Post-Test and Presentations

Agenda:

• Complete chapter post-test on commas and semi-colons
• 4-Square Presentations

Homework:

• Make sure that you are caught up!  Next week, we are going to start our writing exercises!

4 Square Workshop

4 Square Workshop


**Post Test tomorrow on colons and semicolons**

4 Square II: The Land and Wang Lung

Agenda:

• Review colon and semi-colon exercise
• 4-Square Introduction

Homework:

• Make sure you have enough of your square finished that you can complete it in class tomorrow

Workshop Day

**Most students gone on field trip**

Semi-colons and Colons

Agenda:

• Complete exercises 1 and 2 from the chapter

Homework:

• Be prepared to review at the beginning of class
• Read to end of book and complete reading of The Good Earth

Cultural Constructions

Agenda:

• What makes a good breakfast?
• Breakfast around the world: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/what-people-eat-for-breakfast-around-the-world-a6730126.html
• Discussion of cultural lens and cultural relativism
• Qigong practice

Homework:

• Found poems due before break
• Read 31-32

Parallels in Literature

Agenda:

• What are parallels in Lit?  (study.com video) http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-parallelism-in-literature-definition-examples.html
• Use notes to complete worksheet
• Use book to discuss parallels in The Good Earth

Homework:

• Finish worksheet
• Read ch 28-29 for tomorrow
• Found poems are due tomorrow

4-Square Continued

Agenda:

• Continue working on 4-square project

Homework:

• Read ch 20-21 and answer questions
• Found Poem due before break

Wang Lung's Relationship to the Land

Agenda:

• 4 Square Activity Explanation
• Classwork time

Homework:

• Read chapters 18 + 19
• Found poems due 4/13

Found Poem Workshop

Agenda:

• Continue workshop

Homework:

• Poems due before break
• Make sure that you are on pace with your reading (through chapter 17)