Monday (August 28): Consulting with a Mentor & SOAPSTone
1. Review Colons, Semi-colons & Dashes 2. SIFT "My Mother Pieced Quilts" & answer questions 1-3 on pp. 74-75. 3. Read independently H.W.: Read and annotate (SIFT) Walker's "Everyday Use" on pp. 76-83; answer questions 1-9 on pp. 84-85. Wednesday (August 30): Discuss "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker 1. Begin Mukherjee's "Two Ways to Belong to America" on. p. 89 2. Compare texts and claims on p. 86 to discuss Walker text. 3. Write to Sources Argument on p. 87. H.W.: None :-) Friday (September 1): "Two Ways..." and "An Indian...Plea" 1. Discuss "Everyday Use" and "An Indian...Plea." 2. Read independently. Tuesday (September 5): Synthesis: Drafting Your Position 1. Sustained Independent Reading (SIR) 15 minutes 2. Discuss "Two Ways..." and "An Indian...Plea." 3. Begin Synthesis: Drafting Your Position H.W.: Collaborate to complete "Synthesis: Presenting Your Position"; come to class prepared with this material. Friday (September 8): Drafting Your Collaborative Essay 1. Begin Vocabulary Unit #2 Exercises; Find the definition, part of speech, synonym, antonym, and orginal sentence. 2. Begin drafting your collaborative essay: p. 107. H.W.: Finish Vocabulary Unit #2 Words due Tuesday: See link below: vocabulary_unit_skinny.docx Tuesday (September 12): Taming of the Shrew 1. Perform Taming of the Shrew: Act I 2. Begin unpacking Unit #2: Images of Cultural Identity 3. Choral reading of "Where I'm From" 4. Submit Synthesis Essay 5. Read independently H.W.: Answer questions 1-5 on pp. 114-115. Thursday (September 15): Taming of the Shrew & Culture Narrative 1. Discuss "Where I'm From" 2. Read Taming of the Shrew: Act II 3. Begin Funny in Farsi 4. Take Unit #1 Summative Test H.W.: Finish reading Funny in Farsi on pp. 118-121 and answer questions 1-6. Monday (September 16): Taming of the Shrew & Funny in Farsi 1. Discuss "Two Ways..." and "An Indian...Plea." 2. Read independently.
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Monday (August 14): Exploring Cultural Identity & Writer's Craft: Syntax
1, Discuss "What is Cultural Identity" and "Ethnic Hash" H.W.: Revise a piece of writing to either highlight (if already present) or re-write to include five examples (any combination) of the following: gerunds, participles, or infinitives. Due Wednesday@ beginning of class. Wednesday (August 16): Discuss Embedded Assessment #1 and "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan 1. Discuss EA #1 (Begin "Consulting with a Mentor" and SOAPSTone). 2. Read "Two Kinds" H.W.: Create a plan for your Cultural Identity Essay by answering #8 on p. 56. SOAPSTone your plan for the essay and bring to class on Thursday. Friday (August 18): Two Perspectives on Cultural Identity 1. Discuss Frida Kahlo Biography 2. Choral Reading of Pat Mora's "Legal Alien" H.W.: Submit the Cultural Identity Essay Saturday (Aug. 19th)by 11:59 p.m. to www.turnitin.com Tuesday(August 22): Two Perspectives on Cultural Identity 1. Sustained Independent Reading (SIR) 15 minutes 2. Read By Any Other Name and answer the questions on pp. 48-49. 3. Perform choral reading of "Legal Alien" -see rubric for details. H.W.: Complete Activity 1.7: Using Parallel Struture on pages 51-52; complete all of the activities except "Practice" (the bottom of page 52). Thursday(August 24): Addressing Parallel Structure and Multiculturalism 1. SIR - 15 minutes 2. Discuss Parallel Structure 3. Read "Multiculturalism: Explained in One Word: HAPA on p.53 & the SOAPSTone technique H.W.: Answer questions 1-7 on pages 54-56. Due @beginning of Class on Monday Monday(August 28): Consulting with a Mentor & SOAPSTone 1. Discuss "Multiculturalism..." 2. Preview Embedded Assessment #2 3. Read independently H.W.: None Scholars,
Assessment Schedule for August 2017 1. Embedded Assessment #1: August 16th; submit to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on August 18th 2. SLO Pre-Assessment: August 17th in Media Center 3. Embedded Assessment #2: August 30th; submit to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. Scholars,
Read Williams' "Ethnic Hash" on pages 13-15 in the SpringBoard textbook. Answer questions 10-12. Assignment is due at the beginning of class. Scholars,
Welcome to Honors World Literature and Composition Fall 2017!!! Together we will embark on journey filled with wonder, challenges, and fun!!! I look forward to your AMAZING Archetypal Selfie Projects!!! This blog serves as your one-stop shop for scheduling and important concepts presented in class!!! Here's to a great year, Amanda Williams |
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