Reminders (8/17/17) Vocabulary Unit 6 Quiz – no notes, m.c. 30 questions – tomorrow, 8/18 Unit 1 Cultural Conversations test – TUESDAY, 8/22 M.C. Written portion (2 parts) Things Fall Apart – Did you already read it? Or are you reading it? COMPLETED BY Wednesday, 8/23 Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) by Monday, 8/28

SAT Practice Handout (2 sides)

Multiculturalism Explained in One Word: HAPA (p. 53) 1st Read: Read and annotate: marking where she identifies/explains her cultural identity Identify the thesis or central idea (highlight it) Mark well-chosen, relevant details that support the thesis you just highlighted 2nd Read – Read and respond to the text-dependent questions (#1-5) Complete the SOAPSTone chart (#6) on page 55

Synthesis Establish your position, write your thesis, choose your texts What can you say about each text and what IT says about how culture informs one’s perspective. Divide the essay (organize by claim or text) Essay can be most effectively organized by theme, point, similarity, or aspect of the topic It can also be organized by text; however, difficult to truly synthesis this way.

Texts: Where Worlds Collide & My Mother Pieced Quilts #1s: Where Worlds Collide (p. 63) #2s: My Mother Pieced Quilts (p. 72) As you read and annotate, focus on marking the following: allusions details that suggest the perspective of the new arrivals. Answer Qs 1-3 (@ end of text) Write a statement identifying the author’s purpose for writing this essay. The author’s purpose is to… 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…

Finish discussing “My Mother Pieced Quilts”

Mini-Socratic Seminars Group 1 – Woman with Kite