Wednesday, September 30, 2014Warm-Up

Create a 4-square graphic organizer by folding a piece of paper into 4 squares.

Label the parts: 1) Islam 101 2) Five Pillars of Islam 3) Women and the Hijab 4) Current Events/Miscellaneous

Review… What makes a great presentation?

STANDARD: Present information clearly and effectively.

Speak loudly and clearly. Make eye contact with many audience

members. Stand with good posture. Avoid fidgeting or being awkward. Do not read off your paper or stare at the

board. Know your information!

Jigsaw Presentations

We will go by category.

If you have something to share based on your WebQuest from yesterday, then let us hear it, please!

Points will be earned by those who volunteer to present. If you don’t speak, you will receive a zero.

Keep track of your notes using your 4-square graphic organizer.

Islam 101

Islam is the religion; the people who practice it are Muslims.

Muslims believe in one God, Allah, and that Mohammed was his most important prophet (messenger).

The Muslim holy book is the Quran. Muslims believe that the Quran is the word of God that was delivered to Mohammed by the angel Gabriel.

The Five Pillars of Islam

Faith (belief that there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is His messenger)

Prayer (5 times a day, in a mosque or alone)

Charity (giving/helping those less fortunate, no matter how little you have)

Fasting (no food or drink from sunrise until sunset during the month of Ramadan)

Pilgrimage (journey to Mecca)

Women and the Hijab

Scarf covering the head and chest, worn by Muslim women after the age of puberty when around males who are not immediate family

Some countries and cultures require more conservative coverings, while some Muslim women—especially in the West—choose not to cover up.

Niqab Burqa

Current Events

Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the United States and elsewhere

Most Muslims believe in peace ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hamas, etc. are

extremist, terrorist organizations and do not represent the beliefs of most Muslims worldwide

Vocabulary

Allah: Muslim name for God (same God Jews and Christians believe in)

Ramadan: Holy month of fasting; 9th month of the Muslim lunar calendar

Hajj: Pilgrimage; journey to Mecca Jihad: Literally, “struggle.” To peaceful

Muslims, this means “doing God’s work.” Extremists use it to mean “Holy War.”

Mecca: City in Saudi Arabia; birthplace of Mohammed and of the Muslim faith.

Quick Writes: Complete on the back of your 4-square.

1) What are some stereotypes about Muslims and/or the Islamic religion?

2) What are some of the challenges you think Muslims face when living in the USA or other non-Islamic countries?

“What Would You Do?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0a6Zf2GHU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikzc9sx4fE

Persuasive Claims

In a persuasive essay, your CLAIM is your argument and/or thesis statement.

A strong claim will clearly state your opinion, give reasons to support your opinion, and leave the reader with no doubt as to what you are talking about.

What Would You Do? Paragraph

STANDARD: Write arguments to support claims about important topics.

Using your claim as the beginning, write one strong persuasive paragraph to defend your opinion about what someone should do in one of these scenarios.

Summarizer

Plus, Minus, Interesting, Question.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014Match each description with the correct literary period.1. Mostly religious; consisted of

poetry, journals, and histories, but no fiction or drama; included writers such as Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor

2. Marked by experimentalism; emerged after World War I and included writers such as Fitzgerald

3. Writing that valued science, logic, and politics over anything spiritual or emotional; included the work of “Founding Fathers” such as Benjamin Franklin

A. RationalismB. ModernismC. Puritanism

Constructed Response Questions

One-paragraph response to literature Topic sentence (TS): turn the

question into a statement Concrete details (CD): specific

details, examples, events, facts from the story

Commentary (CM): Your thoughts, ideas; how the details support the main idea

Concluding sentence (CS): Wraps it up

Constructed Response ExampleQuestion: With which character in The Great Gatsby do you sympathize the most and why?

(TS)Of all the characters in The Great Gatsby, I sympathize the most with Nick. (CD)Nick’s father raised him not to be judgmental of others. (CM)I was also raised not to judge people; like Nick, I prefer to get to know people before I form opinions about them. (CD) Nick is also an honest person; in fact, throughout the entire novel, he never tells a lie, and he only hides the truth about who killed Myrtle in order to protect Daisy. (CM) I, too, consider myself to be a truthful person, but I’m not above holding back the truth to protect someone I love or to spare someone’s feelings. (CS) Thus, since Nick is the only character in the novel who is both open-minded and honest, I find him the easiest to sympathize with.

Constructed Response: Guided Practice

Question: Who or what do you believe is the antagonist in The Great Gatsby? Explain your answer.

Constructed Response: Your Turn

Is Gatsby truly “great?” In what way? How might he not be great? Does his greatness evolve over the course of the novel? What is the difference, in this text, between perceived greatness and actual greatness?

Homework: Novel Needed

You will need to obtain a copy of The Help by Kathryn Stockett by the end of October. First person to get a copy wins a prize. It is available on Amazon.com for less than $3 or check it out from the public library for free.