Requirements- Each paper must have the following:
-An opening paragraph that effectively introduces your topic and assers a thesis
-Body paragraphs that give detailed information about your topic. 2 PIES per paragraph.
-A concluding paragraph that provides a statisfying resolution to your paper
-In-text documentation for any information you use from an outside source
-Signal phrases to introduce the source of your information before the quote
-A properly formatted Works Cited page
-A thoughtful title
-Proper MLA formatting
-Four sources cited in the paper beyond Wikipedia
Some suggested topics:
In the Time of the Butterflies:
The Mirabal Sisters
Dictator Rafael Trujillo
The Movement of the 14th of June
Fallen Angels:
The treatment of African American soldiers serving in Vietnam
The reasons behind the US involvement in Vietnam
The US government controlling information out of Vietnam, like body counts, friendly fire etc.
The Weight of All Things:
The Civil War in El Salvador
Arch Bishop Oscar Romero and his assassination
The massacre at the funeral of the Archbishop
Slaughterhouse Five:
The Dresden Bombings
The Battle of the Bulge
Treatment of WWII Prisoners of War
2. Works Cited Page
After you complete your double bubble map, select a thematic idea that appears in both Nectar in a Sieve and Bride and Prejudice. In a well-organized paragraph with at least two PIEs, compare and contrast the book and the film in terms of what they teach about your selected theme. For theme ideas, refer to your yellow chart. The I for each PIE should contain two illustrations--one being a direct quotation from the book and the other a specific detail from the film (you most likely won’t recall a direct quote from the movie). You will be responsible for knowing the meanings of the following roots and affixes for the February 23rd test. We will keep adding to our taxonomy each Tuesday and Thursday. See your Numerology chart for definitions and examples of the number affixes.
•uni
•sol
•mono
•di
•bi
•du
•tri
•quad
•penta
•quint
•hex
•sex
•sept
•hept
•oct
•no
•dec
Here is the list of proverbs and the activity that we began in class today. Finish for homework what you did not complete in class. I'll look forward to hearing your original proverbs in class tomorrow.
List of proverbs from Things Fall Apart
“The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them” (Achebe 8).
“If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings” (8).
“Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break” (19).
“A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness” (19).
“A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing” (20).
“An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.” (21).
“The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did” (21).
“Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching” (22).
“Looking at a king’s mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother’s breast” (26).
“Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble” (26).
“When a man says yes his chi says yes also” (27).
“ When mother cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth” (71).
“A chick that can grow into a cock can be spotted the day it hatches” (67).
Activity to be written in your notebook:
Proverb Study
Pick three proverbs to study more closely For each proverb:Write Your Own:
Try to write some proverbs of your own.
Suggested Topics:
We’ll share the best ones. Have fun. Be creative. Be smart.
Last night you considered "What's Love Got to Do With it?" Tonight, for homework, you should read the two short articles about Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater. Add new ideas from the articles to the bubble map. Use separate colors for each article. Your bubble map should contain 4 colors that indicate the following sources: prior knowledge, power point presentation, William Shakespeare reading, Elizabethan Theater reading. Expect a quiz at the end of the week. And remember, "The course of true love never did run smooth"( Act 1.1.136). How true this is in, Shakepeare's time as well as our own. There are always bumps along the way when we care about someone else. It really doesn't matter whether they are caused by fairies or by the human condition.
