Learning Target: I can work with a classmate to annotate for characters and setting in Behind The Beautiful Forevers.

BBF Annotation Guide

In addition to your other annotations  

(character traits, relationships, events, questions, vocab) track the following ideas mentally - and with annotations - as you read...

Chicago Connections (C&A): In what ways is Mumbai like Chicago, like America?  How is it different?

Depravity (D): How is this a story of human depravity?

Human Spirit (S): How is this a story of human strength & spirit?

Power (P): How is this a story of how power really works?  Consider the influence of the 

following on power and opportunity: money, connections, skin color/race/ethnicity/religious prejudices, police and political corruption, pollution, unbridled/unregulated capitalism)

Activity 1:  Three column journal. List of characters/relationship to other characters/key characteristics/details

Annotations 2: What is the setting? Time, place, physical and cultural characteristics. 

Watch a portion of These Birds Walk

Homework: 
Read and annotate Chapter 1 and The Caste is Not Past and write a full summary for The Caste is Not Past: Annawadi.  Write discussion QUESTIONS in the margin!