H. Expository Composition period 6

Be prepared to discuss the chapters assigned for reading for the Fall of Rome. Also bring at least one Research Article (source) for your Research Essay. Bring your copy of the novel, The Fall of Rome as well.

Expository Composition period 5

1. Upload your Research Study SOAPS #2 IF YOU DIDN'T DO IT!
2. Review the basics of APA Format by watching AND Taking Notes on each of the following APA Videos found online at the Owl at Purdue Website: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F43A67F38DE3D5D&feature=edit_ok&_ga=2.182732454.1206544174.1572386059-1429734800.1572386059
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H. Expository Composition period 6

A Lot of Homework Alert!
1. Complete Research based SOAPS Sheet and upload under SOAPS Sheet #2. Be sure to print for your own ease.
2. Read Chapters 7-10 of The Fall of Rome.  To help you remember key events, answer the study questions below:
1. Why do you think Chapter 7 is entitled, Men Among Men? Chapter 8-The Wall of Pain; Chapter 9: Speed?  How are these titles both literal and figurative? Additionally:
Who is Ted Fox? What evidence from the text suggests that Jerome Washington was overlooked for Ted's job (two reasons).  Who is Derrick Harper? Why is it significant that Derrick attends Howard university and is still an accomplished or prosperous lawyer?  When Rashid visits Gerald's house he sometimes feels like an outcast and sometimes fits right in. When does he feel out of place? Why do you think the author allows these awkward moments?  Discuss the irony in Mr. Washington "coaching" Rashid to become a better runner?

3. Complete your Creative Writing Juxtaposition Assignment.

H. Expository Composition Homework

 Find and read ANOTHER Research Article from the Digital Library on your topic. Download and also complete another Research SOAPS Analysis. This is due by Monday afternoon 12 noon. 

Expository Composition Period 5 Homework

1. Find and read ANOTHER Research Article from the Digital Library on your topic. Download and also complete another Research SOAPS Analysis. This is due by Monday afternoon 12 noon. 
2. Read this excerpt of juxtaposition from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.     
Then, rewrite your own version in which you juxtapose two opposite/opposing people, ideas, family members, concepts, etc! Have fun with it!

Juxtaposition

Is The Color Line Still the Issue of Our Time? Expository Composition period 5/6

1. Each week, you are required to find and read two articles from the Digital Library or the Internet that will support the stance on your research essay. You must read and print out the article, and submit a research SOAPS Sheet each Friday.  You will then use the graded and scored SOAPS as a tool to insert evidence to prove your claim is valid in your argumentative essay. Tools: Google Scholar; The Huffington Post; NPR; journals and articles from the Digital Library Resources. I will check the first article + SOAPS on Friday.

Latin History For Morons

1. Reflection: Reflect on the one man show.  What aspect or point that Leguizamo makes had the greatest impact on you and why?  What resonated or moved or provoked you?
2. History projects--because history is so important, I want you to:
Identify a well-known historical event in which the contributions of YOUR people may be unknown.  Identify the event and how people from your race, ethnicity, or gender made contributions. How did they? Why? What was the outcome and why do you believe their contributions were overlooked?
---Identify a little known event that involved your race, ethnicity, or gender. What was the event or action and how did it impact the course of history or advance a cause? Why do you think the event is not more widely known?
3. Personal history assignment--coming soon!

Expository Composition Period 5

1. Finish your juxtaposition "Open Minds". You need two of them--one in which you juxtapose Rashid and Gerald; the other Ms. Hansen and Mr. Washington. Be sure you include COLOR! It is an Open Mind, afterall.
2. Be ready to discuss the "A Dozen Demons" assignments. The first where you identified characters and how they experienced the demons....the second was how you experienced them yourself.

Here it is

Latinx History Resources

H. Expository Composition period 6

Agenda for all classes. Per. 6 scroll down to read once you open document

The Fall of Rome Reflection

Article of The Week: "A Dozen Demons" by Ellis Cose.  Skim the introductory paragraph of the article, and perhaps the paragraph on Mendacity.  Then write out each one of the Dozen Demons.  For each Demon, find a full example of it from the The Fall Of Rome.  You may use Rashid or Kofi or Mrs. Hansen and Gerald or even Mr. Washington too (remember, we learn a lot about him in Chapters 1 and 4).   The best answers/connections, will focus primarily on Rashid, but also explore how Washington or Gerald or Hansen encounters the demons.  Be ready to be put on blast on Thursday!

Expository Composition period 1: The Souls of Black Folk Chapter 1

Finish reading Chapter 1 of The Souls of Black Folk Link to PDF. Finish the response you had to the first quote that resonated with you by responding. Since we are all minorities, please go in depth abut feelings, connections, realizations and questions. Then, select one more quote--write enough up it down in your journal and also respond. DO NOT WAIT TILL WEDNESDAY NIGHT!
2. Think of the socially conscious artist you identified in class (author, artist, etc). You may need to listen to their song or see a picture of their artwork again to refresh your memory. Then write a response of at least a paragraph in which you identify similarities between their art--song, novel, etc and some idea found in W.E.B. Chapter 1.  Do not use pronouns-- they, she, he, it in your first two sentences or you will receive an automatic "F"