Classwork for December 15th

Do Now:

Review page 144 "Dut followed the chief..." to page 147 "...nothing to say." of What is the What. Find an example of each of the following:

• use of a colon
• use of a semi-colon
• sentence fragment
• parallel structure
• use of a verbal
• use of imagery

In a Word document, type what the category, the quote, and the page number of the example. Be sure your work is in MLA format. Save your work. Then save a copy to the public drive in your class period folder which is in the Baione-Doda folder.

PARAGRAPH REVISIONS:

Open the file of the paragraph you wrote last week. Go to "Tools" and turn on Track Changes. Begin revising your work to add imagery. Then, edit your work for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Try to add parallel structure and minimize your use of sentence fragments to make them more effective.

Print your revised work at the end of the period and give it to me.

Use this to help you with both of these assignments:

Big Huge Grammar

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Homework for the week of 12/14

Monday - Chapter 12 p.143-160

Tuesday - Chapter 13 p. 161-185

Wednesday - Chapter 14 p. 186-227 by Friday

Writing Assignment due today 12/10

You should have a rough draft of this assignment in your journal and a final typed version submitted to me by the end of class today.

Homework for the week of 12/7

Monday - What is the What p.72-76

Tuesday -What is the What p.77-87

Wednesday - What is the What p.88-108

Thursday - What is the What p.109-136

Friday - What is the What p.137-142

If you missed class on Wednesday, 12/2

Complete the notes as directed in this discussion.

http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/group/humanityandempathy/forum/topics/stereotyping-in-the-media

If you missed class on Tuesday...

Complete the following work. Save your work as a Word/RTF file.

Name:


Brief history of modern Sudan
http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/history_of_sudan.php

Use the timeline to answer the following questions regarding the history of modern Sudan.
1. Why was Sudan conquered by Egypt?



2. How did the British Civil Secretary in Khartoum justify the “Southern Policy?”



3. When was independence granted to Sudan?



4. Why did the United States supply the Sudanese government with equipment during the 1970s?



5. Why did Khartoum try to redraw the boundaries of southern Sudan in the 1980s? What were the results of this?



6. Who are the SPLA?



7. Who are the murahaleen?



8. What happens during the civil war of the 1980s?



9. How did Omar al-Bashir come into power?



10. When did the Darfur conflict begin? How might this be resolved in 2011?
The relationship and differences between the current Darfur conflict in western Sudan and the north-south Sudanese Civil War
http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/q_and_a.php

Briefly summarize the answers to these questions regarding the current Darfur conflict.
11. The genocide in Darfur is in the news. How does the conflict in Darfur relate to the one in southern Sudan that is described in What Is the What?





12. What are some of the similarities between the conflict in southern Sudan and what is happening in Darfur?





13. What are some of the differences between the conflict in southern Sudan and what is happening in Darfur?





14. Does my voice make a difference?

When you have completed the work and it has been saved, go to http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/group/humanityandempathy and post your work to the discussion titled "History of Sudan Worksheet." There are directions in that discusssion regarding how to submit your work.

Homework for 12/1

Read Chapter Two of What is the What.

Then, complete the assignment found in the discussion forum http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/group/humanityandempathy/forum titled, "What is the What Chapter Two Homework."