Upcoming Work - Week of October 26

 For Tuesday, October 22:  
-Read pp. 232-233, "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, look up any words that you do not know

For Thursday, October 24:  

-Finish profile of your opposite gender character:  age, physical appearance, emotional characteristics, family structure, setting, racial identity, religious affiliations, activities, background information on person or family, clubs, special interests, jobs, friendships, other close relationships, clothing choices, musical choices, interests, learning profile,  position in society, responsibilities, how he/she spends most days, goals, beliefs, milestone events in his or her life, cars, homes, possessions that are important to him or her, pets, travel experiences, and much, much more, what his or her friends would say about him or her, how he/she treats others, any biases or feelings of exclusion or inclusion of only a certain few, and many, many more details . . .

- Using the Gender Stereotypes list, write in your journal about three potential conflicts that your character could face based on his or her gender and explore how or why this might happen in his or her life

- Make up or find a sentence using the vocabulary word that you were assigned, create or find a picture that represents the same word and bring to class for Friday

For Saturday, October 26:
- Continue drafting short story
- Complete review for vocabulary words


For Tuesday, October 22:
- Brainstorm your vision for your character of the opposite gender:
-Read pp. 232-233, "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, look up any words that you do not know

For Thursday, October 24:
-Finish profile of your opposite gender character:  age, physical appearance, emotional characteristics, family structure, setting, racial identity, religious affiliations, activities, background information on person or family, clubs, special interests, jobs, friendships, other close relationships, clothing choices, musical choices, interests, learning profile,  position in society, responsibilities, how he/she spends most days, goals, beliefs, milestone events in his or her life, cars, homes, possessions that are important to him or her, pets, travel experiences, and much, much more, what his or her friends would say about him or her, how he/she treats others, any biases or feelings of exclusion or inclusion of only a certain few, and many, many more details . . .
- Using the Gender Stereotypes list, write in your journal about three potential conflicts that your character could face based on his or her gender and explore how or why this might happen in his or her life
- Make up or find a sentence using the vocabulary word that you were assigned, create or find a picture that represents the same word and bring to class for Friday

For Saturday, October 26:
- Complete review for vocabulary words


For Wednesday, October 23:
- Read pp. 232-233, "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, look up words that you do not know and bring their definitions to our discussion
-Find two words that you think would enhance your vocabulary from any of the stories that we have read in The Seagull Reader or from any words that you have encountered in the world outside of English class.  Bring the words (correctly spelled) and their definitions to class
-Write a paragraph in your journal on one of the three topics below:
1.  Do you think that you would be able to raise a Baby X? 
2. Imagine you were “Baby X” and grew up to become a teenager.

3.  List 3 things that you would include in the Official Instruction Manual for raising “Teen X”.

You will be asked to share these writings, so please make sure that you provide several points of reasoning to support your ideas.  

For Thursday, October 24:
- Vocabulary - write or find one sentence with strong context for each of your two words and bring in one image, symbol or picture that you create or find that shows the meaning of your words.
-Write in your journal about three potential conflicts that your character might face in his or her life - explain what the conflict is, how it impacts your character, and how it affects the daily life of your character.  Perhaps make up other characters who are involved in the conflict with your character.

For Friday, October 25:
- Keep drafting your short story - make sure to address all of the elements that a short story should hae and incorporate other literary strategies and techniques as well to add depth to the story