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1. Post the poem that you wrote on your wiki.**
 * HW due Friday, Feb 26th:

Poem:

Superstitious

Superstitious is stubborn and suspicious and scorns everything but Unicorn horns and Red-delicious Poison-oak thorns

Superstitious sees everything Afraid of what the day will bring eccentric; But very very metaphoric.

1. Finish Keynote, post and be ready to present to the class.
 * HW due Feb 24th:**



1. DOL 2. Grammar--take this quiz o[|n direct objects.] & [|this one] & this[| one.] Post your scores.
 * Classwork Feb 22nd:**

Your score is 100%. Questions answered correctly first time: 10/10

Your score is 100%. Questions answered correctly first time: 7/7

Your score is: 100%.

3. Jigsaw: //--pages #s and think of a title --plot (3 sentences) --list all characters --define 3 words --choose a sentence and underline the direct object --choose a sentence and underline a prepositional phrase --prediction --add a couple images/pictures//

4. Listen to Habibi

3. Jigsaw: //--pages #s and think of a title --plot (3 sentences) --list all characters --define 3 words --choose a sentence and underline the direct object --choose a sentence and underline a prepositional phrase --prediction --add a couple images/pictures//

4. Listen to Habibi

1. Read //Habibi// pages 134-148. Post 15 Qs with answers.
 * HW due Feb 22nd:**

1. What was the angel's advice? The angel's advice was not to buy the cow.

2. Why were cows at a disadvantage when Sitti was younger? Cows took up more space than goats, cows needed to eat more than goats, and goat's milk was more popular.

3. If you had cold feet, what would it mean? If you had cold feet it meant you would live longer.

4. Was Sitti and her family superstitious? Yes, Sitti and her family were very superstitious.

5. Why did Poppy become a doctor? Poppy became a doctor because he grew up with such superstitious people.

6. Did Sitti believe in heaven? Yes, Sitti believed in heaven.

7. What kind of shot did the nurse give Liyana? The nurse gave Liyana a cholera injection.

8. What was Sitti trying to do to Liyana? Sitti was trying to 'bless' Liyana to heal her.

9. Did Sitti's 'blessing' work? Yes, Sitti's 'blessing' worked on Liyana.

10. What did a yellow license plate mean? A yellow license plate meant that you were Jewish.

11. What did a blue license plate mean? A blue license plate meant you were Arab.

12. What position was the donkey in when Liyana and her mother came to see it? When Liyana and her mother came to see the donkey, it was lying down with its eyes closed.

13. What was Liyana's favorite Christmas song? Liyana's favorite Christmas song was 'The Friendly Beasts'.

14. What did Liyana try to sketch? Liyana tried to sketch a donkey.

15. What animal was described as 'humble'? A donkey could be described as 'humble'.

1. Review Qs Done. 2. Habibi's family lives in Jerusalem. Read this [|current event article.] Post 7 facts on your wiki about the article.
 * Classwork Friday, Feb 19th:**

1. There was a home renovation, and archaeologists found a tablet about 1000 years old. 2. It is required by law in Jerusalem that you must let archaeologists dig in your house area when you get a renovation. 3. The fragment of the tablet was about 4 in. by 4 in. (10 cm. by 10 cm.) 4. The Israel's Antiques Authority took the fragment. 5. The plaque shows how rulers rewarded their loyal troops. 6. The plaque was thought to be made by an army veteran expressing his thanks for a plot of land. 7. Rulers in ancient times rewarded their armies with land among other things.

3. Grammar 4. Listen to Habibi out loud
 * [|5. watch TV]**

1. Read Habibi pages 93-125. Post 15 questions with answers.
 * HW due Friday, Feb 19th:**

1. Where did Liyana go to buy coriander? Liyana went to Bassam's shop to buy coriander.

2. Why did Liyana beg for errands? Liyana tried begging for errands because she needed a purpose to start feeling at home.

3. What did Bassam give Liyana for a present? Bassam gave Liyana some fresh cardamom seeds still in their pods to Liyana as a present.

4. Who is Bassam's friend/favorite god? Bassam's friend/favorite god is Ganesha, the elephant god of luck.

5. What did the Jewish man call Bassam? The rude Jewish man called Bassam an animal.

6. Where did the archaeologist that was coming to Liyana's house come from? The archaeologist that was coming to Liyana's house was German.

7. When the archaeologist arrived, what did they eat first? When the archaeologist arrived, they ate cucumber-mint soup.

8. What did the archaeologist wear? The archaeologist wore a khaki shirt and a gold necklace charm shaped like a shovel.

9. Why was Liyana surprised when Rafik said one of the hens were flying away? Liyana was very surprised when Rafik said one of the hens were flying away because they were so fat.

10. Where did Liyana and Rafik find the hen? Liyana and Rafik found the hen in the refugee camp.

11. Who captured the hen? A boy called Khaled from the refugee camp caught the hen.

12. Who is Khaled's little sister? Khaled's little sister is Nadine.

13. What does 'Alhame'dul-Allah' mean? 'Alhame'dul-Allah' means 'Praise be to God'.

14. Did the Arabs use the phrase 'Alhame'dul-Allah' a lot? Yes, the Arabs used the phrase frequently.

15. What did Liyana think about their 29th day of school? Liyana thought that people thought about their first day and last day of school, but they never gave a bother to their 29th day.

1. Read Habibi pages 59-66. Post 5 questions and 5 vocab.
 * HW due Fridday, Feb 12th:**

Questions: 1. PG 59: What two songs did Liyana keep singing that annoyed Rafik? She kept singing "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Away in a Manger". 2. PG 60: Why did Liyana only open one suitcase so far? She wanted to be surprised how familiar things could be, so she saved it all for later. 3. PG 60: What does the phrase 'ask for her hand' mean? The phrase 'ask for her hand' means that someone is asking to marry 'her'. 4. What did Liyana think the pillows in St. Louis 5. Vocab: 1. Elegant PG 59: Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner. 2. Unexpectedly PG 59: not expected or regarded as likely to happen. 3. Benefit PG 61: an advantage or profit gained from something. 4. Guidelines PG 62: A general rule, principle, or piece of advice. 5. Experiment PG 66: A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.

1. Find 3 prepositions phrases in Habibi.

-"Sometimes people carried anger __around for years__, __in a secret box inside their bodies__, and it grew tighter like a hardening knot. PAGE 93

-"Poppy had asked her about it and she said the Israeli soldiers did it one day __when they were in a bad mood."__ PAGE 92

2. Go to KIS card catalog select.

My ticket: 1 With 2 On 3 To 4 In 5 Of 6 Into 7 Over 8 Under 9 Throughout 10 Among 11 In spite of 12 Because of 13 In front of 14 Through 15 Up

1. Review Habibi pages 48-58. Create a 5 question multiple choice quiz. EXAMPLE: Which animal was killed in the honor of Liyana's family? a) lion b) monkey c) lamb d) octopus
 * HW Due Wednesday, February 10th:**



1. Where was Liyana in her dream? a) in her old house in America. b) in front of a cheese-nibbling mouse on the moon. (NOT a typo!) c) in a park in America. d) The hotel at which they were staying for the moment.

2. What was Rafik's main interest in her dream? a) the weather of the park. b) who had pushed her. c) why she had fell. d) why she was there in the first place.

3. In the family's village, why was an animal sacrificed to Liyana's family? a) for good luck b) for honor c) to get Liyana to trust them d) to celebrate

4. In question 3, what animal was sacrificed? a) whale b) seal c) lamb d) fox

5. Why did Sitti dislike elevators? a) she thought 'boxes were for dead people'. b) she had a case of claustrophobia. c) she wanted to exercise on the stairs. d) she thought the elevator would collapse on their heads.

1.** The following is from John Steinbeck's famous novel //The Grapes of Wrath//, first published in 1939. As you read this paragraph, see if you can identify all the [|prepositional phrases] used by Steinbeck to convey the dramatic return of rain after a long, painful drought. //Underline the prepositional phrases.//
 * Classwork Feb 8th:


 * Original Paragraph by John Steinbeck**

__Over the high coast mountains__ and __over the valleys__ the gray clouds marched __in from the ocean__. The wind blew fiercely and silently, high __in the air__, and it swished __in the brush__, and it roared __in the forests__. The clouds came __in brokenly, in puffs__, __in folds__, __in gray crags__; and they piled __in together__ and settled low __over the west.__ __And then the__ wind stopped and left the clouds deep and solid. __The rain began__ __with gusty showers, pauses and downpours__; and __then gradually__ it settled __to a single tempo__, small drops and a steady beat, rain that was gray __to see through__, rain __that cut midday light to evening__. __And at first the__ dry earth sucked the moisture down and blackened. __For two days__ the earth drank the rain, __until the earth__ was full. __Then puddles formed__, and __in the low places__ little lakes formed __in the fields__. The muddy lakes rose higher, and the steady rain whipped the shining water. __At last the__ mountains were full, and the hillsides spilled __into the streams__, built them __to freshets__, and sent them roaring down the canyons __into the valleys__. The rain beat on steadily. And the streams and the little rivers edged __up to the bank sides__ and worked __at willows and tree roots__, bent the willows deep __in the current,__ cut __out the roots of cotton-woods and brought down the trees.__ The muddy water whirled along the bank sides and crept __up the banks until at last it spilled over__, __into the fields__, __into the orchards, into the cotton patches where the black stems stood__. Level fields became lakes, broad and gray, and the rain whipped __up the surfaces.__ __Then the water poured over the highways__, and cars moved slowly, cutting the water ahead, and leaving a boiling __muddy wake behind__. The earth whispered __under the beat of the rain__, and the streams thundered __under the churning freshets.__

Common Prepositions

 * about || behind || except || outside ||
 * above || below || for || over ||
 * across || beneath || from || past ||
 * after || beside || in || through ||
 * against || between || inside || to ||
 * along || beyond || into || under ||
 * among || by || near || until ||
 * around || despite || of || up ||
 * at || down || off || with ||
 * before || during || on || without ||

Poem:

"POEM"

The words flow __Over and under__ Undulating smoothly Coloring my tone Lively, __among the words__ My spinning mind Is twisting, twirling __Until the moment__ My pencil moves On the smooth new paper __To form__ A poem.

1. Read //Habibi// pages 38-50. Post 10 questions with answers.
 * HW due Monday, Feb 8th:**

1. Why didn't Liyana like her passport? Liyana didn't like her passport because one braid was fatter then the other and her eyes looked too hopeful.

2. How much English does Sitti know? Sitti knows no English.

3. What did Sitti have on her hands? Sitti had tattoos on her hands.

4. What kind of tattoos were they? They were in the shape of dark blue birds.

5. Why didn't Poppy tell Rafik and Liyana that Sitti had tattoos? Poppy didn't want to give them 'any ideas'.

6. Why was Liyana relieved when she saw that the younger women did not knot white scarves on their heads? She was relieved when she saw it because it meant that she wouldn't have to do the same.

7. What kind of shoes did the people wear? The people wore plastic, slip-on shoes in pastel colors.

8. What did Rafik do at the hotel? At the hotel, Rafik vomited. >.>

9. Why did Liyana decide to sleep right away? Liyana decided to sleep right away because she saw Rafik drop to sleep immediately.

10. What was Rafik's main interest in Liyana's dream? Rafik's main interest in Liyana's dream was who pushed her.

1. DOL /[|watch TV] Done. 2. Journal Writing: Your OWN PTV story. Done. 3. Preposition worksheet. Done. 4.[| Preposition basketball.] Done. 5. Take this [|preposition quiz.] Done. Quiz Results for: Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
 * Classwork Friday, February 5th:**

Quiz Score: 100% (14 / 14) Remaining: 0 Correct: 14 Wrong: 0 Game Points: 1250 (out of a possible 1250) Total Time: 52 seconds.

Flash Quizzes for English Study http://a4esl.org/q/f/

6. Listen to Habibi. Some themes in Habibi: CHANGE, RELIGIOUS CONFLICT, IDENTITY. Choose one and write about it. Use quotes from the book. POST.

VOICE rubric: voice rubric.pages
 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Wednesday, Feb 3rd. **

1.** Preposition Practice WORD LIST: PREPOSITIONS //A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. "The dog sat under the tree."// above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between by down during except for from in in front of inside instead of into like near of off on onto on top of out of outside over past since through to toward under underneath until up upon with within without**
 * Classwork Wednesday, February 3rd
 * about

1. He went outside without his book. 2. He walked toward it until he was past it. 3. He was among the crowd. 4. Underneath the heather, the cat lurked until it was nearly on top of the mouse. 5. Instead of getting revenge, he tried to 'bury the hatchet', saying it was over and a thing of the past. 6. He turned the light switch on and off. 7. He was against her.

2. Grammar Practice [|take the quiz] Quiz Results for: Prepositions (Charles Kelly)

Quiz Score: 100% (14 / 14) Remaining: 0 Correct: 14 Wrong: 0 Game Points: 1050 (out of a possible 1050) Total Time: 182 seconds.

Flash Quizzes for English Study http://a4esl.org/q/f/ and [|this one] Your score is 100%.**
 * Correct!


 * Classwork February 1st:**
 * 1. Trait-Voice**
 * Take out your Ipods or open Itunes** (you may use headphones)

SONG 1: BEAT IT-- MICHAEL JACKSON SONG 2: I SEE YOU-- LEONA LEWIS SONG 3: POKER FACE-- LADY GAGA SONG 1: BEAT IT-- forceful, stout, masculine, staunch, firm. SONG 2: I SEE YOU-- fluid, graceful, emotional, thoughtful, feminine. SONG 3: POKER FACE-- rough, wily, unfamiliar, vague, vaguely feminine. SONG 1: BEAT IT-- I would grade this a 4. The singer obviously feels very strong about his subject, but it's too fluid for __**its**__ style. He does somewhat show his style and takes quite a lot of risk. It's not very engaging for me, but I must see it from other perspectives, and many a person would say it is engaging and 'strong'. SONG 2: I SEE YOU-- I would grade this a 4, too. The singer sounds very persuasive, like something flexible flooding over you, swirling. It is quite engaging, but the author doesn't seem that quite into it as usual. Her voice is very good though, giving the feeling of soaring over the sky. She is very 'persuasive' but she doesn't take much of a risk. SONG 3: POKER FACE-- I would grade this as a 3. The singer is not quite 'feeling' of their song, and they are more doing something to 'trick' somebody?
 * Play a bit of each singer. Listen to 3.
 * Write about the differences in their voices and style of singing. #1-3 on your wiki. Write the name of each singer or song title and 5 adjectives that describe their sound.
 * Rate each singer from 1-5 using the VOICE rubric.
 * Discuss with a partner how singers have their own individual voices.
 * Relate this to writing by explaining that authors have their own styles also.

2. Grammar Practice a. [] DONE Very Good. Only 1 wrong b. [] 10/10 3. [|Watch TV] Done. 4. Read/Listen Habibi. Done. 5. Student- 2 Qs (with answers) per page and one vocab per page. Post on discussion. No idea what you're talking about.