Friday, September 3, 2010

Homework for Tuesday 9/7

Please read c. 8-11 and take notes which keep track of:

-any vocabulary you don't understand
-any moments of the plot that don't make sense
-specific passages that express values that we may share with the community in the story
-specific passages that show us a window into the Ibo culture

Be ready to ask questions and/or participate in discussion!

Please revise the draft of your own "window into my culture" descriptive piece and post it on your eJournal.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Homework for Friday 9/3

Please complete a first draft of your descriptive piece about:

Walter - Thanksgiving
Sean - Thanksgiving
Jenny - spiritual experience
Tyrell - homelife

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Homework for Thursday 9/2

Please finish reading through c.7

Choose one "daily life/practice" and list examples from your reading that show how it works for the community in Nigeria

Begin describing how that practice works for you in your own family/community

Homework for Wednesday 9/1

Please read c. 3-7 taking vocab and plot notes so that you can ask check in questions and provide a summary.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Homework for Tuesday 8/31

Using the Achebe Study Guide link, answer the guide questions for c. 1-2 assigned to you in a post on your blog.