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When thinking about Rosenblatt’s essay, who is the hero? What heroic characteristics does he/she possess? Discuss what you would have done had you been a passenger on the plane that crashed into the Potomac that tragic day.
“The Man in the Water”Day 2
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Listen carefully to the additional information that Rosenblatt provides on the video clip.
Write down the references to nature and to the human character.
What does Rosenblatt conclude about human nature? Do you agree or disagree with his conclusion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz9JKtvC_wE
Literature roles (jobs) from yesterday will meet as a group.
First you will share your work with your fellow literary masters.
Then select from your master work the piece that best represents the task you were assigned.
(Example: Choose the summary that best summarizes the piece, the words that best evoke emotion, etc.)Select a spokesperson from the group to
share with the class.
Formative Assessment: Write a letter to the family of the man in the water as one of the survivors of the crash.
Be sure to include the following:Details about the incident How you were feeling at the moment of the
tragedyHow you feel about the man in the water and
your thoughts about what he did
Using the term HERO, create an acrostic.
Create a class rubric for Friday’s Talk show. Look at the example to get an idea.
http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/discussionrubric.html