slides 3 & 4

1. Book Interviews
How are you experiencing the book? Were you engaged
immediately, or did it take a while for you to get into it? Explain.
Describe the main characters
Why do they do what they do? Are their actions justified?
Talk about the book’s structure.
Continuous structure or interlocking stories? Time move chronologically or
jump around?
Why do you think the author has chosen to tell the story this way????
Talk about the themes-- what ideas does the author explore? Does
the author use symbols to reinforce main ideas?
Favorite quote/passage/part so far? Share it!
If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask?

2. On 3x5 card…
1.Most interesting thing your partner
shared/said today
2.One question that was raised after your
discussion today (about your book, their
book, reading in general)
3.One question you would ask your author...

3. RAFT Writing
ROLE (Who you are for the moment)
AUDIENCE (Who you’re writing to/for)
FORMAT (What kind of writing is it?)
TOPIC (What you’re writing about)

4. “Of Plymouth Plantation” RAFT
Role: William Bradford’s BFF back in England
Audience: William Bradford
Format: Letter
Topic: Choose at least one anecdote or situation
Bradford described and respond to it,
telling him how that helps you understand
the Puritans and their situation better.