Do Now | See, Think, Wonder
Do Next | Silent Reading (15 minutes)
Read Part II of A Small Place. While you are reading, use sticky notes to annotate some of the rhetorical strategies we discussed in Part I. These sticky notes will be important for Thursday/Friday (wink, wink). Mix n' Mingle | Give one, Get one Copy one of the rhetorical strategies that you have identified so far in Part II on a new sticky note. Identify the rhetorical strategy, the page number and the direct quote in which it can be found. Mix around the room. When directed to mingle, share the note with the person next to you. Explain the purpose of the rhetorical strategy was in the passage. What does it help the reader understand? Remaining Time | Silent Reading Finish Part II If you have finished Part II, read this overview of British Imperialism in order to understand the many references in Part II. Do Now (Friday) | Finish Research
West Indies
Do Next | Cyberjournal
Do Now (Monday) | Four Corners There is a direct quote from Part II in A Small Place in each corner of the room. As you enter the room, you will be designated a specific corner of the room. Consider the meaning of the quote on the paper, by responding directly on the paper.
Direct Quotes
Studio Time | Finish Cyberjournal
Do Now | Circle Up
Do Next | Open Google Sites
Critical Thinking Paragraph
Publication
Do Now | See, Think, Wonder
The site below with it's links will be our entry point for analyzing historical accuracy of information regarding the European colonization of the Caribbean Islands. You will need to find other sources for cross checking purposes of the information shared in this site.
West Indies
Thinking Routine | Sourcing Checklist Deadline | due Wednesday THURSDAY
Do Now | Quick Jot The Scenario: "You were recently accused of skipping school to pig out on homemade cupcakes and binge watch Young Sheldon on Netflix. Luckily, you lawyered up and are now being prepped to undergo a lie detector test orchestrated by Big Brother. Big Brother is notorious for conducting these interviews in overheated dark cells beneath heat lamps with the unnerving drip of water surrounding you. In order to avoid the rapid heartbeats, temple sweats, and unnecessary fidgets, your lawyer would like you to prepare your answers before meeting within the pressure cooker of Big Brother." Describe this class in three sentences using one verb per sentence. Be prepared to share out one of your sentences.
Do Next | Share Out What are some of the assignments that you are most proud of completing so far within this class?
Writing Workshop | Complete your Peel the Fruit for English! Exit Slip | Put your Peel the Fruit on the appropriate pile:
FRIDAY Do Now | Cyberjournal Friday! Mix n' Mingle: What does it mean to be ordinary? Share: What was one new idea about ordinary that you heard from someone else Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Part I
Publication
Do Now | Share Out
What is one thing you learned about Antigua during last week's research? Silent Reading | finish Part I Discuss | Turn and Talk Every other person in the class will receive a rhetorical strategy we have discussed while reading Part I of A Small Place. Turn and talk to the person you. Recall the definition of the rhetorical strategy. Discuss one way Kincaid has used the rhetorical strategy thus far in the novel.
Rhetorical Strategies
Jeremiad Define the term Jeremiad in your own words based on the following definition: "A jeremiad is, by its most basic definition, a long literary work criticizing and lamenting the flaws of society. In A Small Place, Kincaid draws from the long history of the American jeremiad — so much so that Salman Rushdie described the novel as “a jeremiad of great clarity and force that one might have called torrential were the language not so finely controlled.” The Jeremiad is a form which first originated among 17th century New England Puritans. The Puritans believed they had been called by God to flee a corrupt Anglo Church in England and to start their own “beacon on the hill” in the New World. According to historian David Howard Pitney, “the American jeremiad arose as a form of ritualistic complaint and self- reproach because of the apparent failure of Puritan society to fulfill its task of self-perfection and world redemption” (482). Jeremiads were named after the biblical prophet Jeremiah and were characterized by a “long list of perceived social ills, denounc[ing] people for their sins and misconduct, and warn[ings] of worse tribulations and divine punishments to come if they did not quickly repent and observe their social covenant” (482). The traditional jeremiad was composed of three parts: citing of God’s promise, lamenting the current moral decline of society, and prophesying the promise’s imminent fulfillment" (Great World Text). Analysis | David Walker's Appeal
Learning Objectives
Thinking Routine | Values, Identities, Actions Antigua: Today, you will embark on some research about the island of Antigua using the thinking routine Values, Identities, Actions. Fill out the thinking routine by researching the following categories: Demographics
Reflection
Thinking Routine | Values, Identities, Actions
Do Now | Share a Personal Tourist Experience
Learning Objectives
Thinking Routine | Values, Identities, Actions Antigua: Today, you will embark on some research about the island of Antigua using the thinking routine Values, Identities, Actions. Fill out the thinking routine by researching the following categories: Demographics
Reflection
Do Now | Are you more like....
Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Reflection Today, you will construct your first reflective blog post for this class. Writers develop and clarify ideas by interacting with other writers. Writers develop, connect, and reflect on ideas presented by other writers. In doing so, they determine their personal opinion on a topic. This opinion is then developed into an argument using information gathered from other writers. This information and insight adds to their own writing via direct and indirect evidence. Construct a paragraph about your personal thoughts on tourism by responding to the questions below. Be sure to write in complete sentences, paragraph form.
Professional Publication
Do Now | See, Think, Wonder, Connect
Count the room off by fives. Each group will be assigned a map to gather around. As a group, complete a See, Think, Wonder directly on the map paper:
Studio Time | Goal Setting Razing Liberty Square + Hip Hop Orchestra
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éPortfolio Submission FormCourse DescriptionA Small Place is an interdisciplinary course inspired by the controversial nonfiction novel, A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid, about Antigua—the lasting effects of British colonialism, criticism of the tourist industry and corruption of Antiguan government. Throughout this course, Étudians will research and analyze a wide variety of multimedia texts about Antigua, Sheboygan, and Native American history in Wisconsin; focused on the themes of tourist and native, colonialism and gentrification, and the cultural importance of movement.
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