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Thursday, October 1: Claude McKay's poem America, focus on personification and imagery

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  EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: never submit an assignment on google classroom. I will not receive it. Make sure you simply copy the work from the blog and share. If you have put anything in google classroom, you will need to copy and paste your work onto a google doc for me to grade. By Saturday morning all the assignments will be graded and accessible to you. Please check them. If you sent me something, and have a zero, but actually put it in google classroom, make the correction. Your work will not be late; you'll receive full credit. Claude Mc Kay's America.       Guiding questions:              What is the theme or central idea of Claude McKay's American.               How does he feel about this city?               What are clues in the poem that tell us how feels.               This unit has to do with prejudice and discrimination. How is this relevant to  this poem? New York skyline 1920's AMERICA by  Claude McKay 1921        Festus Claudius “Claude” McKay (1889-1948) wa

Tuesday, September 29: Prejudice and discrimination: Claude McKay's America; finishing up denotation /connotation

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As we did not finish the denotation/ connotation exercises from yesterday, I copied yesterday's blog onto today's and added addtional material. We are finishing up the exercises in class. DUE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:  1.Read the Claude McKay poem 2. Copy and paste the four questions that follow onto a google doc  3. Select the correct response 4. Share with me.  (dorothy.parker or 2006630) either pop up my name on the drop down menu. 5. This is due by 6 pm Wednesday, September 30 ********************************************************************************* to denote-(verb)-what is indicated or signified to connote (verb)-what is implied beyond the primary meaning of a word.                                        verb noun                                                    adjective                        Learn to pronounce Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers. _____1.  H

Monday, September 28: Denotation and connotation practice,

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  Housekeeping:  Please make sure you keep up with your assignments. If there is a ZERO, that means I did not receive the work. Please resend. If you put something in google classroom, I would never know. We use a blog in this class. The only item in google classroom is the daily link and due date of the assignment.  Any work on the blog can be copied onto a google doc, completed and shared with me by either entering my name or number (2006630), which will enable my name to pop up in the drop down.  If you are absent, please go the the blog. It is organized by day, so you can find out everything we did in class.  You can always access it directly for any internet:   https://sotaenglish2.blogspot.com/   E verything, including due dates, is on our class blog.  In class:  As we did not get to work on connote vs denote, we will take the time in class and complete the exercise together Homework : you have independent practice. Please copy the material from the blog and share on a google doc