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Daily LessonsProgress Report Packaging Slip First 3weeks.


 * __Week of September 13-17__**


 * Finished Sundiata, Instruction of the 5-paragraph essay, Began Things Fall Apart (pgs. 1-21), ECredit 3&3 (3 facts, 3 sources) on Things Fall Apart.Goal is to understand elements of the Five Paragraph Essay: Intro (1 paragraph), Body (3 paragraphs/3 examples supporting essay), and Conclusion (1 paragraph).**


 * __Thursday, September 16__**

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 * In-Class Writing Assignment 3**
 * Read recent NY TImes article on Poverty. Write one page telling me about the article and what you think about poverty, or how it affects you.**


 * Work on 5 paragraph essay on Who Am I Compared to a Great Leader?**
 * Rough Draft Due Friday, September 17th.**

In-Class Writing Assignment #4 Visit NY Times article on Isreal and Palestine rconflict [] .
 * __Friday, September 17__**

Think about two neighborhoods you know about that have tension between each other. Tell me about the cause of Isreal and Palestine's problems (claiming turf and who has the right to own land). Tell me about the effect (war & suffering). You may research but use the article given to you as your primary information. Visit website @http://ancienthebrewpoetry.typepad.com/ancient_hebrew_poetry/2009/04/ecology-of-jerusalem-by-yehuda-amichai.html discussion on poem's view of the conflict Lecture on Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author of Things Fall Apart  __Monday September 20, 2010__ POET OF THE WEEK:  [|Mazisi Kunene.doc] []

 · //South Africa's Poet Laureate Literary Icon and Anti-Apartheid Campaigner. //

 · //Mazisi Kunene died aged 76 in August and was one of Africa’s greatest poets and literary icons. // Turn in Rough Draft if you have not done so Bellringer #5 //[|www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/**grammar**/AlphaExer/compsubandpre.htm] // Review Bellringer Game [] Grammar- Parts of Speech review [] Writing- Work on Rough Draft Essay

__Tuesday September 21, 2010__ Quiz on Things Fall Apart Quiz on listening skills for "The Monkey's Paw" (if you missed this you will need to email me so I may send you the link and assignment). Grammar:  · linking verbs []  · LIE AND LAY []  · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Prepositions [] <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 197.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Conjunctions []  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Literature- Review Elements of the novel. Things Fall Apart

__Wednesday September 22, 2010__ <span style="background: white; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #001eff; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; lineheight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; marginbottom: 0pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">In Class writing Assignment #5 On Writing, Toni Morrison said: “Make it political as hell. And make it irrevocably beautiful.” But how is it possible to do both of those things at once, and why must we try? Please answer the question.

(Think about writing about war, hatred, violence, innocence lost, racism...)

Quiz on chapters 1-8 Things Fall Apart. Discuss reading. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Grammar: Verb //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">TENSE [] //

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">__Thursday September 23, 2010__ We completed Extra Credit in class today! Great job y'all~

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Writing- Spend time finishing Five Paragraph Final Draft-- Due Friday Discussion and graphically organizing Cause & Effect essay's 1 and 2 <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Literature- Things Fall Apart

__Friday September 24, 2010__ Study the poetry of Kunene and look at understanding Toni Morrison's quote and how it applies to Kunene's piece. Look at metaphors in the piece "Was I Wrong?" <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Read in class Chapters 9 & 10 TFA <span style="background: #00d3ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Extra Credit for the Week: 3 Poems and 3 sources for our Poet of the Week. Counts as 20 pts toward your overall class grade.

<span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">__Monday,September 27, 2010__ <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Inclass writing assignment #7 <span style="background: #00d3ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Extra Credit for the Week: 3 Poems and 3 sources for our Poet of the Week, **Aimé Césaire**. Counts as 20 pts toward your overall class grade. <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">African Movie in-class <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Read Chapters 11&12 <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">__Tuesday, September 27, 2010__ <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Begin Literary Packet <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Powerpoint presentation on TFA <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Webquest on Themes in Things Fall Apart (directions: Look at word document, for those who want to look more closely at themes on page 2, just control&click on links) <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Read TFA Chapters 13&14 <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">__Wednesday, September 28, 2010__ <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Quiz on Chapters 9-14 <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">**//We are going on an ADVENTURE to the VILLAGE of UMUOFIA!//** <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">[] <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">__Thursday, September 29, 2010__ <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">In-class writing assignment #8 <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">__Thursday, September 30, 2010__ <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Taking a break from Umuofia and we are going to DIGRESS <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">Watching //The Kite Runner// in class today and tomorrow. Use the following guide below in class so you can take notes. You will write me a Cause and Effect Essay using one or two of the following themes. Your involvement in these two days counts as a Project Grade. <span style="background: #ffffff; backgroundattachment: scroll; backgroundimage: none; backgroundposition: 0% 0%; backgroundpositionx: 0%; backgroundpositiony: 0%; backgroundrepeat: repeat; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 10pt; lineheight: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">