NOTE: I may modify the assignments for Tuesday and Thursday so if you do them ahead of time, be aware you may have to do them over or modify them if I change them around . . .
Mon 9/9--Please read and take notes on "Free Fruit for Young Widows." This is a handout. Please mark the paper copy. If you were absent from class, then read the story online at: "Fresh Fruit for Young Widows"
Tuesday 9/10--Topic sentence and quotation assignment on "Free Fruit." Topic Sentences and Quotations
Wednesday 9/11--Read and take notes on "Cell One" in your reader. Additional copy of the story to be found here: "Cell One"
Some questions to consider as you do the reading:
*** What are the themes or topics of this story?
What is the narrator's relationship with her brother like before, during, and after his incarceration?
Contrast Nnamabia's attitude in prison before and after he begins to witness the guards' treatment of the old man.
Despite his faults, how is Nnamabia a sympathetic character?
Whose story is this, Nnamabia's or his sister's? Explain your response?
Thursday 9/12--Paragraph assignment due on "Cell One." https://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/dr-anderson/english-1-3/assignments-1/fall-11--week-3/9-23---cell-one-paragraph
*** I've posted a sample paragraph on "MOH" on your period's website. Check under "Sample Essays" to see an example of a good (if not great) paragraph.
Friday 9/13--Vocab quiz #2 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about verbs in the pink Grammar Workbook, pp. 9-12. We'll do exercises on pp. 13-15 in class. Bring only the pink workbook with you.