Assignments

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1	2	3	4 Personal Narrative (ROUGH DRAFT) 12:55 PM Do Now 9/4: Please revise the following sentences to add more imagery: I was sitting in front of the TV, my dad was sitting on the couch, and my brother was watching me. We went to a pastry shop filled with smells of coffee, chocolate, and butter, but I wasn’t happy to get my favorite cinnamon pinwheel, instead I was feeling another emotion that I experience often, one that I had wasted my time, squandering my vacation. 2:35 PM	5	6 Do Now 9/6: What do you like best about this piece of writing? If you had a chance to revise, what would you decide to focus on? What was easy about this assignment? What was challenging about this assignment? 2:35 PM Publishing Party Sign-Up 12:55 PM Personal Essay (FINAL DRAFT) 12:55 PM Personal Essay Self-Editing Checklist 12:55 PM Publishing Party Sign-Up 12:55 PM Personal Essay Self-Editing Checklist 12:55 PM	7
8	9	10 Do Now 9/10: What do you already know about the history of Afghanistan? What do you know about Afghanistan’s culture? What about Afghanistan’s geography? 2:35 PM	11	12 "A Historical Overview of Afghanistan" and Comprehension Questions 12:55 PM Do Now 9/12: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: Who committed the terrorist attacks against the US on September 11th? Why do you think the United States went to war with Afghanistan shortly after September 11th? How do you think the 9/11 attacks permanently changed America? 2:35 PM	13	14
15	16 "Gate A-4" by Naomi Shihab Nye 12:55 PM Do Now 9/16: What is the name of your independent reading book? Who wrote this book? Why did you select this book? What are two predictions you can make about this book? 2:35 PM	17	18 Exit Slip 9/18: How does the use of diction create a sense of foreboding? 2:35 PM "The Kite Runner" Intro Vocabulary 2:35 PM Do Now 9/18: What was Hassan’s first word? Why is that important? How did Hassan come into Amir’s life? What contrast is made between Amir and Hassan? What concerns about Amir does Baba express to Rahim Khan? How does Amir feel overhearing this discussion? 2:35 PM "The Kite Runner" Chapter One Close Reading 2:35 PM "The Kite Runner" Intro Vocabulary 2:35 PM	19	20 "The Kite Runner" Chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz 2:35 PM Do Now 9/20: What happens between Assef/Wali/Kamal and Amir/Hassan? What does Assef threaten them? Hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile “normally” by the following winter. Why does Amir think that is ironic? 2:35 PM	21
22	23	24 Do Now 9/24: Write 1-5 original sentences using the following words: Sovereignty Terrorism Fundamentalism Nation-state Coup d’etat 2:35 PM Marxist Criticism Introduction 2:35 PM	25	26 Marxist Criticism Notes 12:55 PM Do Now 9/26: Choose one character from the posters we created last week and discuss how a Marxist theorist would view that character. 2:35 PM	27	28
29	30 "The Kite Runner" Chapter 7 Discussion 2:35 PM Do Now 9/30: “Marxism alone can explain why and how a given tendency in art has originated in a given period of history; in other words, who it was who made a demand for such an artistic form and not for another, and why” (Leon Trotsky). What does this quote mean? Why do you think "The Kite Runner" was created in the 2000’s? Why was there “demand” for this story? 2:35 PM	1	2 Introduction to Postcolonialism 12:55 PM Do Now 10/2: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” (George Orwell). What is your interpretation of this quote? Do you think this is an accurate representation of the future? Why or why not? 2:35 PM	3	4 "The Kite Runner" Chapter 6-9 and Vocabulary Quiz 2:35 PM Do Now 10/4: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN? 2:35 PM	5