Syllabus: 2/23 to 3/6

THIS IS YOUR SYLLABUS FOR TWO WEEKS!!! PLAN ACCORDINGLY!!

UPDATE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT for the test on 2/27: It is YOUR responsibility to get the work. you MUST see me on TUESDAY during a study hall in order to make up your test. No exceptions. Grades Close 3/6.

February 23rd to February 27th

Monday
In class:
Due: Finish CtBC and complete Theme/topic worksheet from class on Friday 2/13
Due: Finish novel, Reading calendar: will not be accepted without a signature, concise book summary (10 sentences)
Review Themes of CtBC
HOMEWORK:
THIS WEEK: Get to class early and sign up for a conference! You can come before and/or after school to schedule an appointment, which are first come first serve. If you are absent on the day you sign up, then you will not get credit and will not be able to conference with me
Due Tomorrow: Essay: MLA format, comparison/contrast: Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience/Resistance to Civil Gov’t” in your lit books to Paton’s CtBC. Instructions on the blog and this must be uploaded to turnitin by the start of class
Due tomorrow: Working thesis outline: USING THE NOVEL ONLY.
Due Friday: FINAL THESIS OUTLINE
Due Friday: TEST: CtBC, Amandla,! Poetry, background info, apartheid, etc. IF YOU ARE ABSENT: It is YOUR responsibility to get the work and be prepared for the test on Friday. If you are absent on Friday, you MUST see me on MONDAY during a study hall in order to make up your test.

Tuesday
In class:
Due: Essay/Working thesis outline
Thesis Workshop
Thesis Outlining
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Characterization Worksheet: Kumalo and Jarvis

Wednesday
In class:
Due: Characterization Worksheet: Kumalo and Jarvis
Begin Poetry: Paton/Cronin: “To the Boy…” and “I Saw your mother”
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: None :)

Thursday

In class:
Poetry: Finish Cronin/Paton if necessary
Begin “Refugee Mother and Child”
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: STUDY FOR TEST

Friday

In class: TEST!!!
IF YOU ARE ABSENT: It is YOUR responsibility to get the work and be prepared for the test on Friday. If you are absent on Friday, you MUST see me on MONDAY during a study hall in order to make up your test.
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: See me during study for a make up.
Due Monday 3/2 to Monday 3/9: Conferences and 250 words!!! Be sure to sign up! No show=no credit. ONE CHANCE!!!
Due Wednesday 2/4: Annotated works cited page: refer to your MLA handouts and examples.

UPDATE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT for the test on 2/27: It is YOUR responsibility to get the work. you MUST see me on TUESDAY during a study hall in order to make up your test. No exceptions. Grades Close 3/6.

March 2nd to March 6th

Monday
In class:
Due: See me for a make-up test. During study hall only!!
Due: Conferences! You must have your 250 words or I will not meet with you and you can take a ZERO. No show=no credit!!
BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOKS to CLASS!!!!
HOMEWORK:
Due Wednesday: Annotated Outline of your secondary sources
Due Friday 6th: GRADES CLOSE!!!!
Due Friday 13th: FINAL COPY READY RESEARCH PAPER!!!! MUST BE HANDED IN TO ME OR YOU WILL NOT EARN CREDIT. NO LATE PAPERS!!! SUBMIT TO TURNITIN BEFORE THE START OF CLASSS!!!! NO TURN IT IN = NO CREDIT. NO HARD COPY = NO CREDIT. YOU MUST HAVE BOTH!!

Tuesday
In class:
Due: Conferences! You must have your 250 words or I will not meet with you and you can take a ZERO. No show=no credit!!
Movie: The Power of One, based on the novel by Bryce Courtney
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: TYPED Annotated works cited page

Wednesday
In class:
Due: TYPED Annotated works cited page. NO EXCEPTIONS. Email it to me if you are not in school.
Due: Conferences! You must have your 250 words or I will not meet with you and you can take a ZERO. No show=no credit!!
Movie: The Power of One, based on the novel by Bryce Courtney
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: None :)

Thursday
In class:
Due: Conferences! You must have your 250 words or I will not meet with you and you can take a ZERO. No show=no credit!!
Movie: The Power of One, based on the novel by Bryce Courtney
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: none :)

Friday
In class:
GRADES CLOSE TODAY: Peace out term 4
Due: Conferences! You must have your 250 words or I will not meet with you and you can take a ZERO. No show=no credit!!
Movie: The Power of One, based on the novel by Bryce Courtney
Read/Mark-up Article/Journal Response
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: Read/Mark-up Article/Journal Response (will count in 4th term)
DUE Friday 13th : FINAL COPY READY RESEARCH PAPER!!!! MUST BE HANDED IN TO ME OR YOU WILL NOT EARN CREDIT. NO LATE PAPERS!!! SUBMIT TO TURNITIN BEFORE THE START OF CLASSS!!!!
NO EXCEPTIONS!
40% of your TERM 4 Grade!!!

CtBC/Resistance to Civil Government

ESSAY:



In your literature books, read the excerpt from Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" on pages 220-224. Using the themes, priciples, beliefs, intention of Thoreau, compare and contrast to that written in CtBC.



Things to think about when formulating a thesis: What do you want to say about these pieces? How are they connected? What do both of these pieces say about hope, conflict and wanting to make a change? Is one more effective than the other, in what ways?



Follow the rubric below.

• MLA Format


• 600-800 words


• At least TWO citations from CtBC


• At least TWO citations from "Resistance to..."


• You make specific connections, contrasts and/or comparisions, adding insightful analysis and explantions: think: How do they connect/contrast and what is the overall message?


• Proper spelling, grammar and sentence structure and use of good vocabulary.


• Use of a strong introductory paragraph and thesis; body paragraphs include reasons, evidence and explanations; a solid "so what" conclusion.


• A works cited page for the novel and the excerpt.


• uploaded to turnitin.com by the start of class.


• final copy ready to hand in at the start of class.

Ask questions in the comments section below. Use your peers.

DUE: Tues. 2/24

Cry the Beloved Country: Response Questions

DUE WEDNESDAY: CHAPTERS 26 to 29:

1. Explain the passage: “The native policemen are smart and alert…where men from every part of the country come to listen to him?” (219).

2. How do people respond to John Kumalo? What are the differences in views of power from the people and Misimangu and Kumalo? Use the passage to help you: “Power…power. Why God should give such power is not for us to understand. If this man were a preacher, why, the whole world would follow him…he is difficult to hear” (221).

3. Why would it be a serious matter if there was a strike (222-223)? Explain and connect to exploitation, the 80/20, and the productivity of S.A. Then connect this to the passage “You have read history, my brother…there will be no more work in S.A.” (245).

4. What does this passage indicate? Which emotions: “They were shocked… the hiding of the painful truth would do” (226).

5. What is your opinion of the outcome of the case and Absalom’s sentencing? Are you surprised? Why or why not? Has justice been achieved? Explain.


BOOK III

DUE FRIDAY: CHAPTERS 30 to 36

1. Why does Paton use scenery and the train again and why to introduce Book III?

2. Explain the following passage, its meaning and the author’s intent: “There is calling here…It is Africa, the beloved country” (256).

3. Explain the relationship between Kumalo and Jarvis.

4. Knowing the significance of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika from Amandla!, why and how is this song significant in the novel? Refer back to the blog video for inspiration and help.

5. What do these chapters indicate about spirituality? About forgiveness?

Syllabus: Feb 9th to Feb 13th

Monday
In class:
Due: Blog Response
Due: Read ch 22 – 25/questions(will be discussed in class and you MUST be prepared).
15 minute open response question
Review chapters
HOMEWORK:
Due Feb 23: Finish reading novel/book chart/signature/summary
March 13: Research paper!! BEGIN READING YOUR NOVEL!
Due Wednesday: Read chapters 26-29 (Finish Book II).

Tuesday
In class:
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY!!!!!!!
Researching Databases
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Read chapters 26 to 29 (book II) and complete assignment on the blog.

Wednesday
In class:
Due: 26-29/blog questions
Review/discuss as a class
Character Foils
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: read ch. 30-32

Thursday

In class:
Due: read ch. 30-32
Review
Themes/character development
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Read ch 33 to 36/questions on blog, ch. 30 - 36.

Friday

In class:
Due: Read ch 33 to 36/questions on blog
Review themes and novel as a whole
ENJOY YOUR VACATION!!!
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday 2/23: Finish CtBC and complete open response questions (on blog)
Due Monday 2/23: Finish novel, Reading calendar: will not be accepted without a signature, concise book summary (10 sentences)
Due Tuesday 2/24: Essay: MLA format, comparison/contrast: Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience/Resistance to Civil Gov’t” in your lit books to Paton’s CtBC. Instructions on the blog and this must be uploaded to turnitin by the start of class
Due Tuesday 2/24: Working thesis outline: USING THE NOVEL ONLY. We will fill in with your lit. crit. But, it is best to have a solid literary paper using the novel first!

CtBC: Chapters 22 to 25

Response Questions:


1. In chapters 19 to 23 how is James Jarvis getting an “education?” In what and how? What does he learn? Be sure to include specific information from the text.

2. What are some of Mr. Harrison’s beliefs? Use specific material from the novel. Also, include your opinion of Mr. Harrison and explain why you feel that way.

3. How are Arthur Jarvis and Abe Lincoln comparable?

4. What do the lines “perhaps a second city…impossible” (204) mean? What does the last line in chapter 23 mean? Why is it separated? How do they relate to the citation above?

5. What do you think is the most important topic/theme/idea expressed in the reading selection. Find a passage explaxing the topic/theme/idea and explain/analyze its meaning and importance.

Poverty Statistics: Journal response.

This must be posted by the start of your class by Monday. Remember to comment on THIS post and to put your section in your response, otherwise you will not earn full credit.

After today's class, what are your thoughts on poverty around the globe? What is your reaction to the "80/20" rule? What do you think about the economic disparity within the United States and around the world? Has this changed a perspective, on what, why or why not? Please include your overall reaction, connects, etc. This should be at least 200 words. Get out your thoughts on paper!

In case you were absent: I have posted some of the statistics below. Be sure to grab a hard copy when you return.

1. At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.
2. More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where income differentials are widening.
3. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.
4. According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”
5. Around 27-28 percent of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted. The two regions that account for the bulk of the deficit are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
If current trends continue, the Millennium Development Goals target of halving the proportion of underweight children will be missed by 30 million children, largely because of slow progress in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
6. Based on enrolment data, about 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls. And these are regarded as optimistic numbers.
7. Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names
8. Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen
9. Infectious diseases continue to blight the lives of the poor across the world. An estimated 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, with 3 million deaths in 2004. Every year there are 350–500 million cases of malaria, with 1 million fatalities: Africa accounts for 90 percent of malarial deaths and African children account for over 80 percent of malaria victims worldwide
10. Water problems affect half of humanity:
· Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation.
· Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three living on less than $1 a day.
· More than 660 million people without sanitation live on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day.
· Access to piped water into the household averages about 85% for the wealthiest 20% of the population, compared with 25% for the poorest 20%.
· 1.8 billion People who have access to a water source within 1 kilometer, but not in their house or yard, consume around 20 liters per day. In the United Kingdom the average person uses more than 50 liters of water a day flushing toilets (where average daily water usage is about 150 liters a day. The highest average water use in the world is in the US, at 600 liters day.)
· Some 1.8 million child deaths each year as a result of diarrhea
· The loss of 443 million school days each year from water-related illness.
· Close to half of all people in developing countries suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.
· Millions of women spending several hours a day collecting water.
· To these human costs can be added the massive economic waste associated with the water and sanitation deficit.… The costs associated with health spending, productivity losses and labor diversions … are greatest in some of the poorest countries. Sub-Saharan Africa loses about 5% of GDP, or some $28.4 billion annually, a figure that exceeds total aid flows and debt relief to the region in 2003.