Browsing Archive: September, 2010
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, September 30, 2010,
1. FINISH YOUR MASK PROJECT!! Presentations will begin tomorrow. There will not be anytime to work on your masks in class. 2. Vocabulary Quiz 3 is tomorrow! Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Wednesday, September 29, 2010,
Tomorrow you will have the entire period to work on your masks. Please bring in a sketch of your mask and any special materials that you may need. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Tuesday, September 28, 2010,
Write the rough draft of your TFA essay. Click the links under Monday's blog post for paper specifications and rubric. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Monday, September 27, 2010,
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Friday, September 24, 2010,
1. Write three working thesis statements. Your thesis statement needs to draw a connection between your motif and a theme. See attached worksheet.2. Complete your Ibo/American elements of culture chart. Today's PowerPoint Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, September 23, 2010,
1. Complete your motif tracking sheet. (You need at least 7 examples) 2. Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
Read Chapters 20-22 and write a one page response on the character Enoch. In your response you will need to EITHER: condemn his actions or defend his actions Please use at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your position. Also, after reflecting on the discussion we had in Period 2 today about close reading, I have decided to allow those who feel they did poorly on the quiz today to take a make-up quiz tomorrow. Please make sure you are prepared! Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
1. Read chapters 17-19 in Things Fall Apart.
2. Find examples of your motif and add to your motif tracking sheet.
3. Study for a possible TFA quiz.
Today's PowerPoint Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Monday, September 20, 2010,
1. Reader Response Paper #2. For this RRP you are responding to the question: How has the arrival of the missionaries changed and/or impacted the Ibo way of life? For this RRP, you are NOT picking a passage, connecting it to the rest of the text, and then finally connecting it to another text; instead you are answering the above question and referencing specific characters and their experiences in your response. 2. Write a creative vocabulary paragraph with your TFA vocabulary list #2. Toda... Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Friday, September 17, 2010,
Read chapters 15-16. Write an original folktale. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
1. Read Chapters 12-14. 2. Study for Vocabulary Quiz #1 (remember that spelling counts)3. Read and annotate A Famished Road4. Organize your binder/notebook (make sure your papers are organized, you have recorded any "do now's" and/or class notes necessary, you have all of the handouts I have given you)Today's PowerPoint Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Wednesday, September 15, 2010,
Read Chapters 8-11 in Things Fall Apart. Today's PowerPoint. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Tuesday, September 14, 2010,
Your homework tonight is to: 1. Read Chapters 5-7 in Things Fall Apart. 2. Complete the elements of culture chart for both the American culture and the Ibo culture. In the column labeled "Ibo culture", only write down what you have learned from TFA. This means that many of the categories, which have not been dealt with yet, will be left blank. Realize that you will be adding information to this chart as we work through TFA. 3. Look up the etymology of your name and write it down. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Monday, September 13, 2010,
Today's PowerPoint. You all impressed me with your maturity and participation in today's Socratic Seminar. Thank you! Today's homework is as follows: 1. Write a creative paragraph using all ten vocabulary words. 2. Go back through the last four chapters and find examples of your assigned motif. If you forget what your motif is, look at the PowerPoint that is attached above. Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Sunday, September 12, 2010,
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Sunday, September 12, 2010,
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Our Things Fall Apart vocabulary study begins today. Each week you will have ten vocabulary words to study. I have already defined the words for you, although you are welcome to look up alternative definitions. Please be familiar with the different forms of each word. For example the word "contempt" is defined as a noun on your TFA Vocabulary List 1, but you should also be familiar with the adjectival form of the word: contemptible. In addition to a weekly vocabulary quiz you will also h... Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Saturday, September 11, 2010,
Good morning Sophomores! Your weekend homework is as follows: 1. Read Chinua Achebe's essay titled, "An Image of Africa". Take notes on the chart passed out in class. Let me clarify how to use the chart. In the first column take notes on C. Achebe's points. In the second column take notes on Joseph Conrad's depiction of Africa. In the third column write down your opinions on what you have read. Keep in mind that you may write more in one column than another. Take your time as you read t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Wednesday, September 8, 2010,
For Period 2 ONLY: Because of our fire drills (notice the plural :)), you have to write a response to the Open Response Question (ORQ) on the attached PowerPoint. Please remember to answer the question (your thesis), use evidence, interpret the evidence, and connect the evidence to your thesis (your analysis). For both Period 2 & Period 4: Read and annotate "The Sacred Rac" by Patricia Hughes. Remember to also bring all of your materials, completed reflection sheet, and signed syllabus to cl... Continue reading ...
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