Monday, Nov. 18Finish "The Latehomecomer" assignment: Close read "The Latehomecomer" from the Collections book. Respond to the following in your composition books: Page 55 Identify a simile that Yang uses to describe the house. Page 57 What does Yang mean when she says that she and her sister, “wanted to make the life journeys of our family worth something”? Page 59 Cite text evidence that shows why Yang thinks her parents are better examples of love than Romeo and Juliet. Page 60 What metaphor does Yang use in lines 275-285, and what does it mean? Page 63 Pick a simile on this page and explain its impact on the reader. Page 64 Is Grandma overreacting to Yang’s illness? Explain your answer. Page 66 Which of the author’s experiences seems to have had the greatest effect on her? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your ideas. Tuesday, Nov. 19Anne Frank The Life of a Young Girl - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qyXocJvm6k Take Cornell style notes. The essential question is What is so important about the life of Anne Frank, that it is so widely taught in the United States? What should we learn from her life?
Wednesday, Nov. 20Finish the video and begin using your notes to fill in the blanks. Thursday, Nov. 21Use your notes to fill in the blanks on the worksheet Go over worksheet as a class combine last question on the worksheet with the essential question given before watching the video What is so important about the life of Anne Frank that it is so widely taught in the United States? What should we learn from her life? And answer the question in your own words. Hint: It has to do with fighting against prejudice and discrimination. Friday, Nov. 22Nuremberg Race Laws.
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