English 4: 2/22, 23/10

1. Class discussion reading versus understanding. Several cartoons including political, were shown as part of the discussion. There is a difference between the ability to read and the ability to understand.
2. Connections: Class discussion pulled all the information together from the history and unit readings to this point with a focus on integrating the images given in the writings regarding the character of leaders and the ruling aristocracy. The images from the book were compared to the reality of current leadership anywhere in the world, but particularly America and Haiti.
3. Read aloud the beginning of Gulliver's Travels through Gullivers being set free. Discuss "suspension of disbelief" and translating the book into a movie.
4. Watched the first 10 minutes of the movie and discussed techniques used related to item 3 above.
5. Assign a learning journal related to today's events.