ERWC Period 1 Winter Break Assignments and Readiness

I hope that Winter Break has allowed you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family, and get much needed rest. Following are Winter Break Assignments and/or supplies needed for the Second Semester:  1. Purchase or Check out King Lear by William Shakespeare. Please do not purchase the "No Fear" Shakespeare version. Purchase or check out the purple copy. If you intend to have me purchase your copy for you, please bring $6.50 on Tuesday for purchase.
2. Arrange yourself in a group with no more than three other classmates. Decide on a non-fiction expository text of no fewer than 185 pages for Literature Circles. You will need your book on Monday, January 11th.
3. Continue working on your blog. You should have a name, several hyperlinked bloggers and blogs that you follow, and an image uploaded.
4. To those students who earned a grade of "F" in Expository Composition and are inquiring about the assignment: the first assignment you must compete is the Annotated Bibliography Assignment. You need ten full entries, with no errors in spelling, grammar, or formatting.

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Tomorrow, we will finish viewing American Promise.  I will also be inputting the last of your grades. Please do not ask me to talk about grades and assignments. There are more than 65 grades and assignments which have been read, scored, and recorded for your class. If you did not ear the grade you desired: BETTER LUCK, Time Management, Organization, and Hard work and Class Participation Next Time :)

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Respond to the following two pronged prompt: What, do you think are the most significant or poignant similarities that you noticed in The Fall of Rome?
Based on your viewing of the video, and reading The Fall of Rome, do you think children of color do better in schools that are predominately white, OR outstanding schools that feature diverse student populations and teacher populations? If you were a parent, where would you send your male child?
What do you think was the trade-off Idris faced by continuing to go to Dalton?
Which of the two families seemed to be more stable, if any? Support your answer with evidence.
Be ready to submit and discuss tomorrow, December 17th.

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Carefully read Chapter 11 of The Fall of Rome. Bring Books Tomorrow
2. If needed, begin reviewing for your Final Test on the Fall of Rome. Also, start locating your returned SOAPS for the Annotated Bibliography Assignment.

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1. Be sure to complete your Text to Text Assignment in which you connect the demons to characters in The Fall of Rome. If you choose to type and submit, the assignment must be submitted before Monday mornings class period. Be sure that the names of collaborators is listed on your work.
2. Continue Reading The Fall of Rome, Chapters 8, 9, 10. Complete one dialectical journal for Chapter 9 and Two for Chapter 10. (I believe you read Chapter 8)
See you Monday!!!

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For those students who missed period one due to the choral performance, the following questions were discussed in class:
1. What demons does Mr. Washington experience in Chapter 7, even though he may not perceive them to be such.
2. For what position (job) did Mr. Washington apply? Do you think he was the victim of racism or a microaggression?
3. What is the purpose of Ted Fox as a character? How is he portrayed as a "stereotypical" good natured Caucasian?

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Self to Text Connection: "A Dozen Demons" by Ellis Cose.  Re-read the expository text, "A Dozen Demons" by Ellis Cose. Then, self-select eight demons that resonate with you.  For each demon, write out a specific instance in which you experienced it, felt that way, or observed someone who felt that way. Be sure to be specific.