Unit 2: Lesson 4 (Feb 28/Mar1)

Learning Intention: To synthesize ideas about a text by integrating specific evidence from multiple sections to support analysis.

Connect: If you had to describe your personality in a color, what color would it by and why?

Reading Check #3 (10mins)

The Fourth Night: Discussion questions

Today we are going to continue to talk through our ideas about The White Tiger.  Include evidence from multiple sections to justify your answer.

1. How are Mukesh’s, Ashok’s, and Balram’s “manhood” defined? Are they the same kind of men? Do they have the same view on what it means to be a man? Do they have the same attitudes toward women? Etc.

2. Explain the social hierarchy of India. Which characters are on top, middle, and bottom? Why?

3. How would you describe the gender dynamics of Ashok & Pinky’s marriage? How are the women in the novel different and/or similar?

4. Who is a better person: Ashok or Balram?

Formative Task: Character Analysis

• Body outline (can be hard or soft copy)- soft copy

H/W: Choose a character for the formative and collect evidence in preparation for formative (from ALL pages read thus far); complete body outline. You will have next class to write.