1. Journal (in your notebook, should be one solid paragraph with reflection and details):
What does “home” mean to you? What do you consider to be your real home? What makes the place you choose your real home?
Monday Warm-Up

2. Read the poem all the way through
Read the poem all the way through. Annotate as you go to increase your reflection.
Read the poem a second time. This time, follow along with the poetry analysis sheet. Annotate answers.
Complete the poetry analysis.
Poetry Analysis

3. Foldable Fold a paper into 8 sections.
Label the boxes as follows (leave plenty of room to write!):
Items
Nature
Food
Family Traditions
Family Tendencies
Sayings
Religion/Spirituality/Beliefs
Interesting Stories/Details
Foldable

4. Use the template IF you want to
Use the template IF you want to. Feel free to adapt it by changing things that don’t fit for you; but make sure you keep the length.
Go your own way if you prefer, such as in the style of “Identity Card” or just as more of a narrative. Make sure you stick to about one page in length.
Rough Draft and Peer Revision – due tomorrow
“Where I’m From” piece

5. Write your response (one well- developed paragraph) in your notebook.
If you could go back and relive one day in your life, what day would you pick? Why? Describe in detail what happened, why you would want to relive it, and if you would change anything about it.
Tuesday Journal

6. “Where I’m From” Rough Draft 30 minutes
You have 30 minutes to prepare your rough draft.
Even if you used the template, your rough draft should be written on notebook paper as a completed piece.
Writing is never complete; it is never perfect. If you get finished early, then that means you have time to go back and make it better.
“Where I’m From” Rough Draft 30 minutes

7. Peer Revision 15 minutes 1) Trade your rough draft with a partner.
2) Fill out the Peer Revision Sheet for your partner.
3) Follow through step by step, and do not skip over anything.
4) You have 15 minutes to complete this step. If you finish before 15 minutes, that means you have more time to go back and give them better feedback.
Peer Revision 15 minutes

8. DUE DATE: Monday, August 29 +10 if you turn it in on Friday, August 26
In-Class Computer Time on 8/24, 8/25, 8/26
Plan ahead! Don’t procrastinate.
Unit 1 Project

9. Do you like your name. Is there any meaning behind your name
Do you like your name? Is there any meaning behind your name? If you could change your name, would you? Why?
As usual, a journal should be one well-developed paragraph with details and reflections.
Wednesday Journal

10. Read models:
“Names Nombres” by Julia Alvarez
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros
Ms. Yeganegi’s Example
Draft yours:
Note there are various ways to approach this piece.
“My Name”

11. Please clear your desks
Please clear your desks. You will have a short vocabulary quiz after the bell rings. You should ace it!
Thursday

12. Create a 4-square foldable
Please fold a paper into four squares and label as follows:
Cultural Information
Cultural Differences
Figurative Language
Imagery and Sensory Details
Create a 4-square foldable

13. Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
Read Ch. 1: Leffingwell Elementary School
Read Ch. 2: Hot Dogs and Wild Geese
Read Ch. 14: The Ham Amendment
Read Ch. 19: I-Raynians Need Not Apply
Throughout each chapter, use your 4-square to track these items:
Cultural Information
Cultural Differences
Figurative Language
Imagery and Sensory Details
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas

14. On the back of your 4-square, please answer these questions: 1) After reading, how would you say that the author feels about her culture? Give at least three specific reasons/examples. 2) What is the one most significant cultural difference you think she encountered in America? 3) Of the various topics she covered, what one topic/idea do you think she focused on most? Explain your response.
Reflection Questions (turn in your graphic organizer when you finish these)

15. Brainstorm of foods from your childhood and teenage years. Be specific
Brainstorm of foods from your childhood and teenage years. Be specific! Use sensory details when you can. Try to list at least 10. Ms. Yeganegi’s Examples: Waffles – always gooey – made by my grandfather Fried apple pies, homemade on the farm in Tennessee Persian kabob, juicy and flavorful, from the hole-in-the-wall on 41 Apple slices with peanut butter Steamed broccoli Ice cream cones from the ice cream truck “Sun Tea” – sweet iced tea brewed in the summer sun
Friday Journal

16. Choose one of your foods from the list
Choose one of your foods from the list. Try to choose one that has a good story attached it to it.
For example, my grandfather’s waffles were delicious, but the main reason I miss them is because I miss my grandfather. Thinking about sitting in his kitchen and smelling his waffles, which he slathered in peanut butter and syrup, makes me think about the importance of family and tradition. When I write about this, I would make sure to write about my grandfather and how much I valued spending time with him in the morning while he made and we ate these waffles.
Food Writing

17. Read and discuss “A Mother’s Beloved Cooking”
Think about all the stories we have looked at that use food to tell a bigger story about culture, family, or tradition.
Fish Cheeks
Hot Dogs and Wild Geese
The Ham Amendment
This article
Your food piece should be similar --- tell a story about your culture, family, or tradition through the use of a story about the food. It should be about one page and use the components of narrative writing (imagery, sensory details, figurative language, strong hook and conclusion, dialogue, etc.)
Read and discuss “A Mother’s Beloved Cooking”