Reminders (8/16/16) Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) this coming Monday Upcoming: Unit 1 Voice & Culture Test – THIS Friday, 8/19 M.C. & Written Study guide was posted to the blog yesterday. Pre-Course Reading Essay – you should have by now Working thesis 2 claims At least 3 pieces of evidence or each claim

“Two Kinds” Revisit I gave feedback on your Edmodo responses and entered that grade in Synergy. If your group did not post as requested last week, you can post tonight. Remember that when analyzing literature we are looking for what the author does to communicate his/her message. In this case, conflict was the ‘tool’ we focused on and what did its use ‘do’? Solid Sample: In “Two Kinds,” the conflict between mother and daughter represents the conflict between two cultural identities. (could use some more specificity – perspectives?) In “Two Kinds” the pressure from Jing Mei’s mother causes her to abandon hope of fitting the perfect image that she sets for her.

Writing: Concision, Style, and tone. Basic example 1 A new solar powered bicycle can reach speeds of up to as high as thirty miles per hour. A. No Change B. Upwards and Close to C. Nearly D. Nearly as high as

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Vocabulary Unit 6 Intro to #s 11-20

Texts: Hunger of Memory & My Mother Pieced Quilts #2s: My Mother Pieced Quilts As you read and annotate, focus on marking the following: Conflicts Voice Cultural identity What are the 3 big ideas/’takeaways’ from the text (Things your partner(s) absolutely should remember!) Write a statement demonstrating your understanding of the text Read and annotate the poem using the SIFT approach: Symbolism/Imagery/Figurative Language/Tone & Theme Compare the poem to “Legal Alien” Conflict Voice Cultural identity Write a statement demonstrating your understanding of the two different poems “My Mother Pieced Quilts” and “Legal Alien” are similar in that both…but…while…

1st Block #1 – Hunger of Memory #2 – My Mother Pieced Quilts David McLain Leslie Taylor Lani Max Andrew K. Eve Ben Noah Malcolm Sophie Katie Grace Brent Kacy Tahj Jenna Reese Olivia Canaan Cameron Andrew F. Anaya Anna Nkenna Aleah Natasha Emily Kennedy Nadia Imani

2nd Block #1 – Hunger of Memory #2 – My Mother Pieced Quilts Luna Hannah Madison Luke Caroline Alex Jack Kerigan Deyana Camille Zach Katie Fred Marylou Adam Chelea Spencer Elijah Jakai Sam Jaliyah - ABS Jalem Garrett - ABS Cal Ashley Chloe Daren Tyler Landon Kayley Jared Jade

3rd Block #1 – Hunger of Memory #2 – My Mother Pieced Quilts Aaron B. Conor Garrett Aaron G. Erin Tahlee Chandler Lily Lucas Jordan Jessica CJ Austin Kristin Matthew Cooper Joshua Blair Aslin Sam Camryn Kassie Olivia Chelsea Mitchell Madalyn Justin Ja Chris Brendan Monique

Teaching to Partner(s) Find a partner with a different number than you. You will teach each other the text. While learning/teaching, write down any questions that remain! Questions that will help us delve deeper! Identify Power Quotes (powerful quotes that reveal something, provoke thought, connect clearly to big ideas, etc.) Whole group discussion of unanswered questions

Writing Workshop With partner: Read / work on thesis statements What parts of the thesis need to be proven? (These should be your two claims.) Read / work on 2 claims Do they represent/support the thesis? Read 3 pieces of text to support each claim. New for today: Begin to write your interpretation