Today we will work on dialectical journals and begin chapter 8. We will
also look at some of the documentary below. Trip work: Finish chapter
8 and begin chapter 9.
Today we are going to read Act III of A Raisin in the Sun. Quotations — Identify the speaker. 1. “Asagai, there is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little picture--in front of us--our own little mirage that we think is the future.” (Act Three) 2. “What you just said--about the circle. It isn't a circle--it is simply a long line--as in geometry, you know, one that reaches into infinity. And because we cannot see the end--we also cannot see how it changes. And it is very odd but those who see the changes are called "idealists"--and those who cannot, or refuse to think, they are the "realists." (Act Three) 3. “He finally came into his manhood today, didn't he?” (Act Three) Questions — Why does Mama put her plant back on the windowsill? ...
Today, I want to discuss where you are with your creation myths and researching a Native American story (and prepping to retell it). Then I would like to move on to explorers and settlers. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's "from La Relacion" (pages 71-78) and answer questions 4-7 on page 79. You can find the reading selection online at: http://mrsdsenglishclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/5/0/13500591/la_relacion.pdf
Today, I'll give you a few minutes to work on writing sentences with the new vocabulary words. Then I would like to recap ACT I, and finally begin ACT II. Vocabulary List # 2 anachronistic circuitous deleterious ephemeral evanescent fortuitous intrepid precocious sagacity tenacious
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