Wed (A flex) 12/14 -- Thu (B flex) 12/15


Share challenge folktales

Work on newscast

HOMEWORK:
 - newscast presentations Fri (A) 12/16 -- Tue (B) 1/3
 - no assigned homework over the Holiday break -- Read some good books!

Mon (A) 12/12 -- Tue (B) 12/13
Thu (A flex) 12/8 -- Fri (B flex) 12/9


Things Fall Apart -- Ch. 23-25 / The End
- tragic hero
- style/language change
- reasonable paragraph

Folktale due no later than 12/9 -- you can share next week

Newscast -- start working on in class

HOMEWORK:
 - organize notes
 - Newscast presentation 12/14 and 12/15

Tue (A) 12/6 -- Wed (B) 12/7


Things Fall Apart -- Chapters 20 - 22
- What are Okonkwo's expectations for his return?
- What changes have occurred in Umuofia?
- What is lost?  What is gained?


"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats

HOMEWORK:
 - Read Ch. 23-25 + notes for Thu (A) 12/8 and Fri (B) 12/9
 - Get notes, etc. organized:  reading notes, folktales handout, proverbs handout, "The Second Coming", tragic hero chart -- nake sure you finish reading the book

Wed (A flex) 11/30 -- Thu (B flex) 12/1

Things Fall Apart -- chapters 14-16
- questions
- discussion

Folktales

HOMEWORK:
 - Read + notes chapters 17 - 19 for (A) Fri 12/2
                                                          (B) Mon 12/5

Mon (A) 11/28 -- Tue (B) 11/29

Share praise poems with class -- you can read it, sing it, or slam it, but bring it!

Things Fall Apart -- Chapters 10 - 13
 - questions and discussion
 - folktales

HOMEWORK:
- Read + notes on Ch. 14-16 for 11/30 and 12/1
- Folktale challenge

Mon (A) 11/21 - Tue (B) 11/22

Proverb illustrations due today -- share with class

Things Fall Apart - chapters 7-9
 - class discussion
 - time to read and work on praise song/poem

HOMEWORK:
- Read + notes chapters 10-13 for Mon(A) 11/28 and Tue(B) 11/29
- Praise song/poem due Mon (A) 11/28 and Tue (B) 11/29 -- will share
   ( type poem and explication -- at least 10 lines)

Thu (A flex) 11/17 -- Fri (B flex) 11/18


Things Fall Apart - chapters 4-6
 - class discussion using discussion protocol
 - Praise Poems
 - Week of Peace
 - time to work on proverb illustration and praise poem

HOMEWORK:
- Read + notes on chapters 7-9 for Mon (A) 11/21 and Tue (B) 11/22
- Proverb illustration w/explanation on back -- ready to share for Mon (A) 11/21 and Tue (B) 11/22
- Praise Poem due Mon (A) 11/28 and Tue (B) 11/29

Tue (A) 11/15 -- Wed (B) 11/16

Things Fall Apart
- intro Power Point
- group work on Okonkwo, connections, proverbs
-- discussion and questions

HOMEWORK:
 - Read Ch. 4-6 + notes for Thu 11/17 and Fri 11/18
 - Illustrate a proverb and explain its role in teaching a value - due Mon 11/2l - Tue 11/22