For this collaboration, you will work in a group to discuss The Road. In your group discussions, you will review important themes, examine writing techniques, and share your personal reactions to the novel. Having studied literature for this long, you are well prepared to "fly from the nest" on your own and examine a piece of literature independently.

Note: You will make contributions to your individual page, to complete homework preparation, and to your group page if you are the notetaker for the day.

To prepare for your small group discussion, you will complete one of the following jobs for homework:

• Discussion Director
• Literary Luminary
• Connector
• Vocabulary Enricher

Preparing for the Test

Copy and paste this at the top of your group notes page.

Complete the following tasks with your group:

1. Why is the boy both an "alien" and an "angel"? What larger symbolic role may he play in this novel? Use evidence and quotes to support your conclusions.

2. List five other important topics that you have discussed as a group throughout your study of this novel.

2. What are the most significant quotes that you have discussed while studying this novel? List at least five and for each explain its significance in terms of character development, setting, or theme.

3. List fifteen vocabulary words that your group discovered and could use again in your own writing.

Test Format: Tuesday, Sept. 22

1. Short answer questions based on your group discussions and whole class discussions. Review group and class notes, your contributions to your group, and the contributions made by others.

2. Quotations and their significance

3. Elements of Writing review the PPT

4. Vocabulary