Enamored with English

THE FOLLOWING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON MONDAY:
Complete the attached Motif Tracking sheet on your particular motif.

1)  Read chapters 20-22

2)  Write a 1 page paper about Enoch

◦       Do you condemn his actions?  Evidence?

◦       Do you defend his actions?  Evidence?

Chapters 18-19 (pages 154-167)

•          This brings us to the end of Part Two

(Make sure you read.  Hint Hint!)

EXTRA CREDIT – Vocabulary paragraph is due on Monday!

If you still have not signed up for Turnitin and you are in my period 2 class the enrollment information is as follows:

class id: 3818767
password: msdevlin

Period 2 Motifs:

What is taboo/evil: Georgia, Maya, Catalina, Savannah, Dan G., Sami, Raquel, Aidan, Tinisha

People dissatisfied with their culture: Liam

Crimes & punishments: Kalyani, Brittany, Lula, Rout, Lydia, Briana, rusha, Niko, Dan M. Lyvenie, Nahum, Rusha, Patrick, Elijah, Ramzy, Fatima

Others? Fathers and sons and mothers - Izzy

Period 4 Motifs:

People dissatisfied with their culture: Henry, Gentry, Ana, Sarah

Crimes & punishments: Mahmood, Theron, Keshy, Will,  Phoebe, Solome, Samantha, Erin, Kelsey, Chloe

Others?

Tonight's Homework: 
Read and annotate "The Famished Road."  (Make sure you have read through chapter 10 in Things Fall Apart, as you might have a short quiz tomorrow.)

*If you want to bring in food or beverages tomorrow for Ms. Devlin's last day feel free.*

1)  Write a folktale (use the folktale in Chapter 11 and the sample folktales passed out today as models)

Folktales will have to be submitted onto turnitin.

2)  Read through Chapter 17 in Things Fall Apart and complete log entries for chapters 11-17.

Write one journal entry for each chapter read.  (That is SIX total.)

Assignment Requirements are attached here.

Read Chapters 8-10 and look at elements of language that add to the text. (Examples – words in Ibo, proverbs, stories, etc.)

Today's PowerPoint

For Period 2 ONLY:

1)  Read Chapters 5-7 and look up the etymology of your name.  Please have the etymology of your name written down.

2)  Copy notes from the blog on Nigeria and Chinua Achebe. PowerPoint is here

3)  Read and answer questions on “A Brief History of Nigeria.”

*Journals for Ms. Devlin are due tomorrow too!

Study for your midterm!

For Wednesday,
1)  Read chapters 5-7 in Things Fall Apart
2) Look up the etymology of your name
3) Complete the character tree (remember to write a transitive verb on the arrow between characters to express their relationship).

1)  Read Chapters 1-2 in Things Fall Apart.
2)  Study for your midterm.

**I have an emergency doctor's appointment that I have to go to tomorrow so I won't be in class.  Ms. Devlin will be teaching.  You will do some review for the midterm and start talking about Things Fall Apart - specifically the three male characters introduced in the first three chapters.  Over the weekend please read chapters 3&4.  Email me any questions or concerns.