Mon (A) 11/30 -- Tue (B) 12/1

SSR
finish sharing Praise Poems

Things Fall Apart
  -  review characteristics of a folktale
  - analyze and discuss two African folktales + the one in Ch. 7
  - write a folktale

HOMEWORK:  Read and take notes on Ch. 9-10;  folktale due 12/8 and 12/9

Tuesday (A) 11/24 -- Wednesday (B) 11/25

SSR
Share Praise Poems
Things Fall Apart
  -- Ikemefuna
  -- folktales
  -- traditions

Fri (A) 11/20 -- Mon (B) 11/23

SSR

Finish Week of Peace presentations

TFA  - Chapter 6
  - cultural connections
  - Praise Poems:  write one about self (type, poem + poem's explication) -- will share

HOMEWORK:  Read Chapters 7 and 8 + notes
                           Typed praise poem due 11/24 and 11/25

Wed (A) 11/18 -- Thu (B) 11/19
Entry Quiz on Ch. 4-5
SSR
Things Fall Apart
  - questions
  - insights/comments/discussion/character updates
  - Festivals:  Week of Peace and Festival of New Yams

HOMEWORK:  Read and take notes on Ch. 6 for Fri 11/20 and Mon 11/23

Mon (A) 9 Nov -- Tue (B) 10 Nov
SSR

Antigone argument essay due (2nd amendment or whistle blowing)

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
 - history/background of Nigeria
 - Tea Party
 - check out book from library
 - Cornell notes

HOMEWORK:  Read Ch. 1 of Things Fall Apart and take notes

Thu (A flex - tutorial for all) 5 Nov - Fri (B flex-am assembly) 6 Nov

SSR
Finish connections between Antigone and current issues
  - 2nd Amendment
  - Whistle-Blower articles
  - Speed Argue followed by note taking and discussion
  - Essay assignment
Time to begin work on essay

HOMEWORK:  Essay due Mon 11/9 (A) and Tue 11/10 (B)

Tue (A) 3 Nov and Wed (B) 4 Nov
Antigone test
 - Part I:  vocabulary, tragic hero, Greek theatre, and Oedipus story
 - Part II:  Write an essay -- you may use your book, reading notes, and web

When finished, SSR

HOMEWORK:  Bring articles about 2nd amendment and Antigone to class.