Warriors Don't Cry: Explorations of Culture, Identity, and History
Essential Questions
Quotations Marks vs. Italics
On the grammar practice sheet, complete exercises A and B. You do not have to write the entire sentence.
B. Read "My Dungeon Shook" by James Baldwin and complete the study guide.
C. Discuss the process of reading Warriors Don't Cry.
Read introduction of Warriors Don't Cry.
Read chapter summaries.
D. Form groups.
E. Determine roles of your group members and record those in your folder.
F. Closing: Begin reading your first assigned chapter. When you finish reading each chapter, fill out a graphic organizer.
Note: We will begin having vocabulary quizzes. The quizzes will be matching. The quiz will be on Friday, and it is worth 50 points. The words you need to study for this Friday's quiz are the following:
allegory;
alliteration;
allusion;
analogy;
ambiguity;
annotation;
archetype;
argument;
autobiography;
catalogue;
assonance;
colloquialism;
connotation;
antihere;
characterization;
and cliche.
Hint: A great way to study for vocabulary is to make flashcards.
Essential Questions
- How do a person’s cultural values and sense of identity affect his or her obligation to the community?
- How does a person’s character influence other people’s behavior or the outcome of events?
- What might be some generational differences in how one expresses one’s sense of identity and culture?
- How do you express your identity and culture?
- How do the time and place in which a person lives influence his or her identity?
Quotations Marks vs. Italics
On the grammar practice sheet, complete exercises A and B. You do not have to write the entire sentence.
B. Read "My Dungeon Shook" by James Baldwin and complete the study guide.
C. Discuss the process of reading Warriors Don't Cry.
Read introduction of Warriors Don't Cry.
Read chapter summaries.
D. Form groups.
E. Determine roles of your group members and record those in your folder.
F. Closing: Begin reading your first assigned chapter. When you finish reading each chapter, fill out a graphic organizer.
Note: We will begin having vocabulary quizzes. The quizzes will be matching. The quiz will be on Friday, and it is worth 50 points. The words you need to study for this Friday's quiz are the following:
allegory;
alliteration;
allusion;
analogy;
ambiguity;
annotation;
archetype;
argument;
autobiography;
catalogue;
assonance;
colloquialism;
connotation;
antihere;
characterization;
and cliche.
Hint: A great way to study for vocabulary is to make flashcards.