1. Reminders (8/9/17) My blog is up! drspruill.weebly.com
Vocabulary Unit 6
Pic Quiz w/notes – Friday, 8/11
‘big’ quiz no notes – next week – end of week (date to be determined)
Things Fall Apart
COMPLETED BY Monday, 8/21
If you are new to Hillgrove, it is your responsibility to view the PRE-COURSE reading assignment posted on the school website and speak to me with any questions you might have.
Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) by Monday, 8/28

2. Vocabulary unit 6 Vote

3. Two Perspectives on Cultural Identity
GOALS:
Analyze a particular point of view regarding a cultural experience (literature and art);
Compare and contrast the representation of a subject in different media

4. Two Perspectives on Cultural Identity
Reading Purpose (video clip and text): What key ideas and details help you understand Kahlo’s life, art, and cultural identity?
Video Clip: intro to The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Discuss article – share evidence.
Consider: What did you learn from the article that you didn’t in the video? What did you learn from the video that you didn’t in the article? What is the purpose of ‘reading’ them both?

5. Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States (Frida Kahlo)
OPTIC analysis
How did the information about the artist’s life help you to understand the artwork?
What is the conflict presented in the artwork?
How does Frida Kahlo’s painting represent her cultural identity?

6. Revision of Cultural Identity Writing Final Draft – Due Friday, 8/11
Using your traffic light and sticky notes, create a checklist of elements for your writing.
As you review each one, identify it in your writing. Mark it (highlight it) and then write out to the side, what skill or content is it addressing.
Ask these questions:
What works?
What should I add? (dialogue, imagery, emotions, - elements of voice)
What should I delete? (repetition – that is not done on purpose, areas off topic, areas where you ramble, etc.)
What should I rearrange? (Is the ending better as a beginning? Is the beginning better as a ending? Is the order of events/issues/challenges most powerful? How can I bring the reader into my story the best?)