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Bellwork : “Would you like Monkey Brains with that?”

Bellwork : “Would you like Monkey Brains with that?”. "Big eaters win" (Kingston 90). Review pages 89-90, and respond to this Wonder Why: "I wonder why Kingston talks about all these 'big eaters.'" Length: 5-7 sentences Time: 7 minutes. Homework (new stuff is in bold!).

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Bellwork : “Would you like Monkey Brains with that?”

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  1. Bellwork: “Would you like Monkey Brains with that?” • "Big eaters win" (Kingston 90). • Review pages 89-90, and respond to this Wonder Why: • "I wonder why Kingston talks about all these 'big eaters.'" • Length: 5-7 sentences • Time: 7 minutes

  2. Homework (new stuff is in bold!) • Woman Warrior: due 10/4 (1, 2, 3); 10/5 (5, 7) • Actively read Chapter 4 (108-160) • Be ready for quiz on Chapter 4; • Complete 2 pp of WW or 5 DN’s about the chapter; • Word Bank • Family Creed Project Due 10/12 (1, 2, 3); 10/15 (5, 7) • "Suzie Wong" Seminar Preparation; • Woman Warrior Paper: • computer lab session: 10/15 (1); 10/16 (2, 3, 5); 10/18 (7) • final draft needs to be emailed 10/22 (1, 2, 3); 10/23 (5, 7)

  3. Word Bank Share(Should we continue to bother?!) • Did you find a splendiferous word? • What is it? • Where’d you find it/hear it? • What’s it mean? • What part of speech is it? • Extra credit STAMP! • Maximum of 3 volunteers

  4. Period 1: Goal? Period 7: Love!

  5. Activity: “Recognizing & Substantiating a Theme”Part 1: Individual Activity (Period 5) • Tape the handout “Review of Theme in Literature” into your journals • Read & mark up the text! • Make a key for yourself (use the pencil box full o’stuff if you don’t have 3 separate colors) • Color ___ = stuff I know • Color ___ = stuff that I can now remember • Color ___ = stuff that is new to me • Time: 4 minutes

  6. Period 5: Themes of Chapter 3 (?)Themes, Topics, or Undercooked Themes? Ghost, past, future (RF) Kingston’s mother’s bravery. Ghost (JS), (AL) Independence (AN) An insight on Chinese culture as anything non-Chinese or negative was a ghost (EL) The stories and how they benefitted Kingston (JA) How successful her mother was (AS) The story of the mother and how she grew up and all she went through (EE) Be a strong woman (KP) To be a strong person (JV) Always be strong (JA) To be brave (JB) Hard work shows character (IR)

  7. Activity: “Recognizing & Substantiating a Theme”Part 2: Groupwork (PERIOD 5) • Find a friend with whom to work • Agree upon a theme/topic • REVISE your theme/topic until it’s a sentence that tells about the message of Chapter 3 • Get your theme statement approved by HB or Ms Lynch • Find & copy evidence (approx 3 quotations) from chapter 3 that SUBSTANTIATES your theme statement TIME: 10 minutes

  8. Themes from Chapter 3

  9. Supporting a Theme Assessment • Complete the hand-out for the Theme Assessment, choosing one of the themes from your class • This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment • You may use your books • YES, IT WILL BE A GRADE • Turn it into the TBC folder when you’re done • Max Time: 10 minutes

  10. Vocabulary Activity!Unit 4 • Period 1: Tahira & Alex • Period 2: Emma & Pam • Period 3: Mercedes & Adam • Period 5: Samson & Adriana • Period 7: John B & Ben

  11. Activity: “Tableau of Chapter 3!” • ROLES • Active Participant/ Contributor: EVERYONE! • Director • Reporter • Textpert • PREPARATION (8 minutes): • Tape your li’l piece of paper onto your journal page • Re-read the section to which you have been assigned • Work with your group to create a dynamic tableau for the section • EVERYONE: write the reasoning behind the tableau you created • PRESENTATION: • TELL US what pages you are representing • SHOW US your tableau • EXPLAIN TO US why you created that tableau

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