1. WEEK 33

2. » Clear your desk of everything. You will have 9 minutes to complete your English EPAS.

3. » SWAT participate in a Socratic Seminar which causes scholars to discuss and debate Achebe’s purpose in writing “Images of Africa”.

4. » Scholars need to have an understanding of the text. » Do not need to raise your hand. » Actively listen (what does this look like?) » Use the text as evidence for your answers. » Question one another!

5. » Spend the next 10 minutes reviewing the questions on your handout. » Jot downs ideas to contribute to the discussion. » Prepare textual evidence to support your ideas.

6. » No or limited ( not well thought out) response: 0 » Response that answers a question: 5 » Response that uses evidence: 8-10

7. On a half sheet, do the following:

8. » Continue working on the Character chart

9. » SSR

10. » SWBAT use a variety of correctly punctuated sentences.

11. Define the following terms and give example sentences for each.Appositive Coordinating Conjunction Subordinating Conjunction Adjective combining

12. Appositive: Appositive: a description that describes the noun right beside it. (non- essential) Jimmy’s brother, whose name is also Jimmy, likes to skateboard. Coordinating Conjunction: joining two independent clauses using a conjunction. Daniella left her house without saying goodbye to her parents, for she was upset with them. Subordinating Conjunction: joining an independent and dependent cause using a comma. Because my flight is leaving at 8:50am, I need to leave my house at 6am. Adjective combining:joining two adjectives to describe a subect. The big, green balloon flew away.

13. » There will be 4 stations that test different ways to use commas. » You and your group will have 8 minutes at each station to write down answers on a sheet of looseleaf. » The group with the highest points total will receive 2 Extra Credit points. » The group with the highest points total will receive 2 Extra Credit points.

14. Quiz #1 Quiz #2 Quiz #3 Quiz #4

15. » Chapter 9 Questions: 75: Describe the story Okonkwo’s mother used to tell him. What natural phenomenon did it explain? » 77: Describe Ekwefi’s dilemma. How is it cured? Give examples from the text. » 79: Explain why the medicine man mutilates the child. What is his goal? What does this practice show about the Ibo’s beliefs about life after death? » 86: Explain the Ezinma’s task. What are they trying to have her prove?

16. » Clear your desk of everything. You will have 9 minutes to complete your English EPAS.

17. » SWBAT create Theme statements for Things Fall Apart

18. » SSR

19. » SWBAT identify the theme of Hubert Harrison’s “The Black Man’s Burden”: a response to Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden”.

20. » At your tables, work on your TPCASTT of “The Black Man’s Burden”.

21. » Chapter 10 & 11