Bitter Grounds

Today in 1st and 3rd hour we took a quiz on "Customs," by Julia Alvarez. It consisted of some of the same questions from the previous quiz. Then we read from "Bitter Grounds," by Sandra Benitez. We did some work with the reading.

If you were absent, please create a notebook page entitled, "Bitter Grounds." On the notebook page, respond to the following:

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Uchendo claims: “Mother is Supreme.”
Explain how this is a true statement in Achebe’s novel.
Is that statement true in your life?
Is your mother supreme?
How are women supreme in U.S. culture?

When you come back to school, pick up a copy of the reading (it is a couple of blue pages). After you read it, create a thesis statement for the piece and write it at the bottom of your "Bitter Grounds" notebook page.

Homework: Read "The Manned Missiles"

Customs

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW!!

We began class today with a quiz on the assigned short story, "Customs." Then, we did some round-robin thinking about the story.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW!!

If you were absent, complete the following maps on separate sheets of paper and submit them when you return to class:

1. Describe Don Mundo using a bubble map.

2. Use a flow map to show the sequence of events in the story.

3. Use a circle map to define the setting of the story (The Dominican Republic).

4. Compare and contrast Steven and Francisco using a double-bubble map.

5. Identify the causes and effects of Yolanda’s inability to use the tent using a multi-flow map.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW!!

Mission Accomplished

The hour was spent today writing an essay justifying the Mission's Oscar for Best Cinematography. At the end of the hour, students picked up a copy of "Customs," by Julia Alvarez. The story must be read before class tomorrow.

The Mission is Over

Today we finished The Mission. On Monday, we will have an in-class essay in which you justify The Mission earning the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

Our Mission Continues

Today we watched The Mission.

If you were absent, check out a classmate's notes.

Our Mission

Today we read our outside reading books for the first 15 minutes of class. Then we watched the beginning of The Mission. Since our "mission" is to defend the film's Oscar for Best Cinematography, we took notes on at least 4 examples of good cinematography from today's viewing.

Homework: Continue the outside reading...

Reading Film

DON'T FORGET TO BLOG TONIGHT!!

Today we finished talking about reading film. If you were absent, please get the notes from a classmate.

DON'T FORGET TO BLOG TONIGHT!!

Homework: Bring your outside reading book to class tomorrow!

DON'T FORGET TO BLOG TONIGHT!!