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Honors World Literature

WEEK 33. Honors World Literature. Clear your desk of everything. You will have 9 minutes to complete your English EPAS. . Do Now: Monday, April 28 th , 2014. SWAT participate in a Socratic Seminar which causes scholars to discuss and debate Achebe’s purpose in writing “Images of Africa”.

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Honors World Literature

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  1. WEEK 33 Honors World Literature

  2. Clear your desk of everything. You will have 9 minutes to complete your English EPAS. Do Now: Monday, April 28th, 2014

  3. SWAT participate in a Socratic Seminar which causes scholars to discuss and debate Achebe’s purpose in writing “Images of Africa”. Objectives

  4. Norms of Socratic Seminar Scholars need to have an understanding of the text. Do not need to raise your hand. Actively listen (what does this look like?) Use the text as evidence for your answers. Question one another!

  5. Spend the next 10 minutes reviewing the questions on your handout. Jot downs ideas to contribute to the discussion. Prepare textual evidence to support your ideas.

  6. Discussion Rubric: 10 points total No or limited ( not well thought out) response: 0 Response that answers a question: 5 Response that uses evidence: 8-10

  7. Exit Slip On a half sheet, do the following:

  8. Continue working on the Character chart Homework

  9. SSR Do Now: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

  10. SWBAT use a variety of correctly punctuated sentences. Objectives

  11. Define the following terms and give example sentences for each. Appositive Coordinating Conjunction Subordinating Conjunction Adjective combining Review

  12. Appositive: a description that describes the noun right beside it. (non-essential) Jimmy’s brother, whose name is also Jimmy, likes to skateboard. Coordinating Conjunction: joining two independent clauses using a conjunction. Daniella left her house without saying goodbye to her parents, for she was upset with them. Subordinating Conjunction: joining an independent and dependent cause using a comma. Because my flight is leaving at 8:50am, I need to leave my house at 6am. Adjective combining:joining two adjectives to describe a subect. The big, green balloon flew away. Answers

  13. There will be 4 stations that test different ways to use commas. • You and your group will have 8 minutes at each station to write down answers on a sheet of looseleaf. • The group with the highest points total will receive 2 Extra Credit points.  Stations Activity

  14. Quiz #1 Quiz #2 Quiz #3 Quiz #4 Answers

  15. Chapter 9 Questions:75: Describe the story Okonkwo’s mother used to tell him. What natural phenomenon did it explain? • 77: Describe Ekwefi’s dilemma. How is it cured? Give examples from the text. • 79: Explain why the medicine man mutilates the child. What is his goal? What does this practice show about the Ibo’s beliefs about life after death? • 86: Explain the Ezinma’s task. What are they trying to have her prove? Start Chapter 9

  16. Clear your desk of everything. You will have 9 minutes to complete your English EPAS. Do Now: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

  17. SWBAT create Theme statements for Things Fall Apart

  18. SSR Do Now: Thursday, May 1st, 2014

  19. SWBAT identify the theme of Hubert Harrison’s “The Black Man’s Burden”: a response to Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden”. Objectives

  20. At your tables, work on your TPCASTT of “The Black Man’s Burden”. TPCASTT

  21. Chapter 10 & 11 Homework

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