Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012


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DUE THURSDAY NIGHT:

Email 5 questions about money and politics to Martha by Thursday night.

Three questions should be about the movie and two questions should be taken from your own research on money and politics.






DUE FRIDAY:

1st Paragraph of your 5-paragraph essays on graphic novel

WHAT IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE:

1)         Thesis Statement (title of work, author’s name)
2)         If needed, an explanation of thesis
3)         Short summary of the story (2 sentences at most)
4)         State your three points.

In Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, the author uses darkness to suggest the characters’ sadness. (1) Throughout the narrative, Yang uses a multitude of colors to suggest teen-age life but often he depicts characters who are in pain amidst a black background. (2) Jin Wang, a Chinese-American, struggles with his ethnicity in a predominantly white school. Before he can learn to be comfortable with his true self, he ignores others of Asian heritage and does everything he can to assimilate completely into white culture. (3) Several times during the narrative, he is depicted as walking or existing in darkness, including a moment when he is rejected by a white girl, when he is ridiculed by bullies and when he is rejects his best friend who is also of Asian descent. (4)

DUE FRIDAY:

For writing class: Read and Critique "The Oven is Always Bigger in the Next Restaurant" and "The Way I Learned to Be Free".

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN.
YOU MAY WEAR YOUR COSTUME BUT.....

YOU MUST BRING IN RECYCLABLES TO CREATE OUR MAGR PINK FLAMINGO

Friday, October 26, 2012

Friday - Sunday, October 26th - October 28th

LITERATURE:

For Monday: Write three (3) thesis statements for an essay on your selected graphic novel.


WORLD RELIGIONS:

For Monday: Prepare for our Exam Review session on Primal Religions.

TUESDAY: Primal Religions Exam

WRITING:

Read and Review "Before I Fall" and "People Watcher." We will workshop both stories on Monday.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

 
LITERATURE:

For Friday: Finish AMERICAN BORN CHINESE (Use your Stickie Notes.)

For Monday: Write 3 (three) possible thesis statements for an essay on your selected graphic novel.

WORLD RELIGIONS:

For Monday: Study for Primal Religions Review Session

TUESDAY: Primal Religions Exam

WRITING

Due Dates:

ADDIE - Friday 10/26
EMMA - Monday 10/29
CAROLINE - Tuesday 10/30
SAM - Wednesday 10/31
BROOKS - Wednesday 10/31
JACK - Wednesday 10/31
KENNETH - Wednesday 10/31
CATIE - Thursday 11/1
SOPHIE - Thursday 11/1
VIRGINIA - Friday 11/2
KAROLINE - Friday 11/2
INDIA - Friday 11/2
RAMONA - Monday 11/5
KATHERINE - Tuesday 11/6
LUCY - Tuesday 11/6