Sentence work coming up: causal
verbs
sentence
combining
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue “Dead Man’s Path”
“Thought Questions”
Module- discuss
Prepare for Test 4 with “ “
Test 4 on Thursday
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Continue final kind of sentence
“Compound-Complex Sentences”
Wednesday
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Continue “Dead Man’s Path”
“Thought Questions”
Module
Prepare for Test 4 with “ “
Test 4 on Thursday
·
Continue final kind of sentence
“Compound-Complex Sentences”
Thursday
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Test 4
Friday
·
“Self-Reflection Assessment” Week 5
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Monday
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“Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”
Tuesday, March 10
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Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or
neither
Wednesday, March 11
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Midterm recommendations
Thursday, March 12
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Midterm recommendations
Friday- final day before Spring Break
“Dead Man’s
Path” Thought Questions
1.
What is the setting in the story?
PLACE
-Ndume
Central School
-village,
Ani (surmise)
-Africa “Onitsha
Market”
-Nigeria
(Chinua Achebe, born 1930 – most famous Nigerian writer)
popular novel
Things Fall Apart, Grade 12
Nigeria was
a colony of Great Britain (GB).
-independence
movement
-achieved
independence in 1960
SIDENOTE
Area of southern Nigeria- Biafra, sought independence, 1967-1970, not a success
Many areas
are seeking, want to have independence from their mother country:
-Taiwan from
China
-Kurds from
Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, etc
-Quebec from
Canada
-Alberta
from Canada
-Khalistan
from India- complicated situation
-South Yemen
from Yemen
-Basques
from Spain
-Catalans
from Spain
TIME
-1949,
January
2. What is Mr Obi’s relationship to the school?
-“headmaster”UK- principal, dean , boss,
-new teacher
-in charge of administration
-hasn’t started yet, very green, inexperienced
-has big plans for the school
What does Mr Obi think about the school?
-not well run
-unprogressive, not modern
-not developed
-old-fashioned
-does not respect the teachers
-feels contempt- complete lack of respect
3.
What are five words to describe Mr. Obi’s
personality?
POSITIVE
-passionate
-motivated
-energetic
-forward-thinking
-intelligent
-enthusiastic
-diligent
-optimistic
-perceptive
-deep-thinking
-idealistic
-well-spoken
-straightforward
NEGATIVE
-arrogant
-outspoken
-prideful
-stubborn
-impatient
-narcissistic
-unrealistic
-not
pragmatic
-naïve, not
wise
-narrow-minded
-cocky-
arrogant, over-confident
4.
What are Nancy’s ambitions concerning Micheal’s
position in the school?
-“queen of
the school” “envy her position”
-wants to be
queen bee
-
Her opinion of him
“not unhandsome”
double negative
negative + negative = positive NOT TRUE!
emphasizes the negativity
being polite-
not a great physical specimen
“she has become completely infected by
his passion”
Mr Obi’s educational background- “secondary
school education”
5.
What are two conflicts in the story?
person vs
person, society, technology, supernatural, nature, herself
*Obi and Nancy,
person vs person- Obi cared about school, Nancy cared about her status, Nancy
disappointed
* Obi and priest,
person vs person- different opinions, argument,
-wasn’t
cordial- priest didn’t argue, Obi was dismissive,
- “satisfied
smile” smirk
6.
What does village priest mean when he
says “[L]et the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.”?
hawk, eagle-
birds of prey, hunting birds
pray prey
Brackendale,
close to Squamish- see the eagles, in October?
Iona Beach
birdwatcher
Let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.
-perch on different
branches, area is vast enough
-different beliefs/cultures
can coexist peacefully
-don’t
interfere with each other
-peaceful
coexistence
-
Don’t be against
the old traditions.
Basis on
modern Canada from 1970s- multi-culturalism
IDIOM It’s
like talking to a wall.
superstitious-
link events or behaviors to good luck or bad luck
-Karma
-touch wood
-break a bowl
on new years Chinese
-sneeze-
Bless you!
-spill salt
-break a
mirror- 7 years bad luck
diviner-
someone who tell the future, fortune-teller
-talking
with spirits- talking with deceased people
Ouija board
Law of
Attraction putting out good energy to attract success
Oprah Winfrey
hypnotism-
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