FOR FRESHMEN: Take an art walk to see your mind maps of the Hadza reading Discussion of last half of the reading Time to work with a partner on creative writing assignment to tell a story in the Hadza style. We’ll sit in a circle and act out these stories next class! You got a […]
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FOR SOPHOMORES: Get back discussion questions we did last class and get instructions to finish them individually for hwk. This is no longer group work; please finish on your own. Receive instructions for an “approach” story — part of the practice for creative writing that will culminate in a final creative story next month. Work […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: The due date for the Mandela power point has changed again! Sorry! (Fortunately, you were happy about the change). It’s now due on Wed. 2/19. Got a mind map assignment and saw examples We did pre-reading of an article titled “The Hadza” and got an assignment for taking notes while reading the first […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Continue work on Mandela power point project. This is due on Friday. Be sure to work on it tonight, as that’s your for tonight, and you’ll have other hwk due on Friday besides this power point. We agreed that the most efficient way for students to share these will be to through google docs. You may […]
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FOR SOPHOMORES: Snow day! We were supposed to have early release, but even that was canceled.
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FOR FRESHMEN: Turn in quote-based responses to “Kaffir Boy” Get assignment to answer a question relating to Nelson Mandela’s life and work. Use computers on wheels to begin research HWK: If you and your partner (if you chose to work with one) feel it’s necessary, continue research at home. You’ll only have one more day […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Create a passbook cover while I check on completion of passbook hwk Get assignment for using a quote to respond to “Kaffir Boy” Discuss your questions and the reading “Kaffir Boy” HWK: Finish creating your passbook cover and write a response to one of the quotes, applying the quote to both the reading […]
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FOR SOPHOMORES: Vocab test Present posters that groups created last class Go over highlights of recent chapters in A Thousand Splendid Suns HWK: 10C: READ CHS 31-33 10B: READ CHS. 30-33
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FOR FRESHMEN: Partners from last class group up with one other pair of students to discuss their questions on “Home Was a Horse Stall.” After that discussion, choose the best question to present to the class. I asked you to keep the reading “Kaffir Boy” and the questions you’d answered regarding that reading. Moving to […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Collect vocab if you didn’t already turn it in on Wednesday. Last day to get full credit. Get background to our next unit — literature of Africa. Discuss apartheid and Nelson Mandela Finish reading “Home Was a Horse Stall” and work with a partner to answer discussion questions HWK: Read “Kaffir Boy” and […]
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