growth mindset!

Beteiligung am Unterrichtsgespräch (regelmäßige Beiträge, sprachliche Richtigkeit, nicht einfach Dinge wiederholen, sondern eigene Ideen/Meinungen/Interpretationen einbringen, sich auf andere beziehen (widersprechen, zustimmen, ausführen))

sorgfältiges Anfertigen von Hausaufgaben

Präsentieren von eigenen Ergebnissen / kreativen Aufgaben/ Hausaufgaben

Tests, mock exams

gute Teamarbeit

gun culture (Mila, Amalia): March 26

abortion rights (Lara, Lieke, Emilia): March 26

slavery (Julius) --> 15 minutes: March 27

Jim Crow and segregation (Hadis, Letizia): March 31

The Civil Rights Movement (Jacob, Magnus, Bosse): March 31

Black Lives Matter (Ida, Ayane): March 31

What has your reading experience been like so far?

Which character do you find most interesting? Why?

How would you describe the tone or mood of the novel so far?

Have any themes started to emerge? If so, what are they?

Has anything surprised you in the plot so far?

What predictions do you have for what might happen next?

Growing up in Frenchtown, Elwood is held up as a model of good behaviour by adults, but other children think he is a “goody goody”. How do you feel about him?

Explain the terms “direct characterization” and “indirect characterization” and give an example for each of them from part one of the novel.

Looking at the first sentence of Chapter One: “Elwood received the best gift of his life on Christmas Day 1962, even if the ideas it put in his head were his undoing*.

Martin Luther King at Zion Hill was the only album he owned and it never left the turntable.

Explain the technique the author uses and its effect on the readers.

What emotions did you experience while reading this scene, and why do you think Baldwin chose to depict the event in such a vivid and graphic way?

What questions came up for you as you were reading this scene — about the characters, the setting, the time period, or your own reactions?

How does this scene shape your understanding of the main character, Jesse, and the society he lives in?

Why do you think the author chose to end the story this way?

How did the ending change the way you see the characters? Did your opinion of Elwood or Turner change?

What do you think the book is really about? What are some of the big ideas or themes?

What do you think the author wants us to remember or learn from this story? How does it connect to the real world?

What would you say to Elwood or Turner if you could talk to them now?