World Literature November 17, 2014

Do Now What is forgiveness? What does it look like? What do you like about it? What don’t you? List 2 advantages and disadvantages of forgiving or not forgiving? When you are finish, read your SSR book.

Objectives: SWBAT discuss the meaning of forgiveness. SWBAT discuss and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of forgiveness.

Would You Forgive? Elizabeth Eckford was a 15-year old African- American student who attended Little Rock High School in Arkansas in She is known as one of the Little Rock Nine because she is one of the nine young African-American students who went to the all- white high school after the Brown vs. Board of education decision in This law made segregation, or separation, of blacks and whites illegal in education; before this, black children and white children could not attend the same school. Many white students were not supportive of this decision and did not treat the black students as equals. On her very first day of high school, Elizabeth had to walk through a mob of white students and grown-ups who were yelling and threatening to hurt her. She was brave but very afraid. During her time at Little Rock High, Elizabeth was threatened and harassed and even had to have the National Guard come to protect her and the other black students. Elizabeth suffered from nightmares and paranoia for a long time because of her experience at Little Rock High. There is a famous picture of Elizabeth walking to school bravely while the white mob follows her. 34 years after the picture was taken, Hazel Massery, one of the white women shown in the picture yelling, apologized to Elizabeth. They started talking more and Elizabeth forgave her and they are now friends.

Would You Forgive? Tariq Khamisa was 20-years-old when he was killed while delivering a pizza. His assailant was 14-year-old Tony Hicks who shot him on orders from an 18-year-old gang leader. After his son’s murder, Tariq’s dad, Azim Khamisa, didn’t seek revenge, but saw two children lost, one forever and one to the state prison system. Azim established the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF) to honor his son and to “stop kids from killing kids.” He reached out to Ples Felix, Tony Hicks’ grandfather and guardian. Together, they have spoken to thousands of children about the “power of forgiveness” in order to break the cycle of youth violence. Tony Hicks pled guilty to murder in 1996 and delivered a remorseful speech at his sentencing, accepting responsibility for his actions and praying for Tariq’s dad’s forgiveness. Tony was sentenced to prison for 25 years to life. The foundation continues to change the lives of young people by empowering them to make positive and nonviolent choices (TKF).

Scars of Forgiveness As you listen to Kate’s story jot down some of the advantages/disadvantages she faces when choosing to forgive/not forgive.

Class Read: Chapter 23 Read and annotate as we read pgs Highlight areas where the idea of forgiveness takes place.

Exit Ticket Imagine that you are Amir. Would you forgive Baba? Write about the thoughts or feelings that you would experience in this situation.

Homework Read and write a summary for chapter 24.

Tuesday November 18, 2014 SSR!

Humans of New York "I had a great life in Brazil. I was very close with my family, I had great friends, a wonderful job, a group that I sang with. But a long time ago, I left it all behind to follow a man. I was from a very Roman Catholic family in Rio de Janeiro. He was a Jewish man from New York. It all seemed very exciting. He was sweet. And cute. But I should have never followed him. I left behind happiness for something unknown."

Chapter 24 Review

Objectives: SWBAT practice using Q3 CRS skills.

Grammar Stations/Activities Review of: COP 604 COU 602 COU 702 OUC 601 SST 601

Homework Write a letter to a character from The Kite Runner. You can say whatever you want to the character as long as you include and highlight the following: 4 semicolons 3 Conjunctive Adverbs 3 Subject Verb Agreement with prepositional phrases in between the subject and the verb. 2 Possessive Pronouns 2 Relative Pronouns 1 Reflexive Pronoun HW Grade: 15 points!

Wednesday November 19, 2014 Individually complete the ACT Packet. In your groups, create a master key. This will be your grade 15 points!

Class Read: Chapter 25 Read and annotate the chapter. End of novel discussion/study guide

Homework Study for CRS Exam. Know about semicolons, unusual subject verb agreement, sentence types, conjunctive adverbs, pronouns, apostrophes. If you do not earn a 70% or higher you will be in mandatory office hours! Write a short response characterizing how Amir and Baba’s relationship has changed from Amir’s childhood to adulthood. Must be at least 150 words and include at least 2 pieces of evidence. Type or write neatly…I will not accept illegible work!

Thursday November 20, 2014 SSR!

Humans of New York “My grandparents abused me because they hated my mother. I decided when I was eleven years old that either I was going to kill them, or they were going to kill me, so I went to school one day and told my teacher, and they placed me in a group home for nine years. That’s how bad it was. It was so bad, that even at eleven, I knew I had to get out and break the cycle.” “What cycle?” “The cycle of people taking out their feelings on their family.”

CRS Exam 40 minutes

End of Novel Discussion/ Activities Plot Characterization Relationships Setting

Homework Study for Novel Test tomorrow

Friday November 21, 2014 Take five minutes to review your notes! Novel Test