All: Journals
Please remember that journals should be at least one page single spaced and written inside of your yellow journal.
Also, remember that your purpose is to entertain. Thus, you may write a fictional story in the place of sharing personal information.
Prompt 1: What does “fair” mean? Write about a time you felt you were treated unfairly.
Due: Friday, September. 14
Prompt 2: Write a short story that teaches readers the theme:
Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end… just not always in the way we expect.
Remember that themes are IMPLICIT (teach me through your story, don't tell me).
Due: Monday, September. 24
Prompt 3: Invent a character and show me what they are like through describing a day in their life.
Due: Monday, October. 1
Prompt 4: What does ‘race’ mean? What is racism?
Do you believe racism exists in your world? How do you know?
Due: Thursday, November.8
Prompt 5: Do you like your school? Why or why not?
What would make it better? What could YOU do to change it for the better?
Due: Friday, December.7
Prompt 6: What is Martin Luther King Jr. talking about in his speech?
Remember to use evidence to support your inferences.
(2 pages)
Due: Tuesday, January.8th
Prompt 7: Create a poem about a friend, parent, role model, teacher or….. your local 7-11 man?
•IT CAN BE ANY PERSON YOU CHOOSE
Describe that person in your poem using 5 metaphors & 5 similes
Circle the similes, and underline the metaphors
Due: Friday, February.2nd
Prompt 8: Do you think gender inequality exists? How do you know? Explain ways that boys and girls are treated differently in YOUR world. What can YOU do to eliminate gender inequality?
*This journal prompt was ALWAYS here. It was added BEFORE spring break. If you disagree, you will lose marks.*
Due: Friday, April. 5th
Prompt 9: You just discovered a new land. What are you going to call your land? How will you organize your new society? What rules would you make?
Due: Friday, April. 5th
Prompt 10: Identify two themes from the movie “My Name is Khan” and make sure you can provide examples.
All: Map
All: Statistic Assignment
All: Reading Assignment
Reminder: Your reading assignment is due Wednesday, February.13th
ALL: Research Topics
Topic 1: Build a timeline outlining and describing 10 important events in South Africa’s history (must include 1652, 1910, 1948, 1994)
Topic 2: List and describe at least 10 unjust laws that promoted racism and discrimination under the apartheid regime.
Topic 3: Describe how the Afrikaans lived under apartheid (at least ten different aspects)
Topic 4: How did apartheid end in South Africa (list and describe at least ten events or reasons that led to its downfall)
Topic 5: Who was Nelson Mandela and what was his legacy? (List 10 facts about him and explain how he helped to end apartheid. Include a relevant quote.)
Topic 6: How are ALL the people of South Africa living now that apartheid has ended? (list 5 positive and 5 negative aspects of contemporary life in South Africa)
Your group project is due on Monday, December. 03
Topic 2: List and describe at least 10 unjust laws that promoted racism and discrimination under the apartheid regime.
Topic 3: Describe how the Afrikaans lived under apartheid (at least ten different aspects)
Topic 4: How did apartheid end in South Africa (list and describe at least ten events or reasons that led to its downfall)
Topic 5: Who was Nelson Mandela and what was his legacy? (List 10 facts about him and explain how he helped to end apartheid. Include a relevant quote.)
Topic 6: How are ALL the people of South Africa living now that apartheid has ended? (list 5 positive and 5 negative aspects of contemporary life in South Africa)
Your group project is due on Monday, December. 03
All: Chapter Questions for Journey to Jo'Burg
CHAPTER 1: “Naledi’s Plan”
CHAPTER 2: “The Road”
CHAPTER 3: “Oranges!”
CHAPTER 5: “The City of Gold”
1. What are four things you learn about the city of Jo’burg in this chapter? Be specific in your answer.
2. Why would the children call the truck driver Rra, which means father, when he is not their father?
CHAPTER 6: “A New Friend”
CHAPTER 7: “Mma”
CHAPTER 8: “The Police”
1. What were the two dilemmas (problems) that Naledi and Tiro faced at the train station?
2. What did Naledi and Tiro do to try to help one of the men?
CHAPTER 9: “The Photograph”
CHAPTER 10: “Grace’s Story”
CHAPTER 11: “Journey Home”
CHAPTER 13: “Life and Death”
CHAPTER 14: “Waiting”
CHAPTER 15: “Hope”
1. Naledi has plans to try new things when her break is over and she goes back to school? What does she plan to do?
2. What is Naledi’s school training her to be? What is Naledi’s new dream?
3. Write three things you learned about South Africa that you didn’t know before.
- Identify and describe the following characters:
- Naledi:
- Tiro:
- Dineo:
- Nono:
- Poleng:
- Mmangwane:
- Mma:
- Why did Naledi not want to look at the small grave as they walked to find water?
- What was Naledi’s plan?
- Cause and Effect
-What was the cause of the following event (Dineo getting sick)
-What was the effect of the following event (Dineo getting sick)
CHAPTER 2: “The Road”
- Why were the children afraid of policemen?
- What two things did the pass allow people to do?
CHAPTER 3: “Oranges!”
- In a brief sentence, summarize the events in chapter three.
- Where would the children find their mother? Be very specific in your answer.
- What were Mma’s first remarks (statements) to Naledi and Tiro whenever she visited them?
Why do you think she always said this?
CHAPTER 5: “The City of Gold”
1. What are four things you learn about the city of Jo’burg in this chapter? Be specific in your answer.
2. Why would the children call the truck driver Rra, which means father, when he is not their father?
CHAPTER 6: “A New Friend”
- Why were the children puzzled (confused) when Grace offered them a place to stay?
- Do you think Naledi and Tiro will be allowed to stay with their mother? Why or why not?
CHAPTER 7: “Mma”
- Why couldn’t Joyce go home that night and see her sick daughter?
- Where did Grace say she would take Naledi and Tiro and who did she say they would get to meet?
CHAPTER 8: “The Police”
1. What were the two dilemmas (problems) that Naledi and Tiro faced at the train station?
2. What did Naledi and Tiro do to try to help one of the men?
CHAPTER 9: “The Photograph”
- How is Dumi related to Grace, Jonas, and Paul?
- What happened to Dumi in 1976? Where is he now?
CHAPTER 10: “Grace’s Story”
- Why were the children protesting?
- What do you think schools who teach freedom would teach?
- What are at least three of the questions Naledi is asking as she drifts off to sleep? Which question is most interesting to you? Why?
CHAPTER 11: “Journey Home”
- Why did Naledi nudge Tiro with her foot and give him a stern look?
- On page 54 Mma says, “But those children who marched in the streets don’t want to be like us…” How do the children who marched want to be different?
- What do you think a queue is? How did you get your idea?
- Why did Naledi feel panic grip her on page 59?
CHAPTER 13: “Life and Death”
- Why do you think there were so many sick people at the hospital?
- What did the doctor tell them they needed to give Dineo to keep her body strong?
CHAPTER 14: “Waiting”
- What did Tiro do every day during the three days of waiting?
- Why do you think Nono held onto the door for support?
CHAPTER 15: “Hope”
1. Naledi has plans to try new things when her break is over and she goes back to school? What does she plan to do?
2. What is Naledi’s school training her to be? What is Naledi’s new dream?
3. Write three things you learned about South Africa that you didn’t know before.
All: Short Stories
Your story is due Monday, October. 29th. It must be printed and include the following:
1.Title Page- Title, image, name, class, date
2.Good Copy- No errors
3.Rough Copy- 2 editors
4.Planner- Problem, Theme, Synopsis & Ms. Daljevic's signature
5. If your rough draft was missing you must have your one page letter to Ms. Daljevic to accept the story or the submission will not be accepted.
1.Title Page- Title, image, name, class, date
2.Good Copy- No errors
3.Rough Copy- 2 editors
4.Planner- Problem, Theme, Synopsis & Ms. Daljevic's signature
5. If your rough draft was missing you must have your one page letter to Ms. Daljevic to accept the story or the submission will not be accepted.
All: Legacy Essay
Your essay is due Friday, September. 14
All: Meme
Your meme is due Monday, September. 10
All: Outline
Please have your parents sign and provide their email by Friday, September. 7th