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Monday, March 15th :

1. Introduction to VOCAB #9
2. VOCAB #9 pre-quiz
3. Finish reading TFA (Things Fall Apart) Chapter 3
4. TFA Quiz on Chapters 1 – 3
5. Read BBC article, “China’s Unwanted Girls”, August 23, 2001
6. Completed JOURNAL: Is it wrong for China to kill infant girls if a couple/woman have already reached their family quota? Should another culture intervene in this situation?  If yes, explain your answer fully.  If no, explain why not.  How does reading this article make me feel?
7. Discussed ETHNOCENTRICITY

Tuesday, March 16th:

1. Review VOCAB #9 – QUIZ ON FRIDAY, March 19th
2. Finished viewing Roots.
3. Read TFA Chapters 4 – 5 in small reading groups and completed reading guide for these chapters.

Wednesday, March 17th – HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

1. Reviewed viewing guide answers for Chapter 4 and 5 as a class.
2. Broke into small reading groups – read Chapter 7 and completed reading guide for this chapter.
3. Students made 3 questions on notecards that they would ask someone for modern-day Nigeria regarding culture, traditions, lifestyle, etc.
4. HOMEWORK – Complete reading Chapter 7 and finish the reading guide for this chapter!
5. QUIZ TOMORROW – TFA CHAPTERS 4,5, and 7

For any typed paper you write in my class, the paper must be in MLA format. This is a standard format that you should be familiar with because you will use it in other English classes. Attached below is a sample for you to look at and use.

Sample MLA

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