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Period 2 turnitin: 14215181
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Grade 9 Literary Concepts Sheet
                                                                                                   The House on Mango Street (pdf)
The Most Handsome Drowned Man in the World
La Llorona
BMU Spanish Words and Phrases
​Syllabus Period 1-2
Syllabus Period 4
Analysis Do and Don't
January 25-Feb. 2 Notes
Semester 2 -3/10 Notes 2
Semester 2 - 3/10 Notes 4
​Integrating Quotes
Romeo and Juliet Review
Romeo and Juliet Vocab

​Agenda                                                                                    

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Finals Week|  6.12.17     
Classwork:  

• Mon-Wednesday: You present your group scenes
• Here is a Vocab PPT for this semester. You already took your Shakespeare vocab, so don't worry about those words.
• You should already have the Romeo and Juliet study guide
• Here is a list of Logical Fallacies
• ​Here is the Rhetoric and Propaganda Test 
  
• Here is the Animal Farm Test

Thursday|  6.8.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we worked on acting our group scenes
• Scene rubric

Wednesday|  6.7.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we worked on acting our group scenes

Homework:​

• Print or write your lines from your scene
  • become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Tuesday|  6.6.17     
Classwork:  

• We watched the movie Romeo and Juliet

Homework:​

• Print or write your lines from your scene
  • become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Friday|  6.2.17     
Classwork:  

• Took a practice/real vocab and sonnet test
• Answer Key

Homework:​

• Vocabulary and Sonnet test on Monday!
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging
• Act IV-V review is due Monday
• We will meet in the theater round on Monday & Tuesday

Thursday|  6.1.17     
Classwork:  

• We finished Romeo and Juliet
• Worked on blocking and rehearsing your group scenes

Homework:​

• Vocabulary and Sonnet test on Friday!
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging
• Act IV-V review is due Monday

Wednesday|  5.31.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we performed Act V
• Worked on blocking and rehearsing your group scenes

Homework:​

• Vocabulary and Sonnet test on Friday!
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Tuesday|  5.30.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we finished Act IV
• Worked on blocking and rehearsing your group scenes

Homework:​

• Vocabulary and Sonnet test on Friday!
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Friday|  5.26.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we presented Act IV

Homework:​

• Rewrite your sonnet or monologue with scansion (the meter mapped above the line) 
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Thursday|  5.25.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we presented Act IV

Homework:​

• Rewrite your sonnet or monologue with scansion (the meter mapped above the line) 
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Wedesday|  5.24.17     
Classwork:  

• Today we focused on the group scene project
• Act I-V review is linked on the right! --> 

Homework:​

• Rewrite your sonnet or monologue with scansion (the meter mapped above the line) by Thursday
• become familiar with your scene so you can begin planning, practicing, and staging

Tuesday|  5.23.17     
Classwork:  

• We performed poetry dances
• Act I-V review is linked on the right! --> 

Homework:​

• Rewrite your sonnet or monologue with scansion (the meter mapped above the line) by Thursday

Monday|  5.22.17     
Classwork:  

• We performed poetry dances
• Act I-V review is linked on the right! --> 

Friday|  5.19.17     
Classwork:  

• We finished presenting Act III 
• Act I-V review is linked on the right! --> 

Homework:

• Work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue
• You will present your poetry dance on Monday

Thursday|  5.18.17     
Classwork:  

• We continued presenting Act III 
• Act I-V review is linked on the right! --> 

Homework:

• Work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue​ and vocabulary

Wednesday|  5.17.17     
Classwork:  

• We presented Act III through scene iv

Homework:

• Work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue​

Tuesday|  5.16.17   
I was out today with a sick child. You watched the first 1/2 of Zeffirelli version of Romeo and Juliet


Monday|  5.15.17     
Classwork:  

• We presented Act III scene i-iii

Homework:

• Work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue
• I will not be at school tomorrow -- be kind to my substitute please

Friday|  5.12.17     
Classwork:  

• We finished Act II
• Reviewed Act II
• Worked on memorizing the sonnet and vocabulary

Homework:

• Work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue
• Bring your Act II review on Monday for credit

Thursday|  5.11.17     
Classwork:  

• We performed Act II Scene 4 

Homework:

• Romeo and Juliet Character Map is due Friday (Bring it to class for credit)
• You should also work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue

Wednesday|  5.10.17     
Classwork:  

• We worked on defining some more Shakespearean words
• We performed Act II Scene 3-part of 4

Homework:

• None, but you should work on memorizing your sonnet or monologue

Monday|  5.8.17     
Classwork:  

• We finished working on the Act I review sheet
• We did a pantomime to the R+J Vocabulary
• We began to memorize a monologue or sonnet from Romeo and Juliet

Homework: ​

• Finish the Act I review and bring it to class tomorrow.
• We will begin Act II and review vocab tomorrow

Thursday|  5.4.17     
Classwork:  

• R+J Vocabulary
• We acted out Act I scene i-iii

Homework: ​

• Make sure to bring your book every day

Wednesday|  5.3.17     
Classwork: 

• We watched the opening scene of two versions of Romeo and Juliet 
• We started to act out Act I

Homework: ​

• Make sure to bring your book every day

Tuesday|  5.2.17     
Classwork: 

• We took a quiz and assigned roles today

Homework: ​

• Make sure to bring your book every day

Monday|  5.1.17     
Classwork: 

• reviewed the prologue, acting terms, and Shakespearean sonnets
• PPT from today (don't mind the vocabulary...yet)

Homework: 

• Quiz tomorrow
• Make sure to bring your book every day

Friday|  4.28.17     
Classwork: 

• Introduction to Shakespeare!

Homework: 

• Quiz on Tuesday
• Make sure to bring your book every day

Thursday|  4.27.17     
Classwork: 

• We had a visiting actor today. I hope you all enjoyed Elizabethan dancing!

Homework: 

• Turn in your final draft tonight by 10pm to turnitin.com

Wednesday|  4.26.17     
Classwork: 

• User friendly Rubric

Homework: 

• Turn in your essay to Turnitin.com by Thursday 10pm
• Bring all drafts and prewrites to class on Friday 

Tuesday|  4.25.17     
Classwork: 

• We had a visiting actor today. I hope you all enjoyed Stage combat!
• Don't forget to revise your paper and fill out your Revision Packet

Homework: 

• Finish your revision sheet
• Bring a typed, finalized draft to class on Wednesday

Monday|  4.24.17     
Classwork: 

• We had a visiting actor today!
• Don't forget to revise your paper and fill out your Revision Packet

Homework: 

• Finish your revision sheet
• Bring a typed, finalized draft to class on Wednesday

Friday|  4.21.17     
Classwork: 

• Today you took a vocabulary test
• and revised your own paper Revision Packet

Homework: 

• Finish your revision sheet
• Bring a typed, finalized draft to class on Wednesday

Thursday|  4.20.17     
Classwork: 

• Today you worked on typing your essays 

Homework: 

• Bring a typed draft to class Friday

Tuesday|  4.18.17     
Classwork: 

• Today we revised and evaluated our body paragraphs

Homework: 

• Finish 2 more body paragraphs with all 4 components (BTS, Leading, Evidence, and Analysis)
  • You should have all 3 body paragraphs finished tomorrow

Monday|  4.17.17     
Classwork: 

• Today we worked more on analysis 

Homework: 

• Finish 1 body paragraph with all 4 components (BTS, Leading, Evidence, and Analysis)

Friday|  4.7.17     
Classwork: 

• Today we worked on analysis and watched Animal Farm. 
  • Come prepared to wrap up your essay after Spring Break

Homework: 

• Enjoy your break and come back refreshed

Thursday|  4.6.17     
Classwork: 

• Today we worked on creating leading sentences to introduce our evidence
• Be prepared to share yours tomorrow

Homework: 

• Finish your leading sentences
  • come tomorrow with the first 3 parts of each body paragraph done

Monday|  4.3.17     
Classwork: 

• Book Club
• Worked on theses for the paper
• Example theses: 
  • In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses indirect characterization of the pigs to illustrate the dangers of authoritarianism, revealing that honesty is less powerful than greed. 
  • In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses indirect characterization of the hardest workers to illustrate the horror of totalitarianism, revealing that honesty is less powerful than greed. 
  • In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses similes to illustrate the horror of totalitarianism, revealing that honesty is less powerful than greed. 
    
    

Homework: 

• Write 2 thesis statements for your choice of 2 different essay prompts: You will show me the 3 example theses (annotated for How, What, So What) and your 2 original theses for credit tomorrow
  • Option 1: Describe Benjamin’s role in Animal Farm.
    •Why isn’t he a leader?
    •What does his detachment lead to/ come from?
    Option 2: What does the pig betrayal of the revolution portray about their character development?
    Option 3: Orwell takes a strong stance on the value of education and literacy through Animal Farm. How is this stance shown throughout the novella? What is the impact of education and literacy on this revolution (and others)?
    Option 4: Orwell presents propaganda on two levels. Compare the use of propaganda/rhetoric by the narrator to that of the pigs. What is the author trying to accomplish
    Option 5: Examine the use of propaganda within the novella. What is the author trying to achieve?
    Option 6: Examine the culminating scene in Animal Farm.
    •Is it effective?
    •What is the author trying to achieve?

Friday|  3.31.17     
Classwork: 

• Worked on Author's Craft: Narrative bias and passive voice

Homework: 
Finish the book & prepare for book club
(If you are in a group of five, come prepared to discuss how your chosen essay topic played out in chapter 10)
Essay Topics: 
Option 1: Describe Benjamin’s role in Animal Farm.
•Why isn’t he a leader?
•What does his detachment lead to/ come from?
Option 2: What does the pig betrayal of the revolution portray about their character development?
Option 3: Orwell takes a strong stance on the value of education and literacy through Animal Farm. How is this stance shown throughout the novella? What is the impact of education and literacy on this revolution (and others)?
Option 4: Orwell presents propaganda on two levels. Compare the use of propaganda/rhetoric by the narrator to that of the pigs. What is the author trying to accomplish
​

Wednesday|  3.29.17     
Classwork: 

• Today was book club
• Tomorrow we take the district assessment 

Tuesday|  3.28.17     
Classwork: 

• Worked on Author's Craft: Narrative bias and passive voice

Homework: 
Read Chapter 9 to page 116 & prepare for Book Club

​Monday|  3.27.17     
Classwork: Note: many of my period 4 students did not write their names...please fix this

• New Vocabulary
  • Morose: (Adj) Sullen and gloomy
    Tacit: (Adj) Understood without words (Taciturn means unwilling to talk)
    Filial: (Adj) Of, or relating to, a son or daughter (filial love; filial respect)
    Intimated: (v) To let something be know, especially by hinting ß(must be in definition)
    Chaff: (N) the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain (Also used metaphorically as something worthless)
    Hitherto: (Adv) Up to this/that time
    Retinue: (N) A group of attendants; entourage (refers to an important persons servants and companions)
    Lamentation: (N) An expression of sorrow (to lament is the verb form)
    
    
• Book Clubs

Homework: 
Read Chapter 8 


Friday|  3.24.17     
Classwork: 

• Chapter 1-6 quiz and Vocabulary quiz
• Time to work on propaganda poster

Homework: *my apologies if I told you to read part of chapter 7 -- that is chapter 8 that we will split.
Read Chapter 7 this weekend
Finish your propaganda poster:
Create a advertisement as if the pigs had made them, persuading the animals to join and support specific animal committees. (P.32)
•  Name the committee
•  Identify its purpose
•  Create a slogan
•  List reasons to join
•  Name the traits needed to help the committee succeed
•  Add helpful visuals
•  Analyze the effect of each persuasive device on the back

Thursday|  3.23.17     
Classwork: 

• We discussed historical and authorial connections to the novella
• Book Club

Homework:
Read Chapter 6 tonight
​There will be a quiz on chapters 1-6 and these vocabulary words:
Apathy
Maxim
Preeminent
Gambol
Axiom
Ignominious
Irrepressible
Tractable
Benevolent
Lest
Expound
Obstinate
Eloquent
Restive
Sordid


Wednesday|  3.22.17     
Classwork: 

• Book Club

Homework:
Read Chapter 5 tonight
​Prepare for book club

Tuesday|  3.21.17     
Classwork: 

• Quiz (many of those questions will be repeated on a later quiz)
• Worked on creating a propaganda poster for a committee from chapter 3

Homework:
Read Chapter 4 tonight, paying close attention to:

• Theme
• Author's craft
• Tone/mood
  • Also any connections to other works of fiction 
  • and any historical connections you can find

Chapter 3-4 Book Club Wednesday 3/22


Monday|  3.20.17      Happy Spring!!!!
Classwork: 

• Book Club Meeting 1 (meeting 2 on Wednesday)

Homework:
Read Chapter 3 tonight, paying close attention to:

• Theme
• Author's craft
• Tone/mood
  • Also any connections to other works of fiction 
  • and any historical connections you can find

Chapter 3-4 Book Club Wednesday 3/22


Friday|  3.17.17 
Classwork: 

• Close look at the rhetoric of Old Major (pssst. this will help if you are looking at the author's craft)

Homework:
Read Chapter 2 by Monday, paying close attention to:

• Theme
• Author's craft
• Tone/mood
  • Also any connections to other works of fiction 
  • and any historical connections you can find

Thursday|  3.16.17 
Classwork: 

• Intro to Animal Farm
• ​Set up Book Clubs

Homework:
Read Chapter 1 by Friday, paying close attention to:

• Theme
• Author's craft
• Tone/mood
  • Also any connections to other works of fiction 
  • and any historical connections you can find

Wednesday|  3.15.17 
Classwork: 

• Finished Advertisements
• Intro to Animal Farm

Homework:
Read Chapter 1 by Friday, paying close attention to:

• Theme
• Author's craft
• Tone/mood
  • Also any connections to other works of fiction 
  • and any historical connections you can find

Friday|  3.10.17 
Classwork: 

• Rhetoric and Propaganda Test
• Russia reading

Homework:
Advertisement must be printed and turned in on Monday (3/13) ...Video can be uploaded to youtube or brought on a thumb-drive
Outline due Wednesday (3/15)


Quizlet that Ellie made for Rhetoric!
Thursday|  3.9.17 
Classwork: 

• Reviewed Logical Fallacies
• Applied rhetoric to comercials

Homework:
Rhetoric test Friday (3/10)
Advertisement must be printed and turned in on Monday (3/13) ...Video can be uploaded to youtube or brought on a thumb-drive
Outline due Wednesday (3/15)


Wednesday|  3.8.17 
Classwork: 

• Checked advertising mock-ups
• Reviewed rhetoric terms

Homework:
Advertisement must be printed and turned in on Monday ...Video can be uploaded to youtube or brought on a thumb-drive

Tuesday|  3.7.17 
Classwork: 

• Advanced rhetoric notes (see class notebook if you missed any note taking days)
• Worked on Advertising assignment

Homework:
Advertising mock-up is due Wednesday with questions on back or attachedMock-up of advertisement due Wednesday
Advertisement due Monday (3/13)

Monday|  3.6.17 
Classwork: 

• Scheduling video and Q&A
• Worked on Advertising assignment

Homework:
Advertising mock-up is due Wednesday with questions on back or attached

Friday|  3.3.17 
Classwork: 

• Continue Rhetoric Notes
  • Focus on the rhetorical triangle

Homework:
Begin to brainstorm a product you would like to make an advertisement for

Thursday|  3.2.17 
Classwork: 

• Continue Rhetoric Notes
• Logical Fallacies

Homework:
Begin to brainstorm a product you would like to make an advertisement for

Wednesday|  3.1.17 
Classwork: 

• Discuss “Get Tech Out of Schools”
• We looked at the rhetoric in the article
  • Assertions
  • Unstated Assumptions
  • Metacognition

Homework:
None

Tuesday|  2.28.17 
Classwork: 
Short period...We discussed "Other Men's Flowers"
Homework:
None

Monday|  2.27.17 
Classwork: 

• Introduction to Rhetoric
  • ​1.Assertion
    2.Bandwagon
    3.Card Stacking
• Bring an annotated copy of "Other Men's Flowers"

Homework:


Read and annotate “Get Tech out of Schools” Annotate for: (But you are not limited to)
▪Persuasive parts (at least 5)
▪Not persuasive parts (at least 3)


Thursday|  2.16.17 
Classwork: PPT Asian Lit Review

• Brief videos on Confucius 
• What we need to know about the test tomorrow
• TFA Test correction for #11-25 only (see corresponding links below)

Homework:

• Tao Te Ching Project due Friday
• Asian Literature Test Friday
• TFA Corrections due Friday (MLA quotes and answers clearly marked on a seperate sheet of paper)

Things Fall Apart Test Key
Things Fall Apart Test
Wednesday|  2.15.17 
Classwork: 

• Brief videos on Yin Yang & Wu-Wei
• Tao Te Ching project 
• Choose ONE:
  • •Pick your favorite chapter from the Tao Te Ching and create an annotated poster to show the Taoist concepts in it. You must have 7 detailed annotations explaining the Taoist philosophies in your chapter. And a graphic image that helps explain the concepts.
    OR
    •Create your own chapter for the Tao Te Ching (#82) and, copying the style of the text, include 2 paradoxes, the concept of wu-wei, the idea of ‘less is more’ and the “tao.” 

Homework:

• Tao Te Ching Project due Friday
• Asian Literature Test Friday
• TFA Corrections due Friday (MLA quotes and answers clearly marked on a seperate sheet of paper)

Tuesday|  2.14.17 
Classwork: 

• We mainly discussed the 3 Indian texts and covered what would be on the test this Friday
• We briefly discussed the Tao Te Ching (more tomorrow)

Homework:

• make sure you have all homework with you tomorrow to be checked off

Tao Te Ching
Monday|  2.13.17 
Classwork: 

• Quick Write: Respond to Desert Water story
• Begin reading the Tao Te Ching (link above)

Homework:

• Read and annotate the Tao Te Ching
  • You should have at least 1 annotation per chapter

​Friday|  2.10.17 
Classwork: 

• Quick Write: 
• Mahabharata
  • Answer question 1-7 in your notebook
• Ramayana 
  • Answer questions 1-2,4-7, and 9 on page 143

Homework:

• Finish reading Ramayana
  • Answer these questions:
  1. What is your reaction to the battle between Rama and Ravana? Why?
  2. Ravana seems to have an advantage, how does Rama win?
  3. Do not answer
  4. Describe Rama's heroic code. What rules does he, as hero, follow?
  5. Is Ravana heroic? Support your answer.
  6. What spiritual or religious ideas do you see in this text (at least 3)
  7. How does Rama compare with Arjuna from Mahabharata?
  8. Do not answer
  9. What similarities can you see between Rama and Ravan's struggle to something from your own life such as a video game, TV show, book, or movie?

Thursday|  2.9.17 
Classwork: 

• Quick Write: 
• rig_veda_creation_and_burial_hymn.pdf
  1. ​​What do you find the most puzzling idea in these hymns?
  2. What question does the creation hymn raise about how the universe was created? What answers?
  3. What are you told about "that one" who is mentioned in the "Creation Hymn"?
  4. What can you infer was happening during the funeral rite in "Burial Hymn"?
  5. How did the ancient Aryans view death? Use evidence from "Burial Hymn."
  6. Don''t answer 6
  7. How do the sentiments in "Burial Hymn" compare with those you've heard at modern funerals?

Homework:

• Questions 1-5 & 7 on page 119

Wednesday|  2.8.17 
Classwork: 

• Vocabulary
  • •Apathy: (N) Not caring; without emotion
    •Maxim: (N) A general truth; a short phrase that expresses a truth (Ie. A watched pot never boils)
    •Preeminent: (adj) The greatest in importance
    •Gambol: (v) To frolic; to skip about in play
• Reviewed terms
  • Folktale
  • Myth
  • Oral traditions
  • Epic poem

​ Homework:

• None

Friday|  2.3.17 
Classwork: 

• TFA Test
• Worked on cover project
  • Create a really impressive cover for TFA.
  • On the back, explain why it’s perfect.
  • Theme statement.
  • 5 details from the cover.
  • Connect those details to 5 details from the novel.
  • Quote, explanation, connection to art on cover

​ Homework:

• Finish book cover

Thursday|  2.2.17 
Classwork: 

• Worked on cover project
  • Create a really impressive cover for TFA.
  • On the back, explain why it’s perfect.
  • Theme statement.
  • 5 details from the cover.
  • Connect those details to 5 details from the novel.
  • Quote, explanation, connection to art on cover
• Reviewed Study guide questions

​ Homework:

• Prepare for TFA test

Wednesday|  2.1.17 
Classwork: 

• Review questions 24-25
• Tragic Hero
• Review questions for whole book

​ Homework:

• Prepare for TFA test

Tuesday|  1.31.17 Classwork: 

• New vocabulary words
• Reviewed chapter 22-23

​ Homework:

• Read Chapter 24-25
  • Answer each question: (I will not be grading this since I did not put up the questions after school...I am sorry if you were depending on them)
    • What does Ok. Decide to do if the villagers do not fight? Who does he blame for Umuofia’s weakness?
    • Whom does Okika blame for the recent unrest in Umuofia and what must they be prepared to do?
    • Why do the court messengers show up at the meeting, and what does Ok. Do in response?
    • Why does Okonkwo think the villagers will never fight the white man?
    • What does Okonkwo do when he realizes the village has fallen apart?
    • Why can’t Obierika bury Okonkwo’s body? And why is he so mad about the manner of Okonkwo’s death?
    • Why do you think Achebe ends his novel with the Commissioner deciding to write a paragraph about Okonkwo?

Friday|  1.27.17 Classwork: 

• Reading quiz
• and reviewed chapter 20-21

​ Homework:

• Read Chapter 22-23
  • Answer each question:
    • How does Rev. Smith differ from Mr. Brown
    • Who is Enoch and what does he do
    • What do the egwugwu do to avenge the spirit
    • What does Ajofie decree must happen to Mr. Smith
    • How do the court messengers humiliate Okonkwo and the other leaders? How do they respond?
    • What do the men of Umogia decide to do in response to their leaders’ imprisonments?

Thursday|  1.26.17 Classwork: 

• We reviewed thesis statements
• and reviewed chapter 18-19

Homework:

• Read Chapter 20-21
  • Answer each question:
    • How does Okonkwo plan to demonstrate his greatness when he returns to Umofia after his exile?
    • Why does Obierika think it would do no good to drive the white men from Umuofia?
    • What do Ob. and Ok. think particularly unfair about the way the whites pass judgment on the people of Umuofia?
    • Why do many not mind the presence of the whites in Umuofia? (ch.21)
    • Explain how Mr. Brown avoids conflict. Find evidence that he is respected.
    • How does Mr. Brown use his knowledge of Ibo culture and religion to his advantage in converting promoting Christianity?

Wednesday|  1.25.17 Classwork: 

• We reviewed Ch. 16-17 
• We worked on our thesis and bts statements (be ready to share tomorrow)

Homework:

• Read Chapter 18-19
  • Answer each question:
    • What other than Christianity do the white men bring to the villages that makes them nervous?
    • Why are the other converts wary of accepting the osu?
    • What occurrence (end of 18) keeps the situation between the Christians and the clan from escalating?
    • What do the names of Okonkwo’s children born in exile reflect?
    • Why does Okonkwo insist on hosting such a lavish feast before leaving?
    • According to the elder at the feast, what has allowed Christianity to gain a hold in their society?

Tuesday|  1.24.17 Classwork: 

• We reviewed Ch. 14-15 
• Whom do Okonkwo and his family stay with during their exile? How do they help Okonkwo’s family? 
• How have Okonkwo’s attitudes toward work and his personal chi changed as a consequence of his crimes? 
• What 2 questions does Uchendu ask Okonkwo that Okonkwo cannot answer? What is Uchendu’s advice? 
• What difference does Uchendu point out when he contrasts men of his generation with men of Okonkwo’s?
• Describe how Uchendu’s and Okonkwo’s responses to the story of the white men differ.
• (Follow up to number 5) What do each man’s thoughts reveal about his character?

Homework:

• Read Chapter 16-17
  • Answer each question:
    • Who are the first to convert to Christianity?
    • Which conversion surprises Obierika?
    • What is the power of the evangelists' songs?
    • Why do they give the missionaries land in the Evil Forest?
    • Why does Nneka convert to Christianity?
    • Based on his beliefs, what is Okonkwo afraid will happen if Nwoye leaves and converts to Christianity?

Monday|  1.23.17 Classwork: 

• We reviewed Part I of Things Fall Apart:
  1. Why did the priestess of Agbala take Ezinma to her cave? When? What happened?
  2. What does that incident show us about Okonkwo?
  3. What role did Okonkwo's wives play in the wedding that took place in Umofia?
  4. Who was responsible for the cow getting out during the wedding preparations?  How do the women respond?
  5. How many titles did Ezeudu have when he died? How many were possible for the members of the clan?
  6. During the funeral, what event inadvertently happened that would change Okonkwo's life forever?
  7. What is Okonkwo's family's punishment?
  
  

Homework:

• Read Chapters 14-15
  • ​​Write a chapter summary for each chapter
  • Write 3-5 sentences explaining why something is important in each chapter

Here is a quizlet that Jen R. created: https://quizlet.com/161668561/language-arts-vocab-flash-cards/
Tuesday|  1.17.17 Classwork: 

• We reviewed for the final exam
  • Know the general plot of each text
  • Know the author and the cultural heritage of that author
  • Know the vocabulary
  • Know the literary devices
  • Know the outline and justification for each part of an analysis essay
  • Be ready to discuss 50 topics from class this year 

Homework:

1. Study (And be kind to yourselves...go for a walk)

Thursday|  1.12.17 Classwork: 

• We created 3-Part Thesis about who the most important character in Part 1 is
• Worked on drawing and labeling the five most important characters:
  • Make sure each character is labeled
  • Each character has 1 quote associated with them and it is clearly marked
  • Your drawing should be neat and your paper should not be malformed beyond 1 fold for transportation

Homework:

1. Come prepared to work on drawing tomorrow

Wednesday|  1.11.17 Classwork: 

• Review of major events and characters in Part I
• Began hierarchy assignment

Homework:

1. Rank the top ten characters from Part I, ranking them in order of importance either for the story or the village (your choice)
2. Find and record a quote either about the character or said by that character.

Tuesday|  1.10.17 Classwork: 
We worked on the Ikemefuna Pie chart of blame:

• Discussion on Ekwefe's first husband(Anene), Okonkwo (his sensitive side), and Chielo

Homework:
Read chapters 12-13 and continue your character lists and proverb lists


Monday|  1.9.17 Classwork: 
We worked on the Ikemefuna Pie chart of blame:

• Quiz on chapters 7-10
• Discussion on chapter 9-10

Homework:
Read chapter 11 and continue your character lists and proverb lists

Friday|  1.6.17 Classwork: 
We worked on the Ikemefuna Pie chart of blame:

• We discussed our  pie charts of blame!
• And answered these questions (include quotes to prove your answers):1.How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo’s family and what influence did he have on them?
  • 1.How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo’s family and what influence did he have on them?
    2.What do you think of Okonkwo’s actions?
    3.How was the Oracle of the Hills and Caves complicit (partially to blame) in Ikemefuna’s death?
    4.What effect does Ikemefuna’s death have on Nwoye? On Okonkwo?
    5.What does Obierika feel about the part that Okonkwo played in the murder? What might this suggest about Obierika’s character?
    6.What is the significance of Okonkwo’s wish that Enzima was a boy in the days after Ikemefuna’s murder?

Turn in Pie Chart & Answers


Homework:
Read chapter 10 and continue your character lists and proverb lists (we will have another quiz soon- review at least ch.7-10)


Thursday|  1.5.17 Classwork: 
We worked on the Ikemefuna Pie chart of blame:

• Make a pie chart of blame!
• Name of character or group (at least 3)
• Percentage blamed
• At least one quote for each​

Homework:
Read chapter 9 and continue your character lists and proverb lists (we will have another quiz soon)
Finish your Pie chart (you should have more than 3 if you expect to get an A)


Wednesday|  1.4.17 
Classwork: 
Reviewed Chapter 1-6
​We will finish the group project tomorrow

Homework:
Read chapter 8 and continue your character lists and proverb lists
Be ready to discuss who is to blame for Ikemefuna's death (chapter 7)

Tuesday|  1.3.17 
Classwork: 
Reviewed Chapter 1-6
​We will finish the group project tomorrow

Homework:
Read chapter 7 and continue your character lists and proverb lists

Tuesday|  12.20.16 
Classwork: 
Looked more closely at proverbs and irony

Homework:
Read chapter 5&6 and continue your character lists and proverb lists

Friday|  12.16.16 
Classwork: 
Worked on analyzing proverbs and characters

Homework:
Read chapter 3 and prepare for quiz on characters and proverbs

Thursday|  12.15.16 
Classwork: 
The Fine Arts Assembly was during period 1-2, so we turned papers in and worked on Myers' paper
Period 4 read TFA and continued work on the character list and proverbs

Homework:
None!

Wednesday|  12.14.16 
Classwork: 
Today we edited the revised drafts
We started Things Fall Apart (make sure you have a character list and proverb list...leave room!)

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