Vocabulary Quizlet

Remember, there will be a quiz on all the vocab we learned at the end of the unit! Here is a link to a Quizlet to practice all the words we've learned so far.

11/20/19: Finish ch 6

Today we:

1. Submitted journal entries 1-6.
2. Reviewed the speeches we read last class and connected them to Nisei Daughter. We finished page 3 of the handout. Make sure that in the right hand column, you explain a) how this shows the same thinking as the speech and b) how exactly it affected the family. Your writing should clearly demonstrate that you understand how the quote connects to the ideas in the speech and how the family is affected by this. Explain it.
3. Reviewed political cartoons and completed an assignment about them. If you were absent, make sure that your observations are detailed. Make a bullet-pointed list.

Homework:

1. Read ch 7 
2. Complete a journal entry

Nisei Daughter Chapter 6 + speeches

We learned about TB and how it applies to the story.

Today we read two speeches that represent the thinking of the time.
"An Un-American Bill" by Robert H. Clancy
and
"Shut the Door" by Ellison DuRant Smith

Here is a link to all vocab so far.

Homework:

1. Make sure pages 1-2 of this packet are done. Do not do page 3!
2. Get your journal entries ready to submit. Review the rubric so that you are submitting top quality work! This packet of journal entries are worth a quiz grade.

10/30: Start Nisei Daughter

Today we started reading Nisei Daughter.

If you were absent, you need to:

1. Listen or read to this story.
2. Stop by Mrs. Dragavon's classroom and grab your book. They are on the front whiteboard with your name on it.
3. Read chapter 1 and complete the first journal entry (due Friday).

Here is the reading schedule + journal directions.

Homework: finish reading chapter 1 and complete your journal entry. Remember, you should expect a reading quiz every day.

10/28: Background research

Today we conducted research on topics related to our reading of the memoir Nisei Daughter.
Our goals were twofold:
1) improve our research skills
2) learn background information

If you were absent, you need to complete this assignment. You may choose whichever of the six topics you like. BEFORE you start taking notes on the topic, you must put the website through the SMELL test. You may NOT use Wikipedia to complete this work. Choose another website. You will need to click around within the website to answer all the questions. Look for buttons that say things like "about us," "who we are," "our history," etc. Your answers must be in complete sentences. After finishing the SMELL test, then take notes on your topic. Be thorough. Lastly, complete the reflection.

10/24: Background info Japanese Internment Camps

We began covering background information today related to the reading of our upcoming memoir.

If you were absent, you will need to open the link below and complete the assignment. Please note that the TED Talk and the reading (Executive Order 9066) are linked in this document: Today's handout

Homework: look up the definition of memoir and either record the definition in your own words on page 4 of the packet OR write down the definition and put it in quote marks and cite it.

Essays are due 10/28!

Today we worked on formatting our essays correctly using MLA.

Click here for a resource on how to format your essay correctly.

Final drafts are due to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 28.