Week 16

10^th Grade Weeks 16

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	12/1
Class work		Discussion of Things Fall Apart
Homework		Roman Numeral Format Outline Things Fall Apart Essay Write an informative essay assessing Achebe’s efforts to use the English language to convey Nigerian culture and values (Paper prompt: Analyze the strategies Achebe uses to convey the clash of cultures)
Tuesday	12/2
Class work		Draft Essay Timed Sections
Homework		Continue with Draft
Wednesday	12/3
Class work		Continue with Draft
Homework		Finish Draft
Thursday	12/4
Class work		Peer Review of Draft
Homework		Revise 1st Draft
Friday	12/5
Class work		Draft due by  5:30  PM NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED
Homework

Weeks 14 and 15

10^th Grade Weeks 14 and 15

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	11/10
Class work		Study for Exam on Fahrenheit 451 Make sure you have a copy of Chinua Achibe’s Things Fall Apart
Homework		Reminder Grammar Packet Due next Monday!
Tuesday	11/11
Class work		Vacation
Homework		Study for Exam on Fahrenheit 451 Reminder Grammar Packet Due next Monday
Wednesday	11/12
Class work		Closed Book Exam on Fahrenheit 451
Homework		Reminder Grammar Packet Due next Monday
Thursday	11/13
Class work		Read Things Fall Apart Chinua Achibe “The first novel of Chinua Achebe, deals with the clash of cultures and the violent transitions in life and values brought about by British colonialism in Nigeria at the end of the 19th century”. Objectives: •   Identify and analyze the use of Igbo vocabulary and similes as a marker of Achebe’s style •   Identify and assess how proverbs and folktales function in Igbo culture •   Develop appreciation for the values and traditions of an indigenous culture •                Write an informative essay assessing Achebe’s efforts to use the English language to convey Nigerian culture and values (Paper prompt: Analyze the strategies Achebe uses to convey the clash of cultures)
Homework		Read Things Fall Apart Chinua Achibe
Friday	11/14	Timed Essay  CASHEE Practice Write Legibly Skip lines so that reader/s can edit. Check that you have met rubric
Class work
Homework		Read Things Fall Apart Grammar Packet Due on Monday!
Monday	11/17
Class work		Turn in your Grammar Packet Read Things Fall Apart Download Simile Worksheet Download Proverb Worksheet Download Folktale Worksheet ( Chapter 9,11, 15 or download one from the Internet) http://www.worldoftales.com/Nigerian_folktales.html
Homework		Things Fall apart
Tuesday	11/18
Class work
Homework		Things Fall Apart
Wednesday	11/19
Class work		Things Fall Apart
Homework		Things Fall Apart Paper template due to turnitin.com by Friday.
Thursday	11/20
Class work		CASHEE Prep Timed Essay
Homework		Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart Paper template due to turnitin.com by Friday.
Friday	11/21
Class work		CASHEE Prep Timed Essay
Homework		Things Fall Apart