Assignments Page

Wed., Sept. 9:  

In-Class:

• Review phrases and clauses practice worksheet.

• More work with phrases and clauses.

• Notes on Chinua Achebe.

• Character analysis of Okonkwo and Unoka.

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Assign: 

1. Complete Subordinate Clause worksheet for a grade.

2. Read Ch. 4-5 of Things Fall Apart.  (pp. 26-45)

3. Study for quiz over phrases and clauses.

Fri., Sept. 11:

In-Class:

• Phrases and Clauses quiz.

• How do Ibo proverbs help us to understand both Ibo culture and Okonkwo's actions?

• Review the study guide for Ch. 1-5.

              Assign: 

1. Review vocabulary for Chapters 1-5.

2. Read Chapters 6-9 (pp. 46-86).

Wed., Sept. 9:  

In-Class:

• Review comma worksheet on coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.

• Present comma rule on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Notes on the archetype of coming of age.

• Background information for “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160)

Assign:

1. Comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

2. Read “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).  Prepare study questions from the study guide.

Fri., Sept. 11:  

In-Class:

• Review comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Review the conept of "theme" in literature.

• Analysis of “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).

      Assign:

1. Read “Tapka” by David Bezmozgis (p. 101).  

Wed., Sept. 9:

In-Class:

• Submit your Glass Castle essay to TurnItIn.com by 8:00 am.

• Some more work with ethos.

• Review Vocabulary.

• Notes on the genocides in Burundi and Rwanda.

• What rhetorical choices has Tracy Kidder made in writing his book?

   Assign: 

1. Complete study guide identify for Strength in What Remains.

2. Reread the following sections:  Part I, Chapter 9 (pp. 111-119 only) and Part II, Chapter 15 (pp. 212-222).

Fri., Sept. 11:  

In-Class:

• Elie Wiesel's comments on the challenge of recording genocide.  Read the introductory section from Night that will be available on Google Classroom.

• Analysis of Chapters 9 and 10.  Why has Kidder chosen two different points of view for Parts I and II?

Assign: 

1. Select another incident recorded both in Parts I and II.  Sketch a rhetorical analysis of these passages. (For discussion)

2. Study for vocabulary quiz over the first twenty words from Strength in What Remains.  

3. The test on Strength in What Remains will be on  Thurs., Sept. 17.

Tues., Sept. 8:  

In-Class:

• 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Review of phrases and clauses.

                    2. Major uses of the comma, including coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.

                    3. Notes on the archetype of coming of age.

                    4. Note on "theme" in literature.

      Assign:

1. Study for phrases and clauses quiz.

2. Comma worksheet.

Thurs., Sept. 10:  

In-Class:

• Quiz on phrases and clauses.

• Review comma worksheet on coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.

• Present comma rule on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Background information for “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160)

Assign:

1. Comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

2. Read “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).  

Mon., Sept. 14:  

In-Class:

• Review comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Analysis of “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).

      Assign:

1. Read “Tapka” by David Bezmozgis (p. 101).  

Tues., Sept. 8:  

In-Class:

• 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Review of phrases and clauses.

                    2. Quiz on phrases and clauses.

                    3. Major uses of the comma, including coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.

                    4. Notes on the archetype of coming of age.

                    5. Note on "theme" in literature.

      Assign:

1. Study for phrases and clauses quiz.

2. Comma worksheet.

Thurs., Sept. 10:  

In-Class:

• Review comma worksheet on coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.

• Present comma rule on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Background information for “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160)

Assign:

1. Comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

2. Read “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).  

Mon., Sept. 14:  

In-Class:

• Review comma worksheet on restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses.

• Analysis of “Kura” from Baby No-Eyes by Patricia Grace (pp. 147-160).

      Assign:

1. Read “Tapka” by David Bezmozgis (p. 101).  

Tues., Sept. 8:

In-Class:

• Introduction to Chinua Achebe

• Analysis of "Marriage is a Private Affair."

• Phrases and Clauses

              Assign: 

1. Read Things Fall Apart, Ch. 1-3.

2. Complete corresponding section on study guide.

Thurs., Sept. 10:  

In-Class:

• Review phrases and clauses practice worksheet.

• More work with phrases and clauses.

• Notes on Chinua Achebe.

• Character analysis of Okonkwo and Unoka.

corrected name.

Assign: 

1. Complete Subordinate Clause worksheet for a grade.

2. Read Ch. 4-7 of Things Fall Apart.  (pp. 26-62)

3. Study for quiz over phrases and clauses.

Mon., Sept. 14:

In-Class:

• Phrases and Clauses quiz.

• How do Ibo proverbs help us to understand both Ibo culture and Okonkwo's actions?

• Review the study guide for Ch. 1-7.

              Assign: 

1. Review vocabulary for Chapters 1-5.

2. Read Chapters 6-9 (pp. 46-86).