Today in class, we talked about post-colonial literature in preparation for the short story we are going to begin tomorrow. Here is the PowerPoint we discussed:
SLHFGRBW – Post-Colonial Literature
And here is the notes page that goes with it (which is for a grade):
First period’s homework was to finish these notes and turn them in at the start of class tomorrow (period 3, 4, 6, and 7 finished in class).
Homework for periods 3, 4, 6, and 7 was to listen to a podcast about the Native American boarding school system and respond to some questions. Here are the links to those podcasts:
Part 1 – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865
Part 2 – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17645287
And here is the sheet of questions:
Please read another 30 pages from your self-selected book tonight as well!
Also, students have been asked to bring one community item to class to help keep things running. This item is due by Friday. Here is the list of what students need to bring, by period:
Period 1: Clorox Wipes
Period 3: tissues
Period 4: tissues
Period 6: hand sanitizer
Period 7: colored construction paper
Finally, here is the video that we watched as part of the presentation about the Carlisle Indian School:
Ms. Chapman's Class (Pre-AP) 