Tuesday, October 26, 2010

HW for week of 10/25

Tuesday C & G--Finish Reading 4.1 Do RNs #11 (Due Wed)

Wednesday G--Read  4.2 + brief notes (due Thurs G)
Wednesday C--Read 4.2+5.1 Do RNS #12 (Due Fri C)
Thursday G--Finish reading 5.1 & do RNs #12 (Due Friday C)

 OUTSIDE READING: (Due Friday 10/29)
TLO--> Letters 10-18
TKOTW-->next 25 pages

Due Monday 11/1-->A revised Position Paper (at least one full paragraph with topic sentence, supporting evidence & analysis).  This must be typed, double-spaced, with a title & proper heading.

For Friday G block:  Same as last Friday!  Group A comes to Scozzaro, Group B goes to Russell
C block:  groups write Constitution, evaluate a Constitution, and then revise Constitution.

Due Monday 11/1-->all exercises of Unit 1 in Vocab Book.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Plan for Friday 10/22

G block:  Group A meets in 1204, Group B meets in 2211-->Hand in your 2 paragraph paper.

Group A: Ami, Lydia, Conrad, Jared, Sam, Chelsea, Josh, Annie M, Brian, Lucian, Nic, Meaghan, Zack, Amelia, Tiger, Jessie, Lev, Eliza

Group B: Matt, Evan, Sophie, Adam, Liana, Jenny, Leah, Alona, Ben, Sarah R, James, Mina, Juliana, Cate, Rena, Laura, Suzy, Dan, Anders, Noah, Joe, Jules

Take 1st Lunch

C Block:  Thunder & Lightning convene in 1204 for project work

45mins-->in Project groups reading & discussing three constititutions

15mins-->Outside Book Assessment.  Write a detailed response to the prompt below. Include specific references to the text in your response.  Open book.

C2:  TLO:  What kind of a leader is Toussaint L'Ouverture? 
        TKOTW:  Who is the main character in this book?  Why is this character important so far?

C1:  TLO:  Discuss one or two decisions made by Toussaint L'Ouverture and evaluate his strategy.
        TKOTW:  Discuss how the slaves rebel in this book.  How do the slave owners react to the rebellion.

H:  What do you make of these books?  Explore the ways in which the books overlap and illuminate the intricacies of the Haitian Revolution.

HW: (due Friday 10/29)
1.  Research the group question using the website given on sheet
2.  Expand/Develop support for your Position Paragraph
3. Read next 5 chapter/letters in outside books

Reminder of Tonight's HW (DUE Frida 10/22)

1.  Finish your Introduction & Opening Statement
2.  Read 3.5 & do RN #10
3.  Study for Vocab Quiz on MOV Vocab
4.  Check the list for where to go during G block (will be next post)

Monday, October 18, 2010

HW for week of 10/18

Monday (C)/ Tuesday (G)--> Read 3.2 & do notes #8 & complete Vocab
Tuesday (C)/Wed (G)-->Read 3.3-3.4 & do notes #9
Wed (C)/ Thurs. (G) --> Read 3.5 & do notes #10 (This will not be collect on Friday, so if you want to do the reading for TKOTW or TLO, you can do this scene over the weekend.)

Vocab.
1.  Visage (1.1.93)
2.  Wrought
3.  Supposition (1.3.17)
4.  Beseech (2.5.20)
5. Prodigal (2.6.18)
6.  Obscured (2.6.45)
7.  Conspire (2.5.23)
8.  Gild (2.6.51)
9.  Injunction (2.9.16)
10. Multitudes (2.9.35)

Define (with part of speech) & use each in a sentence

There will be a Vocab Quiz on Friday.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Project HW due 10/22/10

Reading:
a. The Kingdom of This World
-->Read Part 2, Chapters 1-4
b. Toussaint L'Ouverture-->Read Letters 9-12

Writing:
  • One paragraph describing your character (profession, religion, social class, etc)
  • One paragraph exploring your character's view of your group's debate question.