Please take a moment and comment on your experience in today's class learning the dance steps to a Bhangra Dance - A tradional north indian dance.
Here are some examples of dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxMMQs-6nQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbLxMIaTvL0
Please be sure to thank Anurag and Cherag for donating their time and experience to the class.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Jobs for Literature Circles
Connector:
Group Name:________________________________
Name: ______________
Book: _______________
Assignment: _____p. - _____p.
Connector: your job is to find connections between the book and you, and between the book and the wider world. This means connecting the treading to your own past experiences, to happenings at the school, or in the community, to stories in the news, to similar events at other times and places, to other people or problems that you are reminded of. You may also see connections between this book and other writings on the same topic or by the same author.
Some Connections I made between this reading and my own experiences, the wider world and other texts or authors:
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2d edition, by Harvey Daniels. Copyright 2002. Stenhouse Publishers
Questioner:
Questioner:
Group Name:________________________________
Name: ______________
Book: _______________
Assignment: _____p. - _____p.
Questioner: your job is write down a few questions that you have about this part of the book. What were you wondering about while you were reading? Did you have questions about what was happening? What a word meant? What a character did? What going to happened next? Why the author used a certain style? Or what the whole thing meant? Just try to notice what you are wondering while you read, and jot down some of those questions either along the way or after you’ve finished.
Questions about today’s Reading”
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2d edition, by Harvey Daniels. Copyright 2002. Stenhouse Publishers
Literary Luminary:
Literary Luminary:
Group Name:________________________________
Name: ______________
Book: _______________
Assignment: _____p. - _____p.
Literary Luminary: You job is to locate a few special sections or quotations in the text for your group to talk over. The idea is to help people go back to some especially interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling, or important sections of the reading and think about them more carefully. As you decide which passages or paragraph are worth going back to, make a note why you picked each one. Then jot down some of the plans for how they should be shared You can read passages aloud yourself, ask someone else to read them, or have people read them silently and then discuss.
Page # & Paragraph Reason’s for Picking Plan for Discussion
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2d edition, by Harvey Daniels. Copyright 2002. Stenhouse Publishers
Illustrator:
Illustrator:
Group Name:________________________________
Name: ______________
Book: _______________
Assignment: _____p. - _____p.
Illustrator: Good Readers make pictures in their minds as they read. This is a chance to share some of your own images and visions. Draw some kind of picture related to the reading you have just done. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flowchart, or stick-figure scene. You can draw a picture of something that happened in your book, or a something that the reading reminded you of, or a picture that conveys any idea or feeling you got from the reading. Any kind of drawing or graphic is okay you can even label thins with words if that helps.
Presentation : Whenever it fits the conversation, show your drawing to the group. You don’t necessarily have to explain it. You can let people speculate what your picture means, so they can connect your drawings to their own ideas about the reading.
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2d edition, by Harvey Daniels. Copyright 2002. Stenhouse Publishers
Researcher:
Researcher:
Group Name:________________________________
Name: ______________
Book: _______________
Assignment: _____p. - _____p.
Researcher: You job is to dig up some of the background information on any topic related to your book. This might include:
The geography, weather, culture, or history of the books’ setting.
Information about the author, his/her life, and other works.
Information about the time period portrayed in the book
Pictures, objects or materials that illustrate elements of the book the history and derivation of words or names used in the book
Music that reflects the book or the time.
This is not a formal research report. The idea is to find some information or materials that help your group understand the book better. Investigate something that really interested you – something that struck you has puzzling or curious while you were reading.
Some Connections I made between this reading and my own experiences, the wider world and other texts or authors:
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2d edition, by Harvey Daniels. Copyright 2002. Stenhouse Publishers
Calendar for Lit. Circles
Literature Circles: Calendar of Reading:
Group:___________________________________________
March 28“Third and Final Continent” | March 29 Interpreter of Maladies Discussion | March 30 Read to: ________ Tasks: Connector: _____ Questioner:_________ Literary Luminary: ________ Optional: Illustrator:_______ Researcher:______ | March 31BHANGRA | April 1 |
April 4Paper to be turned in. Read to: ________ Tasks: Connector: _____ Questioner:_________ Literary Luminary: ________ Optional: Illustrator:_______ Researcher:______ | April 5 Introduce Term 4 project | April 6 | April 7 Read to: ________ Tasks: Connector: _____ Questioner:_________ Literary Luminary: ________ Optional: Illustrator:_______ Researcher:______ | April 8 End of Term 3 |
April 11 Read to: ________ Tasks: Connector: _____ Questioner:_________ Literary Luminary: ________ Optional: Illustrator:_______ Researcher:______ | April 12 | April 13 Final Day Read to: ________ Tasks: Connector: _____ Questioner:_________ Literary Luminary: ________ Optional: Illustrator:_______ Researcher:______ |
Schedule for the Remainder of the Week.
Wednesday March 30, 2011
Please be prepared for you lit circles. You should have completed 15% of the text.
Thursday March 31, 2011
Please dress appropriately and have appropriate footware for .BHANGRA!
Monday April 4, 2011
Your one page write up for Interpreter of Maladies will be collected. Quotes are not a necessity, though to be considered for an A, you should have a quote.
Rememeber to bring your book for collection.
Please be prepared for you lit circles. You should have completed 15% of the text.
Thursday March 31, 2011
Please dress appropriately and have appropriate footware for .BHANGRA!
Monday April 4, 2011
Your one page write up for Interpreter of Maladies will be collected. Quotes are not a necessity, though to be considered for an A, you should have a quote.
Rememeber to bring your book for collection.
Friday, March 25, 2011
C Block
Below is a listing of assignments for the upcoming week.
Monday:
1.) Please take a moment to review the following quote from "The Third and Final Continent"
"Everybody feel he must get to the top. Don't expect an English cup of tea."
[a quote from an American tour book used by the main character to describe the US]
Tuesday:
1.) Final discussion on Interpretor of Maladies
a.) We will have small in class discussions on the novel and your ideas on the materials.
b.) Assignment: Take one topic from your discussion, expand upon it, and create a one page typed double spaced piece discussing your take on the materials or defending your opinion.
Special Notes: Quotes are not required, but must be used to be considered for an A. Remember if you did not complete the Socratic Seminar, you must write a half page response on a separate topic to make up the work.
Wednesday
1.) First Literature Circle Meeting.
Please be sure to bring your book and to be at least 15% done with the book.
Monday:
1.) Please take a moment to review the following quote from "The Third and Final Continent"
"Everybody feel he must get to the top. Don't expect an English cup of tea."
[a quote from an American tour book used by the main character to describe the US]
Tuesday:
1.) Final discussion on Interpretor of Maladies
a.) We will have small in class discussions on the novel and your ideas on the materials.
b.) Assignment: Take one topic from your discussion, expand upon it, and create a one page typed double spaced piece discussing your take on the materials or defending your opinion.
Special Notes: Quotes are not required, but must be used to be considered for an A. Remember if you did not complete the Socratic Seminar, you must write a half page response on a separate topic to make up the work.
Wednesday
1.) First Literature Circle Meeting.
Please be sure to bring your book and to be at least 15% done with the book.
D Block
Below is a listing of assignments for the upcoming week.
1.) Please complete the questions from the video on arranged marriages. These are for your notes and I will only check of that they are completed.
a.) The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=henmRGf_67k
b.) Do you feel that the report is impartial? Why or Why not?
c.) Why do you think it is the younger generation who rebuked the young lady in the second half
of the program when she marraiged outsided her family's custom?
d.) While discussing arranged marriages vs "american" marriages, what do you feel are the
benefits and negatives to these ceremonies?
2.) Please take a moment to review the following quote from "The Third and Final Continent"
"Everybody feel he must get to the top. Don't expect an English cup of tea."
[a quote from an American tour book used by the main character to describe the US]
Tuesday:
1.) Final discussion on Interpretor of Maladies
a.) We will have small in class discussions on the novel and your ideas on the materials.
b.) Assignment: Take one topic from your discussion, expand upon it, and create a one page typed double spaced piece discussing your take on the materials or defending your opinion.
Special Notes: Quotes are not required, but must be used to be considered for an A.
Remember if you did not complete the Socratic Seminar, you must
write a half page response on a separate topic to make up the work.
Wednesday
1.) First Literature Circle Meeting.
Please be sure to bring your book and to be at least 15% done with the book.
D Block:
Monday:1.) Please complete the questions from the video on arranged marriages. These are for your notes and I will only check of that they are completed.
a.) The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=henmRGf_67k
b.) Do you feel that the report is impartial? Why or Why not?
c.) Why do you think it is the younger generation who rebuked the young lady in the second half
of the program when she marraiged outsided her family's custom?
d.) While discussing arranged marriages vs "american" marriages, what do you feel are the
benefits and negatives to these ceremonies?
2.) Please take a moment to review the following quote from "The Third and Final Continent"
"Everybody feel he must get to the top. Don't expect an English cup of tea."
[a quote from an American tour book used by the main character to describe the US]
Tuesday:
1.) Final discussion on Interpretor of Maladies
a.) We will have small in class discussions on the novel and your ideas on the materials.
b.) Assignment: Take one topic from your discussion, expand upon it, and create a one page typed double spaced piece discussing your take on the materials or defending your opinion.
Special Notes: Quotes are not required, but must be used to be considered for an A.
Remember if you did not complete the Socratic Seminar, you must
write a half page response on a separate topic to make up the work.
Wednesday
1.) First Literature Circle Meeting.
Please be sure to bring your book and to be at least 15% done with the book.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Arranged Marriages
I would like to apologize for not posting this earlier.
The link the news article is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/fashion/07love.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
This article is different from the original one I had planned to use, but offers some rather interesting insight.
Please take a moment and jot down, on a separate piece of paper, some of the qualities, characteristics and concerns that you would want someone to look for in another person if they were to search for a significant other for you. Please bring this sheet to class.
The link the news article is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/fashion/07love.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
This article is different from the original one I had planned to use, but offers some rather interesting insight.
Please take a moment and jot down, on a separate piece of paper, some of the qualities, characteristics and concerns that you would want someone to look for in another person if they were to search for a significant other for you. Please bring this sheet to class.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Literature Circles Forum
Our next text will be one of your choosing.
I would ask that you find at least three people who would also like to read this book (from the same class).
There will be a calendar of deadlines forthcoming.
The book must be representative of a culture in some regards and be approved by me.
I would expect that everyone would choose a book that is both enjoyable and challenging.
The comments section will be a place to post books that you may be interested in reading to
survey interest from the class.
I would ask that you find at least three people who would also like to read this book (from the same class).
There will be a calendar of deadlines forthcoming.
The book must be representative of a culture in some regards and be approved by me.
I would expect that everyone would choose a book that is both enjoyable and challenging.
The comments section will be a place to post books that you may be interested in reading to
survey interest from the class.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Room Changes 3/22 - 3/24 2011
During MCAS, please report to the following classrooms during our class:
Date | C Block | D Block |
Tuesday March 22 | 332 | 333 |
Wednesday March 23 | 436 | Does not meet |
Thursday March 24 | Does not meet | 430 |
Revised Reading Calendar
Reading Calendar:
Date to have the reading completed:
C Block D Block
A temporary matter: Completed
When Mr. Pirzada came to dine Completed
Interpreter of Maladies Completed
A Real Durwan Completed
Sexy Completed
Mrs. Sen's 3/18 3/21
This Blesed House 3/18 3/21
The Treatment of Bibi Haldar 3/21 3/22
The Third and Final Continent 3/22 3/24
Date to have the reading completed:
C Block D Block
A temporary matter: Completed
When Mr. Pirzada came to dine Completed
Interpreter of Maladies Completed
A Real Durwan Completed
Sexy Completed
Mrs. Sen's 3/18 3/21
This Blesed House 3/18 3/21
The Treatment of Bibi Haldar 3/21 3/22
The Third and Final Continent 3/22 3/24
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Toba Tek Singh
Please take a moment and read the short story Toba Tek Singh by Sadaat Hasan Monto.
http://www.sikh-history.com/literature/stories/tobatek.html
The story concerns the countries of India and Pakistan a few short years after Partition and how to handle the exchange of patients from hospitals. We will discuss it in our next class. For your own information, prior to reading, it is important to take note that Toba Tek Singh is district in Pakistan. For further details, feel free to look at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_Tek_Singh_District
http://www.sikh-history.com/literature/stories/tobatek.html
The story concerns the countries of India and Pakistan a few short years after Partition and how to handle the exchange of patients from hospitals. We will discuss it in our next class. For your own information, prior to reading, it is important to take note that Toba Tek Singh is district in Pakistan. For further details, feel free to look at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_Tek_Singh_District
Monday, March 7, 2011
Partition of India
Review the film The Day India Burned (produced by the BBC: 2007).
Assignment: Read through the following questions.
Please write an answer for one of the questions, and comment on someone else's answer to a different question:
1.) Did the British do enough during the time of Partition to prevent conflict? What could they have done differently?
2.) Why do you feel these tensions continue today?
3.) Why do situations, such as communal violence, escalate? (you may wish to define communal violence).
4.) Connect the events of this video in with the concepts portrayed in the novel Interpreter of Maladies.
Assignment: Read through the following questions.
Please write an answer for one of the questions, and comment on someone else's answer to a different question:
1.) Did the British do enough during the time of Partition to prevent conflict? What could they have done differently?
2.) Why do you feel these tensions continue today?
3.) Why do situations, such as communal violence, escalate? (you may wish to define communal violence).
4.) Connect the events of this video in with the concepts portrayed in the novel Interpreter of Maladies.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Interpreter of Maladies
You should be prepared to have read one short story for each class we have, and two for days of double block.
Title: Date to have the reading completed:
C Block D Block
A temporary matter: 3/3/11 3/4/11
When Mr. Pirzada came to dine 3/8/11 *** 3/7/11 ***
Interpreter of Maladies 3/7/11 3/8/11
A Real Durwan 3/11/11 3/11/11
Sexy 3/14/11 3/14/11
Mrs. Sen's 3/14 3/14
This Blesed House 3/15 3/16
The Treatment of Bibi Haldar 3/16 3/17
The Third and Final Continent 3/17 3/18
*** Additional Reading will be forthcoming for this day.
On days when our class does not meet, please be sure to bunch the scheduled reading for the next class.
Title: Date to have the reading completed:
C Block D Block
A temporary matter: 3/3/11 3/4/11
When Mr. Pirzada came to dine 3/8/11 *** 3/7/11 ***
Interpreter of Maladies 3/7/11 3/8/11
A Real Durwan 3/11/11 3/11/11
Sexy 3/14/11 3/14/11
Mrs. Sen's 3/14 3/14
This Blesed House 3/15 3/16
The Treatment of Bibi Haldar 3/16 3/17
The Third and Final Continent 3/17 3/18
*** Additional Reading will be forthcoming for this day.
On days when our class does not meet, please be sure to bunch the scheduled reading for the next class.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa
Our conversations as of late have been in regards to the global community and how we are slowly blending together; how the impact of events in another country can impact us here, thousands of miles away. With that in mind, here is the link to a news article helping to explain briefly what is occurring in the Middle East and North Africa:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast.africa.unrest/index.html?iref=allsearch
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast.africa.unrest/index.html?iref=allsearch
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