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Journal: Teacher Work Day 20.2 Journal: Check-in! Agenda: Comma splices lesson! 20.3 Journal: Comma Splice Lesson Agenda: Review Comma splices; begin looking at rubric feedback Homework: None! 20.4 Journal: What is one thing you wish you could change about writing your BMU essay? Agenda: TFA Essay Goal Setting; Rubric Tracking Homework: Goal Setting and Rubric Tracking sheets due Monday 20.5 Journal: Friday Free Write! 7 minutes Agenda: TFA Essay Goal Setting; Rubric Tracking Homework: TFA Essay Goal Setting; Rubric Tracking now due Thursday |
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Journal: Snow Day! 21.2 Journal: Snow day! 21.3 Journal: Imagine you need to drive to Bellingham. What tools, skills, and information do you need? Agenda: Discuss Oral Tradition; Prediction activity (excused if absent) Homework: TFA Essay Goal Setting; Rubric Tracking will be collected TOMORROW 21.4 Journal: Communication Through Time 1. How do we store knowledge today? 2. What would happen if we couldn't pass knowledge to future generations? 3. How did early cultures and civilizations pass on their socially constructed norms, learning, and ideas about the world before they developed the written word? Agenda: Notes on oral Traditions; Things Fall Apart text checked out; calendar passed out; TFA Essay Goal Setting and Rubric Tracking collected. Homework: Regardless of weather/cancellations/snow days/etc, stay up to date on the reading according to the TFA Calendar. 21.5 Journal: Characterization of Unoka - 1 quote for direct characterization, 1 quote for indirect characterization Agenda: Discuss Ch 1+2 Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments, even if we have a snow day! Stay warm this weekend! |
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS - PERIOD 3
3 Nayan Clara Aditya 4 Xavier Sabrine Steele 5 Max Dean Carter 6 Giulia Kate Kiley 7 Evan Will Bella 8 Ava Frost Ryder 9 Ellie Chris Alisa 10 Hannah Connor Jacob 11 Tyler Alaina Nathaniel 12 Elizabeth |
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS - PERIOD 4
3 Dylan Mia Lynne 4 Jordan Reagan Mak 5 Ethan Damien Maya 6 Kumi Andrew Tyler 7 Amelia Wesley Maddie 8 Kat Lita Matthew 9 Andrea Rahma Daniel 10 Tracy Oliver Nanci 11 Greyson Jacob Harry |
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Journal: Today after school: Write your plan for your time, including how much time you will need to complete your chapter presentation. Agenda: Chapter presentation work day Homework: Presentations tomorrow! 23.2 Journal: Presentation Reflection - How was your presentation? In your opinion, was it successful? If yes, why? If no, why not? Agenda: Chapter presentations - new worksheet, Chapter Presentation Review Sheet, will be part of the TFA packet. If you were absent or have difficulty completing this worksheet, you need to talk to me and I can help you figure out what to do. Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit 23.3 Journal: Okonkwo’s characterization - Analyze an example of indirect characterization of Okonkwo. “[example] indirectly characterizes Okonkwo as [adjective] because…” Agenda: Continue presentations; Discuss Ch 13/14; Review for test Homework: TFA Part 1 Test tomorrow! Review the events, characters, and important Ibo terms of Part 1 to prepare. You should also review the "Things Fall Apart" section of the PPT to the right; there are some questions about the book itself. 23.4 Journal: Test Day Agenda: Things Fall Apart Part 1 Test Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit (Ch 14/15 tonight!) 23.5 Journal: Do the Ibo people respect women? Why or why not? Agenda: Discuss Ch 14/15 Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit |
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Journal: Stereotypes -Write about a time someone assumed something about you, based on a stereotype. OR -Write about a time you assumed something about someone else, based on a stereotype. How did you feel? Why did this happen? Etc Agenda: Discuss LA class expectations; discussion on women in Ibo culture; discussion on stereotypes Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit. Part 2 Test Wednesday. 24.2 Journal: A Single Story about Me - What would people assume about you if they only knew stereotypes? Agenda: Watch "The Danger of a Single Story" (available on Youtube if absent); new "Danger of a Single Story" worksheet as part of TFA packet Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit. Part 2 Test tomorrow. 24.3 Journal: What is your tragic flaw? Agenda: Part 2 Test; begin notes on the Tragic Hero Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit. 24.4 Journal: Name an example of a tragic hero and explain why they qualify. Agenda: Continue Tragic Hero notes; discuss Ch 20; new Tragic Hero worksheet as part of TFA packet Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit. 24.5 Journal: List different reasons why Igbo individuals are choosing to convert. Consider: Nwoye; women of Umuofia; the osu, the kotma (Court Messengers) Agenda: Discuss Ch 20, 21, 22; In-class compare/contrast assignment (excused if absent) Homework: Follow TFA Calendar for reading assignments throughout the unit. |
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Journal: Are you surprised by the ending of TFA? Why or why not? Agenda: Discuss Ch 23-25 Homework: Study for TFA Part 3 Test Tomorrow 25.2 Journal: Connection between the District Commissioner and "White Man’s Burden" Explain how the ideas in the poem are reflected in the characterization of the District Commissioner. Agenda: Part 3 Test; annotate "White Man's Burden" (started in SS) Homework: Finish White Man's Burden annotations (turn in to Ms. Nguyen/Mr. K) 25.3 Journal: Personal response to “White Man’s Burden” Agenda: Discussion on "White Man's Burden" + TFA; begin Okonkwo Character Analysis Homework: TFA Packet due TOMORROW; Okonkwo Character Analysis due Friday 25.4 Journal: Example Ironic Situation Come up with an example of an ironic situation – dramatic, or situational. Agenda: Work time on Okonkwo Character Analysis; Turn in TFA packet; Lecture on Dramatic and Situational Irony (See PPT) Homework: Okonkwo Character Analysis due TOMORROW 25.5 Journal: Why did Disney include these stereotypes in their movies (discussed in class)? Was Disney trying to be offensive? Agenda: Implicit Bias discussion Homework: Finish Journal 25.5 at home! |