Night Sets In

Today in class we responded to questions about chapter 1 (see Edline). We also spent some time working on research.

Homework: Read pp. 23-45 in Night. Continue to pull info. from sources--research paper outline due Monday.

Exam Today!

Today we took the Things Fall Apart Exam. Overall, scores were excellent! Congrats to the following people for perfect exam scores:

Sasha W., Tanner L., Elizabeth H., Izzy K., Spencer C., Olivia L., Olivia K., and Will R.

WAY TO GO!!

Then, I went over the research paper outline requirements. We also talked about our next text, Night, and I distributed books. There was time in class for reading and/or research work.

Homework: Read the first chapter in Night.

Exam Tomorrow!!

Today we talked about Okonkwo as tragic hero. If you were absent, print and complete the assignment from Edline.

Tomorrow: Exam on Things Fall Apart.
On the exam: Multiple choice questions on the book, and matching vocab.

I revised the due dates for the research paper--see the prompt on Edline. Tomorrow we will return to the research, after the exam, and begin our next book.

BRING YOUR THINGS FALL APART BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW--I WILL BE COLLECTING THEM!!

The Final Straw

Today we presented images of Things Fall Apart. Then, we worked in groups to create multi-flow maps showing causes and effects of persecution/colonialism events. Groups also worked to write Works Cited citations for each of the sources that people brought in. I also completed an in-class notebook check (30 points).

If you were absent, please show me your 2 sources and your notebook tomorrow.

Homework: Finish the novel.

Citation Information for Angelica:

Web Page
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Web Article.” Title of Web Site. Date of publication or
last update to site. Date you accessed it.

Database
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of the Article.” Title of Publication. Date of publication:
page numbers. Title of Database. Edina High School, Edina, MN. Date you accessed the
article.

FYI-
Things Fall Apart Theme Statements Presented during Image Activity:

A culture will change when a new one interferes.

Following superstitions can result in either success or tragedy.

Leaders do not need to rule with an iron fist in order to be successful.

A strong male leader is necessary for a culture’s survival.

Being hospitable will gain you many allies and bring you prosperity.

Colonization has many undesirable effects on both the colonizing and colonized countries.

Cultural traditions can silence personal aspirations.

Even involuntary actions come with serious consequences.

Hard work almost always equals power and prestige.

In some societies men are the leaders and the strongest members.

Tradition is highly respected and followed within a community or culture.

There is an absolute punishment for everything in society.

Culture influences the way people think.

Elders and men dominate Igbo culture.

To become greatly respected, hard work is in order.

Hard work and dedication make a person rise above everyone else.

Sources for Monday!

Today in class we completed an activity about characters and themes in the novel. If you were absent today, you may make up the in-class activity by completing the following: on a blank piece of paper, choose two characters and complete a bubble map describing each character. Each bubble map should have 5-6 adjective bubbles, and should include examples for each adjective in the map's frame. Submit this assignment on Monday.

For Monday, read pp. 168-191. Also, bring your two printed articles to class on Monday (see previous post).

Printouts From 2 Credible Sources

You need them in class on Monday, March 16!

After a quiz today on chapters 15-17, we got into research groups and discussed preliminary information and ideas about where to get credible research about the persecution event. The research assignment for Monday is to find--and print or photocopy--two CREDIBLE sources that discuss the causes and/or effects of your event. Here is the information from the power point slides that I showed today in class:

For Monday, March 16th:
1. Find two CREDIBLE sources of information about the causes and effects of your event.
2. Print out the sources including author, title, date of publication, etc. information.
3. Bring your sources to class on Monday.

**REMINDER: CREDIBLE sources...
Come from university sites, respected organizations, etc.
Name an author
Offer a bibliography

YOUR SOURCES FOR MONDAY MUST BE CREDIBLE!!

A great place to look is the EHS databases (SIRS and EBSCO in particular):
EHS DATABASE LIST
**You need the EHS passwords for these databases--hopefully you wrote them down in class.

As Kelly P. pointed out first hour, you can also try looking at news sites like the NY Times. When I googled "New York Times Darfur," I got a long list of interesting (and credible) articles about the situation there.

Also--read pp. 154-167 for tomorrow. If you didn't read pp. 136-153, please try to get that done for tomorrow as well since things are truly falling apart for Okonkwo.

GO HORNETS!!!!

Things are About to Fall Apart

In tonight's reading, you will see the foreigners come into the Igbo villages.

In class, we worked on analyzing three passages from last night's reading.

Homework?
1. Complete the preliminary background research assignment (see previous blog post and research paper prompt on Edline)

2. Read pp. 136-153