Important Dates

On Monday, we will finish The Agronomist.

Monday night, you should read and take notes on the story "Children of the Sea" in Krik? Krak!

On Tuesday, we will take an open note exam on The Agronomist and "Children of the Sea."

Continue summarizing your notes on The Agronomist

Cornell Note Taking Template -

This is due tomorrow. Remember - the quarter ends Friday. Make a wise choice.

Write a one-page, persuasive essay in which you urge your audience to take action regarding an important world issue.

Be sure to:
•Create an original thesis that clearly states your position regarding the issue you have chosen
•Address the images you have chosen to place in juxtaposition as a means of persuasion
•Use the elements of persuasion (pathos, logos, ethos, appeal to authority, sense of urgency)
•Write in clear, well-developed paragraphs with an introduction, body, and conclusion
•Write a full rough draft
•Revise your paper so that it is exactly one typed page when in MLA format
•Print a copy of your essay and submit it with your rough draft and your pictures in class tomorrow
•Upload a copy of your paper to www.turnitin.com by Tuesday, November 10th at 2:00 p.m.

Friday's class and homework.

Between The Pool And The Gardenias

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By Friday, 11/6

You should have read "A Wall of Fire Rising" and "Between the Pool and the Gardenias"

Homework for Monday, November 2nd

Read p.219-224 "Women Like Us" in Krik? Krak! and answer the following questions in your notebook:


1. What similarities do you see between "Women Like Us" and "Girl"?
2. What similarities do you see among "Women Like Us," "Girl," and Persepolis?
3. Why do you think these similarities exist?


Then read the story "A Wall of Fire Rising" p. 51-80