Weekly Reminders – Read The Bluest Eye through p. 93 and complete questions 1-6 from Friday’s handout. Objectives: Write cohesive sentences; collaborate and perform with your peers If your life, from birth till present, had a theme, what would it be? Explain in 1-3 sentences, and try to use at least one of the comma rules we’ve discussed. Bell Ringer: Monday, January 12, 2015

Weekly Reminders – Turn in the text evidence organizer you were working on over break before the bell rings! Objectives: Add commas; review key plot details Directions: Finish these sentences and add commas. 1. By the end of 2015, I hope to [list three things using commas in a series]. 2. _____ a good friend of mine…[add commas and finish this sentence.] Bell Ringer: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

ACT Practice Passage 4

List of Events for “Winter” – Record on your gold summary sheet! Maureen Peal is introduced – she is a light-skinned black girl and is treated well by her peers. Boys are picking on Pecola, and C and F try to defend her. Then Maureen comes over and the boys disperse. The four girls get into a little fight while walking to get a snack. Henry gives the girls money for ice cream, but they arrive home early and find him with the prostitutes. The Bluest Eye – Order of Events – pp

List of Events for “Winter” – Record on your gold summary sheet! The author gives a description of a specific type of black woman (example=Geraldine). G. limits the type of other black children her son can play with. Pecola has an altercation with Geraldine’s precious cat when she visits Junior, Geraldine’s son. The Bluest Eye – Order of Events – pp