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Turn in your phones. If I see it or hear it, I am taking it for the whole day. Your short answer take home quiz is due NOW. Turn it into the tray. If it’s not in by today, it’s minus 30 points. Your expository essays are graded. To see your grade and my comments, sign on to the cloud and then search for google drive. Sign in. Then look for it under “shared with me,” it should just be a document titled with your name. Reminders & Announcements
Walkabout: An Australian Aboriginal Rite of Passage Walkabout refers to a rite of passage during which male Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. In this practice they would trace the paths that their ancestors took, and imitate, in a fashion, their heroic deeds.
Reflect in your writer’s notebook: What ‘rite of passage’ took you from childhood to adolescence? At what point in your life will you consider yourself an adult? Why? Be prepared to share.
Divide your index card into three sections by folding it like a brochure. You can title the front side “Summary Sentences.” Then label each column, leaving room to write a ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY for each section of the text. Intensive reading index card for “Half a day” by naguibmahfouz
After you have written your summary sentences and confirm with a partner, write notes on the back of your card regarding these three topics: Intensive Reading Index Card for “Half a Day” by Naguib Mahfouz
Closing: reflect in your writer’s notebook • Think about the following quote: • “Great works never fail to reveal the common human experience.” • How does Mahfouz’s work reveal this? Use two quotes from the story to back up your claim. • Remember to consider archetypes and the universal unconscious.