March 29th (A day) and 30th (B day)

After silent reading, we wrote the rough drafts of our senior speeches. Rough drafts were due at the end of class. If you were absent, please write your rough draft at home and bring it with you to class next time.

March 27th (A day) and 28th (B day)

A day: Read ch. 11 of Things Fall Apart and pay special attention to the trickster archetype.
B day: Read ch. 9 of Things Fall Apart

Today we wrote the outlines for our senior speeches. They are due next time at the BEGINNING of class, so be sure to finish at home if you didn't finish in class.

March 23rd (A day) and 26th (B day)

Journal: This year's graduation theme is "Live the life you've imagined." What does that mean to you? 1/2 pg.

Then, we talked about the senior speeches that we will be doing. They follow the same requirements as the official graduation speeches, so you could audition to speak at graduation with the speech you give in class.

After looking at last year's graduation speeches, we read chapters 9 (in B day classes) and 10 (in A day classes).

March 21st (A day) and 22nd (B day)

Article of the Week: Read the article, "Your Brain on Fiction," and then write 1/2 pg. response.

Read Things Fall Apart ch. 8-9 and be prepared to discuss them in class.

Theme Interviews: Interview 10 people about their favorite movie and what it's theme is. Remember, the theme is the lesson to be learned from a story, not just what it's about.

March 19th (A day) and 20th (B day)

Journal: Describe your family. Who are you closest to? Who are you most like? 1/2 pg.


Create a character map for the main characters that we've been introduced to so far in the book (like the map we had for Hamlet).


We read ch. 7 and started 8 (in A day classes) and 6 and 7 (in B day classes).

March 15th (A day) and 16th (B day)

Journal: "Hard work is the road to self-respect." Do you agree or disagree?

We finished reading ch. 4-6 of Things Fall Apart. The comparison diagrams are due next time.

March 13th (A day) and 14th (B day)

Article of the Week: Read the article "Google's Goggles: Is the Future Right Before Our Eyes?"  Then write 1/2 pg. in response. Consider the following questions:

• Do you think new developments in technology, like the Google goggles, are exciting?
• Or, do you share some people's concerns that we are becoming too dependent on technology?

Be sure to finish reading chapters 4-6 of Things Fall Apart, and don't forget to finish the cultural comparison chart.

In class, we had a LOT of advisory time to work on missing work. Please remember that ALL work for 3rd term MUST be turned in by Friday, March 16th.

March 9th (A day) and 12th (B day)

Journal: "Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter." What do you think this quote means? How do you think it could apply to Things Fall Apart.

Choose 3 American proverbs and 3 African proverbs. Explain what you think the proverb means.

Read chapters 4-6 of Things Fall Apart. As you read, complete the comparing cultural ideals worksheet.

March 7th (A day) and 8th (B day)

Journal: Free write! Write 1/2 pg. about anything you want.

We reviewed some of the introductory material that we covered before starting Things Fall Apart.

Then, we read chapters 1-3 of Things Fall Apart and completed the character chart. You should have at least three things in each category, except for the physical traits for Nwakibie which will be blank.