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3-4 Objective: Through reading, writing and

discussion, students will analyze the theme of justice in Romeo and Juliet and in the Michael Fay controversy by evaluating different perspectives and arguments.

Agenda:Turn in research papersDiscuss Things Fall Apart EssaysRomeo and Juliet Justice termsDiscussionMichael Fay controversy

THINGS FALL APART ESSAYS If you would like to revise it, revisions

are due March 11 (one week from today).

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CONNECT TO THESIS EVERYTHING IN YOUR ESSAY

SHOULD RELATE TO YOUR THESIS!

EXPLAIN THE CONNECTIONS—that is the ANALYSIS!

CONTEXT Give context for your quotes: What is

the background? Connect them to your thesis statement. If someone is talking, who is talking? To whom? What do we need to know to make the connection.

Don’t use: The quote shows… or In this quote…use the context to introduce the quote.

INTEGRATE YOUR QUOTES• Explain your quote, then your quotes

should flow within the paragraph, not stand out…

• Example:• Estaban had an indirect means of

getting to the man that he wanted acceptance from. His one and only accepted granddaughter. Alba was the perfect target for him. He found her and “Alba tried to turn her face away, but he held it firmly…

ROMEO AND JULIET In small groups, answer the questions

from this excerpt on page 204.

Discuss

TERMS

MICHAEL FAY CONTROVERSY

EXIT TICKET How do you define Justice?

3/5 Objective: Students will discuss the

theme of justice through evaluating the Michael Fay controversy, international justice, and discussions of their choice novels. Agenda: ACT English practiceMichael Fay discussions International justice discussionSmall group book discussionsTimed writing: Use examples from the

various pieces of work we talked about today, should there be a universal code of justice?

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What side is the article taking? What arguments is it using to support that side?

What counterpoints does it mention?

What arguments are made in the article to support each side?

Do you agree or disagree with the points?

QUICKWRITE

MICHAEL FAY DISCUSSION Do you think the punishment was just?

Do you think the US should have intervened?

Power of One What advice has Hoppie left Peekay with regarding the

power of one? What influence does Big Hettie have on Peekay? What is the symbolism of the eggs and the loneliness

birds? What stereotypes and generalizations about race is

Peekay forced to confront? Cry the Beloved Country

Msimangu is angry at his people. The white reformatory director is mad at Absalom’s mistakes. Kumalo, upon being reunited with his son, is angry. Why are they angry?

What parallels do the fathers Jarvis and Kumalo have? How is justice being addressed?

Use examples from the various pieces of work we talked about today, should there be a universal code of justice?

If you research paper doesn’t have in-text citations, it is plagiarized.

I will not grade your research paper until…you have in-text citations, written as quotes

or paraphrases and cited and a works cited.

Objective: Students will understand citations using the MLA format for their research papers revisions, and their in-class essay.

How to do in-text citations:

For direct quotes: Use quotation marks and the citation at the end.

Revised research papers due Monday, March 10.

Revised essays due Friday, March 14.

IN-CLASS ESSAY: YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES AND DIALECTICAL JOURNALS Power of One: How are Hoppie and Doc mentors to

Peekay?

Cry the Beloved Country: What conflicts are there between Arthur

Jarvis and his son, and what lessons is his son trying to teach him?

3-10 Through discussion and reading, students will

and analyze international laws on the rights of children.

Agenda: Turn in research papers (make sure you have citations

and works cited) and essay revisions (today or Friday) Quick write Survey: page 215 Declaration of the Rights of the Child Mandela’s speech Discussion Exit ticket Period 7: Put desks in rows.

If you do not have your research paper, please turn it in to my box tomorrow morning.

You will not be able to come upstairs, so turn it in to my box in the office. Your research paper will be on eligibility this week.

What laws should there be to protect or apply to all children of the world?

DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (218) Paraphrase and document (in MLA

format) each of the principles in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

Do you agree or disagree with each of these principles? Should they be required for every country to abide by?

READ NELSON MANDELA’S SPEECH (P. 221) What are his objectives as President?

As you read each of these, do you believe these principles are being met here?

DISCUSSION Should their be international laws to

protect children?

EXIT TICKET Should their be international laws to

protect children? If so, what should they be? If not, why not?

OBJECTIVE Through writing and discussion,

students will evaluate their own beliefs and analyze Ghandi and King’s thoughts on civil disobedience.

Agenda: Journal entry (check dialectical journals)

Civil disobedience Letter from a Birmingham Jail Homework: Keep up with your reading

schedule.

JOURNAL ENTRY What do you believe in? What are you

are willing to take a stand for? You can use repetition…I believe in…

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Read “On Civil Disobedience” Highlight or underline main points he is

making. How does he organize his essay? What beliefs is he willing to stand up

for?

Discussion: Civil Disobedience

OBJECTIVE-MARCH 17-GET YOUR SPRINGBOARD BOOK Through writing and discussion, students will

evaluate their own beliefs and analyze Gandhi and King’s thoughts on social justice, and connect them to their novel.

Agenda: Continue working on chunks from King and Gandhi (check dialectical journals)

Letter from a Birmingham Jail Socratic Discussion-Are there any causes

that justify breaking the law? Timed writing Homework: Keep up with your reading

schedule-book discussions tomorrow.

LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL-P. 250 Chunk 1: How does he set up his letter? Who is he

writing to? What is his purpose as an author? Chunk 2: What are his concerns and refutations? Chunk 3: What are similarities and differences

between Gandhi and King’s arguments? Chunk 4: What appeals is King using(logos, ethos,

pathos)? Chunk 5: What is civil disobedience? Chunk 7: What allusions does King use? Why does he

choose these allusions for this audience? Chunk 8: What imagery does King use? What is he trying to persuade the audience of? How

is he doing that?

TIMED WRITING-15 MINUTES-USING YOUR DIALECTICAL JOURNALS Power of One: How is apartheid present in the novel,

and how is Peekay standing up for social justice? How is that similar to or different from what Gandhi and King were arguing for?

Cry the Beloved Country: How is James Jarvis standing up for

social justice? How is that similar to or different from what Gandhi and King were arguing for?

KOHLBERG’S LEVELS OF MORAL REASONING

EXIT TICKET Are there causes today that would

justify civil disobedience?

3/18 Objective: Through discussion and

writing, students will develop an understanding of the plot in their novels, and begin discussion on their essay topics.

Agenda: Discuss questions about the novels. Small group discussion on chapter

sections with questions from individual groups, or given questions.

Essay writing protocol

Take a few minutes and think about questions that you have about your novel.

Write down three questions you have—they can be about what you don’t understand or discussion questions.

CHAPTERS 10-15 DISCUSSION 1. Doc's time in jail provides Peekay with many opportunities.

What does Peekay learn about music, boxing, treatment of prisoners, and the unfairness of laws?

2. What was your first impression of Geel Piet? Did your opinion of him change as your learned more about him? What is his function in the book?

3. What effect does Peekay's success have on his integrity? Consider the letter-writing project, his win in the ring, the boots from Geel Piet and the other prisoners, and his new name, Tadpole Angel.

4. Why does Lt. Smit invite Geel Piet to be in the photo with the boxers and trainers? Why did he destroy the pictures and the photographic plate?

5. What are the results of the prison concert? How do these events figure in Peekay's journey to maturity? What do you make of the mix between the good and bad results of the concert?

6. What happens to Borman? Was there magic involved? What about irony?

SMALL GROUP CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS Take a few minutes and think about

questions that you have about your novel.

Write down three questions you have—they can be about what you don’t understand or discussion questions.

In small groups, discuss the questions, with each person taking their own notes.

OR If your group would rather use the questions

I have for you, you can do that.

British: won the Boer War (Afrikaners and British), white. Arthur Jarvis Peekay, his mother, grandfather, Supporters of the Allies (against Germany)

Afrikaners: Dutch settlers White Boer War(fought against the British—lost) Farming Judge, Mevrou, Jury, (boarding school) Characters support the German side in World War II

Native South Africans: Zulu, Xhosa Black Apartheid—separation between whites and blacks Nanny, Hoppie, Supporting the Allies in World War 2

German: Doc

POWER OF ONE: GROUPS British: WhitePeekay, Grandpa, Mrs. Boxall, Mother-Allies side of the war (Hate Hitler), conflict with Afrikanners, loyal to King George,

Afrikaners: White—Dutch descentJudge and jury, Mevrou, Lt. Smit,

German: Doc

Native South Africans: Zulu, Xhosa, Black Nanny, Hoppie, Giel Piet, Big Hettie,

DISCUSS ESSAY TOPICS Protocol:

Select a question as a group. Discuss it without writing anything down (or

just taking brief notes) for 5 minutes. Silent: write down notes and ideas on your

own paper to help you get ideas for your essay.

3/21 Objective: Through writing and discussion,

students will deepen their understanding of the cultural background of their novel and evaluate important events and themes in their novels and present them.

Agenda: Group discussion about questions. (Check

dialectical journals) Small group presentations Exit ticket Homework: Continue reading and dialectical

journals. Books need to be done next Friday.

ESSAY TIMELINE Get out the essay topics I gave you last

week: Write this on the top…

For next Friday: Finish the novel Draft of your essay: For Wednesday, 4/9

(the Wednesday after Spring Break) Essay due: Tuesday, 4/15

GROUPS: PERIOD 5 Sasha 1. Prakash, Laura, Meron, Deremiah,

Phouc 2. Yuneisi, Luis, Dahlia, Kawther, Jack 3. Chansae, Carolina, Achaya, Heven 4. Jennifer, Leah, Alejandra, Kunita 5. Mary, Dorsin, Dawit, Joe M., Froilan 6. Isabella, Sandra, EhSo, Blake, Hugh 7. Alejandra, Justin, Joe V. , Brianna

GROUPS: PERIOD 7 CTB: Jennifer, Siham, Lyric 1. Marcus, Grant, Zach 2. Kufto, Dennise, Nina 3. Genesis, Hawa, Sarah, Nijah 4. Miguel, Cooper, Tyler, Max 5. Savoi, Elena, Joseph, Fernando 6. Shawnie, Batoul, Mohamud 7. Alexia, Jesus, Lauren

GROUP TASK Your group will be responsible for

developing thought-out responses to the questions, with quotes and evidence to support your points. (Think of it like a mini-essay.)

Be ready to share your groups responses to your question and lead a short discussion on the question.

Group presentations on questions.

How is the trail a

Through reading and discussion, students will analyze the character change and change in culture in their novels through close reading and interpretation.

Agenda: Grades: Research papers on South Africa

topic—due today. PARCC test—Wednesday and Thursday Write, small group discussion, large group

discussion Exit ticket

OBJECTIVE

ESSAY TIMELINE Get out the essay topics I gave you last

week: Write this on the top…

For next Friday: Finish the novel Draft of your essay: For Wednesday, 4/9


Power of One: Chapter 20: Looking at the opening of chapter 20, how is Peekay still impacted by his past?

In a paragraph, argue whether this is having a positive or negative impact on him.

Cry the Beloved Country: Is Absolom’s sentence fair? Explain.

WRITE, SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION, LARGE GROUP DISCUSSION

Power of One: Chapter 21: Close reading of p. 415: How is

apartheid really beginning?

Cry the Beloved Country: Compare James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo. How are their situations similar? How does each handle the situation?


Power of One: What is the significance of the “Tadpole Angel”?

What is the controversy of the fight between the “Tadpole Angel” and Mandoma?

Cry the Beloved Country: What was Jarvis doing for the memory of

his son? Why would he choose to do those things?


“The power of one is above all things to believe in yourself well beyond any latent ability you have previously demonstrated.” (p. 423)

Latent: present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic


Dialectical journal discussions.

Choose one quote from your recent dialectical journals that you think is important and be ready to discuss it.

EXIT TICKETWhat new insights do you have about the characters and culture in your novel?

JOURNAL ENTRY Do you rely upon something like the

power of one in your own life? What is it, and how did you develop it?

GRADES Your grades are up to date. Please check them: You can still do

these assignments: Dialectical journals (Must be turned in on

Tuesday, 4/8)Draft of your essay due April 9Revision on mentors essay:

POWER OF ONE OR CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY ESSAY Draft of your essay: For Wednesday, 4/9


Revisions: Power of One: How are Hoppie and Doc mentors to Peekay?

Cry the Beloved Country: What conflicts are there between Arthur Jarvis

and his son, and what lessons is his son trying to teach him?

DISCUSSION QUESTION 1: CONTRASTS Write your response, then we will talk about it.

Power of One: There are many characters that come into Peekay's life but what group affects him more? Is it his nanny, inkosi-Inkosikazi, Hoppie, Doc, and Geel Piet? Or is it Mevrou, the Judge, Sergeant Borman, and his mother?

Cry the Beloved Country: There are many paradoxes in this novel: a priest's son commits murder; a white man who fights for the dignity of South African blacks is senselessly murdered; the father of the murdered son helps the father of the son who murdered to keep a disintegrating native tribe together. How do you reconcile these paradoxes? How do they contribute to the richness of the story? Why might Paton have made this choice?

IN CLASS ESSAY You may revise or do you (in-class)

essay.

How are Hoppie and Doc mentors to Peekay?

Cry the Beloved Country: What conflicts are there between Arthur

Jarvis and his son, and what lessons is his son trying to teach him?

DISCUSSION QUESTION: POWER Write your response, then you will talk

about it in small groups. Power of One: Why did Peekay decline the

scholarship and decide instead to work in the copper mines? What was the significance of his decision?

Cry the Beloved Country: What can you find in the text to show that there is hope that black and white people may one day live together without fear?

DISCUSSION QUESTION 3: RECONCILIATION/CLOSURE Write your response, then you will talk

about it in small groups. Power of One: In a twist of fate, Peekay

comes face to face with the Judge once more. What did this encounter represent? Did Peekay finally find closure to his early childhood experiences at the boarding school?

Cry the Beloved Country: Why does Kumalo go up to the mountain?

JUSTICE Both of the novels deal with the same

issues of apartheid and racism. What is the underlying message about justice that your author is conveying?

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