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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