October 6 - 10, 2014

This week we thankfully have no extended writing tasks to complete. Instead we will take a look at two short texts. The first text, "Balboa," is a narrative text that analyzes what might have been going through Vasco Nunez de Balboa's mind when he saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The second text, "Blaxicans," is a modern informative analysis that analyzes how and why we label ourselves based on our culture and ancestry. We'll wrap up the week with a new kind of activity that we'll call an R&R day. This is a day for us to recap and review where we've been, get us all on the same page, and perhaps even make up a few missed points in the process.

• Mon: Wrap up discussion on The Tempest. Begin reading "Balboa," 77-83. Complete the notes and tasks as we read.
• Tues: Finish reading and discussing "Balboa." Hand in notes and tasks at the end of the hour.
• Wed: Begin reading "Blaxicans," 87-92. Complete the notes and tasks as we read.
• Thurs:Finish reading and discussing "Blaxicans." Hand in notes and tasks at the end of the hour.
• Fri: Vocabulary quiz. R&R Day: recap and review. Hand in materials by the end of the day.