Completed Notes from Thursday Oct. 2nd

Dual-entry journal/dialectical journal for "Friday Night Lights"

*Write this question/objectives at the top of your page, as well as copy the chart below in your literature section--LEAVE YOURSELF ROOM TO FILL IN YOUR CHART!!!:
(notes on central idea)
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·         How does Mike's relationship with his father develop a central idea of the text? 

·         Select several specific details from the text that develop your understanding of Mike's relationship with his father.

·         Be specific about how the author uses literary elements and techniques to develop this central idea.

T="Dreaming of Heroes" from Friday Night Lights
A=H.G. Bissinger
G=excerpt from a book

character	quote you find important/interesting (pg.#)	explanation/analysis	lit. element/technique
narrator	“he didn’t want to stay in Odessa anymore. It was too ugly for him….” (1-2)	He wants to move. The town isn’t what he wants it to be. There isn’t anything here for him	SETTING
narrator	“he was quiet, loyal, unfailingly steady” (1)	Mike is someone who is expected to be a certain way.	CHARACTERIZATION
narrator	“when the pressure was on…something seemed to unravel inside him” (3)	Mike has lost his confidence in himself, after the death of his dad	INTERNAL CONFLICT
narrator	“a coach’s dream” (3)	Man. Vs. society—the town Odessa holds him to a high standard. He is a star athlete and people expect him to stay one	EXTERNAL CONFLICT
DeAnn(his girlfriend)	“he never wants me to be inside ever” (3)	He is embarrassed of the condition of his house…doesn’t want to let anyone “in” on a personal level	External conflict
narrator	“The one ceaseless complaint that was he thought too much” (3)	He is always second-guessing himself	internal

 Pink Sheet Study Guide Questions

1. Mike wants to play football, and there is no other town around that takes football that seriously and has that good of a team.

2. When his dad dies, he loses his confidence in his own abilities, because he over thinks things.

3. His brother is in jail for robbery, his house is a mess…mom works at a convenience store

4. He cracks under pressure.