Take out your novels/reading journals and pick up your Springboard book from the front of the classroom Sophomore World Literature and Language Arts

Learning Targets Students will be exposed to note taking strategies. Students will evaluate sources for subjectivity/objectivity and usefulness Students will examine the credibility of a text or its author Students will learn to avoid plagiarism and maintain accuracy by properly citing research in writing and speech

Grammar - Formative Today you will be taking a Formative Assessment on words that commonly are misused. The purpose of this assessment is to see where you are in your understanding and learning. If you do well on the assessment you will not be required to do the lessons. You will only be required to do remediation on the words that you miss. Do your best. When you are finished turn it in at the front of the room and quietly read while you wait for your classmate to finish.

Things Fall Apart Lead-in + Quote + CitationCommentary During the Feast of the Yam Okonkwo became angry at his second wife, “Okonkwo gave her a sound beating and left her and her only daughter weeping” (Achebe 38) Okonkwo demonstrates that he is quick to anger when he beats his second wife for removing leaves from a banana tree. He is very prideful and when she went against his wishes he punished her. “Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it be the emotion of anger. To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength” (Achebe 28) Okonkwo’s character is warped by his desire not to appear weak like his father. The only emotion he is willing to show is anger.

Things Fall Apart Unit 3 - Backmap Springboard pages 173 – 222 E.A. 3.1 – research project with partner E.A. 3.2 – Literary Analysis Essay (Okonkwo as a tragic hero)

Things Fall Apart – Activity 3.9 You will be choosing an aspect of Ibo culture (Pre and Post Colonialism) to research (Activity 3.9) Note Taking handout Aspects (190) Music Language Justice Sports Weddings Gender Roles Housing War Food Clothing Medicine Festivals/Holidays Funeral Rites Farming View of Nature Status Family Religion

Things Fall Apart – Chpt Chapter 16 on page 143. Take out your post-it notes and when you find a evidence that you can use in your journal mark it with the post- it note.

Quick write In your own words, summarize what you will need to know to complete this assessment successfully. With your class, create a graphic organizer to represent the skills and knowledge you will need to complete the tasks identified in the Embedded Assessment

Exit Task Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets? Students will be exposed to other cultures and time periods, quality literature and effective/varied writing styles Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced and developed literature Students will write effectively in expository mode to examine/analysis a complex idea 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes? 3. What are the three choices for your project? List them in order of preference.