Assignment

=Reading: Left to Tell=

Available on line, you will read Parts I, II and III that are available on line (free). Simply click on the links below and then start from the beginning and work your way down. Do not be concerned with parts of the story that are not available on line. We are working on this short coming presently.

[|Left to Tell - Part I] [|Left to Tell - Part II]

Quiz 1 on Introduction and Chapter 1: [|Reading Quiz 1] You will need to create an account at [|Quia] and then enter KABXFX948 when you log in to join the class.

This is where you will find all your assignments.

"The Voter" -Is Roof an ethical man? Why or why not?
Instructions: Read the story and write your essay. You may answer either electronically or by pen and paper. Either way, you must be neat, thorough and honest. Your work should reflect vocabulary and grammar of your grade level or higher. Also, it should be double spaced (2.0 spacing), font size 12 and no more than 1 page in length.

Don't forget to follow the simple TOPIC SENTENCE + 3 SUPPORTIVE DETAILS + CONCLUSION = awesome writing

African Tales - Reading and Sharing:
The idea here is that you read a few short stories and then share what you have learned with your fellow classmates. This will allow you to become very familiar with the stories you read and help others learn from you -this works both ways; you may learn something from someone else as well.

Here is the list of stories:

a) The Lion Awakens b) Life in Benin c) Tribal Scars d) The Vote e) My Country

Each group has been assigned 2 stories to read. For example, if you were assigned stories 'a' and 'b', you would begin by reading and learning everything about "The Lion Awakens' and 'Life in Benin.' Once you have done this successfully, you will share your knowledge with other students. This will save you and your classmates time since you will not have to read all five stories.

Detailed instructions: Step 1) Go to the title page of your story. Step 2) Make a prediction about the story from the title and the illustration you find on the first page Step 3) Skim through the story and pick out about 10 vocabulary words. You should find the definitions for these words Step 4) Create a small cardboard that contains images you think belong with the story. Later, fill it in with information about your predictions. Focus on theme, plot and character traits of the major character. Step 5) Compare and contrast your prediction with what you found out from reading the story. don't worry if you are not close -that's not the point of the exercise. Anyway, for the most part, I bet you make very solid predictions.

The second round (story you need to read) is done solo. That means you were supposed to go home and read the second story on your own and do the entire exercise once again. However, this time, you do not need to present your work on a cardboard paper. This time you could present using multimedia like PowerPoint or other online tools like Prezi. It's up to you.

Good luck and have fun!

=Assignment 2:=

Writing Expository Essays (competency 2 -writing)
This is a two part activity

You and your team are responsible to write up a draft of an expository essay. Your subject matter is the themes shared among tales about giants. Do such tales share similar ethical challenges? This part is due at the end of the second class today.
 * PART A: (worth 100%)**


 * Instructions:**
 * Step 1)** List 3 stories about giants that share a common theme and ethical scenario (5%)
 * Step 2)** Using plot diagrams and character charts, determine the common characteristics of the three stories you have selected (15%). Here is an example of a character chart:
 * Title of Tale || Characteristics || Synopsis, Theme and Ethics ||
 * Example: Jack and the Beanstalk || * Gigantic
 * Humanoid
 * Cannibal
 * Greedy and cruel
 * Special skill: can smell humans
 * Weakness: falls asleep whenever the harp sings || A cruel giant has terrorized and impoverished a village. In addition, the giant has stolen its prize possession, a magical golden harp which is part female. The hero tricks the giant out of his treasure and kills the giant during his escape.

Theme: Good versus evil

Ethics: Evil will always be undone by goodness ||
 * Step 3)** Determine which style of expository essay you want to use -see pages 69-108 of your grammar textbook. You may change this later on without losing any marks. (5%)
 * Step 4)** Write an outline. It must include a topic sentence + 3 supportive details + a conclusion. Each person on your team must have a copy! (25%)
 * Step 5)** Write a draft. This needs to be done individually. It should also be no more than a page double spaced. (10%)
 * Step 6)** Re-write the draft neat enough so your partners can read it. Share your work with your partners for peer review. (10%)
 * Step 7)** Write a third draft with corrections from peers. **Hand in your work!** (30%)
 * Step 6)** Re-write the draft neat enough so your partners can read it. Share your work with your partners for peer review. (10%)
 * Step 7)** Write a third draft with corrections from peers. **Hand in your work!** (30%)

You will produce a final product in one of the following 3 ways: i) you can hand in a final draft using traditional methods such as pen and paper or print. Your final draft must be well written, on a clean sheet of paper and be double spaced (2.0 spacing if you use Word). ii) you can create a graphic essay like a comic book. Again, work and words must be clear, in English and grammatically correct. You can do this by hand or electronically. iii) you can express your essay orally. You should have queue cards to help guide you during your oral presentation. You will be responsible for clearly expressing yourself using one of the expository approaches described in your grammar textbook.
 * PART B: (worth 100% following writing rubric)**

Hand in part B no later than Friday afternoon. Late entries will lose 10% per day. If I do not receive anything by the end of the following week you will receive 30% for the activity.

Assignment 1:

Know and understand how the following words relate to the idea of culture -Barranquilla or Caribbean culture to be more specific.

Word Bank:

CORRUPT - BIAS - COURTESY - INSIGNIFICANT - STEREOTYPE - GRIM - 3RD WORLD

Try out the following exercise to see if you recall their meaning



Assignment 2:


 * Read “The Iguana” on page 17 and answer guided reading questions **

1. What does Dinesen find beautiful about Iguanas? 2. What simile does Dinesen use to suggest the appearance of death? 3. Why would Dinesen shoot an iguana again after her first time?
 * SET 1**

1. Why did Dinesen first shoot an Iguana? What does she contrast this incident with? 2. Why might Dinesen have included the description of the "stuffed fish" she saw in a museum? 3. What three objects does Dinesen use to explain her thesis? What is her thesis?
 * SET 2**

1. How do you interpret Dinesen`s remark "Often since I have, in some sort, shot an Iguana"? 2. What reason does Dinesen give to make us think that the bracelet looks better on her than on the native girl? 3. What is Dinesen suggesting fwith the quotation from a book she read as a child?
 * SET 3**