October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 10th Grade English

Monday, October 7th:
Your final draft is due today of your persuasive essay


PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 24 - 25:
Before You Read
Primary Sources and Secondary Sources
Using the Sources:
Analyze
Evaluate
Elaborate
The War Escalates
Pages 26, 27, and 28


Tuesday, October 8th:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 29-35
Pages 29 - 30; "Dear Folks"
Pages 31 - 33; "Declarations of Independence from the War in Vietnam".
Pages 34 - 35; "After  You Read"; "Test Practice"; "Short Constructed Response"

Wednesday, October 9th:

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C; Unit 2 is due today.

Selections from:
The Things They Carried,
Journals from a Young VietCong Woman Doctor
Letters Home: Letters from Young American Soldiers in Viet Nam

Thursday, October 9th:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 36 - 39; "Analyzing and Evaluating Speeches"

Watch famous speeches:
Martin Luther King
Malala Yousafzai's speech to the U.N. on the importance of education for girls

Friday, October 10th:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 40 - 43
Before You Read: "Ain't I a Woman?"
"Meet the Woman: Sojourner Truth"
"Ain't I a Woman?"
After You Read: Interpreting Meanings