Back from the long weekend! Week 2, Day 1.

I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend. This week we will be getting back into the swing of things with journaling, setting up classroom norms, beginning to look at our writing, Haroun, and the Freshman English Reference Guide. Phew! What a week!

The agenda for B&E (Tuesday) and C&F (Wednesday) is:

Collecting forms with signatures.
Learning norms with our Journals.
Responding to the following prompt in your journals:

JOURNAL PROMPT #1

Reading a story written by an author from another culture can sometimes be a challenge. It can be hard to understand another country or religion’s customs or norms and we often quickly label cultures different from our own as “strange” or “wrong”.  In every culture and country around the world, however, we can find some similarities between the people live them and ourselves.

Take a minute to think about how you can relate to Haroun’s adventures in Rushdie’s story. Is there something he does, an obstacle he faces or a place he encounters that reminds you of something in your own life? If you get stuck, think about parts of the book that felt familiar to you. Why do you think they felt that way?

HW: 

Familiarize yourself with the following passages. Understand how they were used in the book, and also be sure to formulate your own opinion on the quote. Be prepared to share that opinion in class: 

1. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover (pg. 114).
2. There is no use to stories that aren't true (p.20)
3. You cannot trust what you cannot see (p.63)
4. The power of speech is the greatest power of all (p. 119)
5. Silence is golden (p. 125)