Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Weekly Agenda 9/28-10/2

MON
Yom Kippur
Holiday

TUES
Incomposition books students will write Journal Entry #4 (in a 3-4 paragraph essay format) a response to the following statement:

People who have a multiracial background have a much harder time fitting in.

Agree or disagree with this statement, use as much evidence from the books, movies or personal experience to support your opinion.

WED
Collect Baseline essay rewrite.
SSR
Journal Entry #5

THURS
Quaker Share Journal Entry #4
Discuss multiracial identity in America
Issue text The Color of Water by James McBride
-look at format
-narrative voice
-discuss memoir format
HW finish Chapter 1 and write 3-level questions

FRI
3Q Class Discussion
Qualities and style of memoir
-voice
-tone
-diction and syntax
-dialogue
NO HW