August 31-September 1 Digital Use Agreement form Read and sign please! Discuss your culture interview homework with your group *Please put your summer reading assignments in the rolling cart *Make sure it has your name on it!

Today’s Objectives You will create an exemplification of what you believe to be your culture by using technology or physical material and discussing culture characteristics in order to introduce yourself to the class

Homework: Make flashcards for these vocabulary words You may make your flashcards how you see fit (ex: cut them and glue them on notecards or just cut them out and glue the word on one side and the definition on the other) Study them and bring them next class period!

1/2A Essay Pre-Assessment Results Hook 10/19=53% Thesis 19/19=100% Examples 8/19=42% Detailed Examples 5/19=26% Transitions 10/19=53% 4 Paragraphs 11/19=58% Prompt Analysis 4/19=21% Rough draft/Graphic organizer 12/19=63%

¾ Essay Pre-Assessment Results Hook 14/28=50% Thesis 27/28=96% Examples 11/28=39% Detailed examples 11/28=39% Transitions 13/28=46% 4 Paragraphs 11/28=39% Prompt Analysis 8/28=29% Rough Draft/Graphic Organizer 25/28=89%

Culture Collage Look over the rubric You will need three symbols of your culture and at least two pictures of your family or friends You may draw them and turn them in on a paper OR you may use the Pic Collage app to create your own culture collage using your own pictures or pictures from the internet On the notecard you will explain what your symbols mean and why they are important to you (you may also discuss your pictures) Both the collage and the notecard are due at the end of the period If you completed the assignment electronically, submit it to my email (make sure it has your name!) otherwise place your collage in the “Turn In” box on the front board

1. My first symbol is of a globe reading a book with a graduation cap 1. My first symbol is of a globe reading a book with a graduation cap. This represents the importance of education in my culture. Education is valued above all. 2. My second symbol is of March 17th, a pot of gold, a leprechaun hat, and shamrock. This epitomizes every St. Patrick’s Day of my childhood. Each year my extended family would make a float for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and, depending on the theme, we would ride on it dressed as leprechauns, Irish dancers, and other Irish folks in order to throw candy to the crowd. 3. My third symbol is of the word “Catholic,” nuns, and priests. This exemplifies my culture’s number one religion. As a child from a devout Catholic family, I attended Catholic schools through my sophomore year of high school! 4. The pictures are of me, my two sons, Ashton and Hunter, and my niece Emily in Washington, D.C. last summer. The other picture is of Ashton and his good friend named Emily.

1/2B Pre-Assessment Essay Results Hook: 19/23—83% Thesis: 23/23—100% Examples: 8/23—35% Detailed Examples: 13/23—57% Transitions: 15/23—65% 4 paragraphs: 9/23—39% Prompt Analysis: 10/23—43% Rough draft/Graphic Organizer: 20/23—87%

3/4B Pre-Assessment Essay Results Hook: 14/25—56% Thesis: 21/25—84% Examples: 9/25—36% Detailed Examples: 9/25—36% Transitions:17/25—68% 4 Paragraphs: 17/25—68% Prompt Analysis: 3/25—12% Rough Draft/Graphic Organizers:20/25—80%

6/7B Pre-Assessment Essay Results Hook: 13/20—65% Thesis: 16/20—80% Examples: 13/20—65% Detailed Examples: 3/20—15% Transitions: 14/20—70% 4 Paragraphs: 8/20—40% Prompt Analysis: 3/20—15% Rough Draft/Graphic Organizer: 16/20—80%