote from pg. 28 reveal about Bri? 

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"It happened in front of our old house... Dad kissed us goodbye as we started a game of Mario Kart, and he and Jay walked out the front door. The car cranked up outside. Just as my Princess
Peach gained on Trey’s Bowser and Aunt Pooh’s Toad, five shots went off. I was only four, but the sound hasn’t left my ears. Then Jay screaming, wailing really, in a way that didn’t sound human."

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4. Predict: What might happen next now that Bri has won her rap battle? 

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4. Predict: What might happen next now that Bri has won her rap battle? 

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“We have a winner!” Hype says to thunderous cheers. He raises my arm into the air. “Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of tonight’s Rookie Royale, Bri!”

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Notice the imagery the author uses and explain how it impacts the mood of the scene.

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Mood is the feeling the author creates with the readers through the descriptions  and word choice (usually imagery).

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9. DURING READING: Write down imagery details the author uses as we read. 

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9. DURING READING: Write down imagery details the author uses as we read. 

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10. AFTER READING: What is the impact on the imagery on the mood? 

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10. AFTER READING: What is the impact on the imagery on the mood? 

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Identify a mood, and then explain how the imagery supports it.

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Read to page 40 - 45.

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How do you feel about meeting in Reading Zones once a week, but in a much smaller group at least? Good or bad?

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What are some ideas to do a book club with an e-book or worse -- a pdf? Would you be able to read on your own? How can we get around these challenges?

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Read this paragraph from the Washington Post.

What is probably happening to kids all over the world who are home without books?

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Why do we need to start reading with more urgency? Especially as 8th graders. What can we do in RZ? What can we do at home?

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Choose a book for our advanced club and commit to finishing our book by Thanksgiving.

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Explore the book choices on the next row. Give it a thumbs up or thumbs down if you like it. Ask any questions, make comments, or explain your "thumb" rating in the comments.

We will take a poll after everyone takes some time to review the options.

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On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life.

But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own.

Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?
https://www.oasisacademysouthbank.org/uploaded/South_Bank/Curriculum/Student_Learning/Online_Library/KS4/American_Street_by_Ibi_Zoboi.pdf

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This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it."

Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.

https://www.sps186.org/downloads/blurbs/36440/dave%20pelzer%20-%20a%20child%20called

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Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill.

But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.

Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it—she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.

Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn’t always free.

https://www.oasisacademysouthbank.org/uploaded/South_Bank/Curriculum/Student_Learning/Online_Library/KS4/On_the_Come_Up_by_Angie_Thomas.pdf

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When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.

George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.

With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

http://1.droppdf.com/files/qoJny/george-alex-gino.pdf

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In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.

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My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas. I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. I've been trained to fight. And I have a mission: Remove the Tin Woodman's heart. Steal the Scarecrow's brain. Take the Lion's courage. And—Dorothy must die.

I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still a road of yellow brick—but even that's crumbling.

What happened? Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

http://1.droppdf.com/files/zI7Dc/dorothy-must-die-paige-danielle.pdf

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Try it out before we start! Write 1 thick question using just the summary of the book.

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3 questions

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3 questions

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Closing: What seems off already? How did the author make us notice?  

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Closing: What seems off already? How did the author make us notice?  

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Read to ...

Continue asking questions either DURING READING or AFTER READING on Boxes 15 - 16.

Mr. Madrid will email you the links.