Unit 5: The Nature of Exploitation
Week of 4/4/16
Essential Questions
- What happens when cultures come together without an appreciation or understanding of the differences between them?
- What literary devices does the writer use to develop characters and meaning in a literary work?
Monday, 4/4
In Class
- HoD Part I Prose Essay
Skills of Focus
- Close Reading
- Analysis
- Diction
- Allusion
Homework
- Read HoD Part II from “One evening” to “behind the blind whiteness of the fog.” (page 63) by tomorrow
- Finish reading HoD Part II by Friday
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 3/28 and 4/15)
Tuesday, 4/5
In Class
Skills of Focus
- Detail
- Imagery
- Theme
Homework
- Read through “heart of an impenetrable darkness” on page 71 tonight
- Finish reading HoD Part II by Friday
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 3/28 and 4/15)
Wednesday, 4/6
In Class
- SSR
- 15 minute small group discussion
- Continue reading HoD
Skills of Focus
- Diction
- Imagery
- Symbol
- Tone
- Theme
Homework
- Read through page 76 ("kinship affirmed in a supreme moment.")
- Finish reading HoD Part II by Friday
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 3/28 and 4/15)
Thursday, 4/7
In Class
- SSR
- HoD Part II MC Practice
Skills of Focus
- Close Reading
- Analysis
- Theme
Homework
- Finish reading HoD Part II by tomorrow
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 3/28 and 4/15)
Friday, 4/8
In Class
Part II Reflection
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Skills of Focus
- Characterization
- Theme
Homework
- Read HoD Part III from “I looked at him” to “away from me into inaccessible distance.” (page 87) by Monday
- Read HoD Part III by Friday, 4/15
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 3/28 and 4/15)