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  Trevor and his grandmother   Trevor visits in Soweto Link to text   At this point we have completed reading through chapter 6, and you should have turned in the following assignments: Open a google doc! Today is an in class work day inspired by chapter 6: you are to compose a letter. Imagine yourself as a ten year old, who has disobeyed instructions from an older family member. Using correct, high-school language conventions (grammar, spelling, punctuation), explain in detail what you did and why. Include an apology. (samples page 61-62).     what you did, why you did it...then apologize Due by midnight Sunday! Dear Mom,  First of all, this has been a particularly tough time in school, and for you to say that my marks are bad is extremely unfair, especially considering the fact that you yourself were not very good in school and I am, after all, a product of yours, and so in part you are to blame because if you were not good in school, why would I be good ...

  In chapter 6, Trevor Noah spoke of the unifying force of language. The following is from an interview in which he shares his language. Note the language's unique sounds. The Xhosa Language                         Assignment for chapter 6: after having read independently the prologue / foreward, respond to the following questions. (copy below) 1. What was absurd about the classification system of Asians under apartheid? 2. Why was the system set up this way? Weave in text to support your response. Due by midnight tonight.   In class: please read along with the text, as we listen. If your screen is small, enlarge it by pressing control and plus Born a Crime chapter 6  pages 57 to 68 entitled Loopholes TEXT In class we are listening to chapter 6 WARNING!!!! On January 31, all chapters that we have been listening to read by Trevor Noah have been removed from youtube.   That means, if you have not been kee...

  The tangerine volkswagon  We were black people who could wake up and say, “Where do we choose to go today?” Takeaways thoughts from chapter 5: 1 .As modestly as we lived at home, I never felt poor because our lives were so rich with experience. We were always out doing something, going somewhere. 2. She refused to be bound by ridiculous ideas of what black people couldn’t or shouldn’t do. 3. We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.  4. “Because,” she would say, “even if he never leaves the ghetto, he will know that the ghetto is not the world. If that is all I accomplish, I’ve done enough. vocabulary:   gallivanting - (noun) to  gallivant - to go from one place to another charismatic - (adjective)- exercising a compelling charm, which inspires devotion in others.  ( sine qua non   -latin meaning something essentia...

 Thank you all for the 121 late assignments that were received by midnight- or a bit after. That's it for marking quarter 2 grades. As you recall, the Thursday / Friday assignment from last week- the 200 word choice response-was due by Saturday. As of today it is late. That was the first writing grade of the 3rd quarter. Please make this a good one. If you are absent, it is your responsibilty to check google classroom or our class blog directly.  Please share your work directly, copying and pasting the assignments directly onto a google doc. Once completed, share. You will see the drop down menu with my name / number (2006630). I have quicker access to the work to grade and recorded your work into power school; as well, I have frequently discovered that material is google classroom is blank or incomplete. This is disconcerting. In class we are continuing with Trevor Noah's Born a Crime Remember that English is the lingua franca , the bridge language, or common language used in...

  IMPORTANT: the last day to turn in any late work for this quarter is Friday, January 22 at midnight. Nothing submitted after will be accepted. The material beginning Monday, January 25 will go into the 3rd quarter. To day's work will go into the 3rd quarter! Class materials South African praise music    (watch 2 minutes) Chapt 3 Trevor, Pray   pages 29 to 38 Chapter 3 part 1(13:23) ends at I can feel it Chapter 3 part 2 beginning women in the township  (10:47) WARNING!!!! On January 31, all chapters that we have been listening to read by Trevor Noah have been removed from youtube.   That means, if you have not been keeping up, the links to the individual chapters are no longer working!  You may however access the previous chapters through  Born a Crime audio link..access to all chapters Vocabulary: temperance-( noun)-  abstinence from alcoholic drink. pugilism   (noun)- the profession or hobby of boxing (pugilistic- adjective) pug...

IMPORTANT: the last day to turn in any late work for this quarter is Friday, January 22 at midnight. Nothing submitted after will be accepted. The material beginning Monday, January 25 will go into the 3rd quarter. Assignment: After having watched the Gullah video as a class, rewatch a second time and list 8 take aways from that you have learned about this vibrant culture. Use the graphic organizer below. When you have finished, share (dorothy.parker@rcsdk12org or 2006630. This is due by 6 pm Wednesday or midnight, if you receive extended time. In class: we are reading the preamble to chapter 3. The cutural connection here are Gullah Geechee people of the United States (See the maps above) and how Trevor Noah's words in the preamble are reflective of this vibrant community today. Gullah refers to the people who live in the Sea Islands; however, in Georgia they refer to their language a Geechee. Penn Center photograph of Martin Luther King at his place at the Penn Center The Penn Sc...

  IMPORTANT: the last day to turn in any late work for this quarter is Friday, January 22 at midnight. Nothing submitted after will be accepted. The material beginning Monday, January 25 will go into the 3rd quarter.                                          Table Bay                                           Joubert Park Trevor Noah's mother vocabulary unsustainable  (adjective)- not able to be maintained at the current  rate or level. ramifications   (noun)- a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome. to quell  (verb)-tto put  an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. international  expatriate  (noun)- a person who lives outside their native country. prodigal  (adj)- spendi...

    Class business: The last day to turn in any late work for the second quarter will be Friday, January 22 at midnight. This allows time for grading.  Material from January 25 onwards will be for the 3rd quarter marking period. Capetown Today Classwork/ Assignment: In class we are reading / listening to the preamble to chapter 2 called Born a Crime (same title as the autobiography). As Trevor Noah states, " Apartheid was a police state, a system of surveillance and laws designed to keep black people under total control."  Your task:  Although there have been profound changes that have evolved from the Civil Rights Movement and, most recently, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the United States must still strive for social justice and an antiracist society. Systemic or institutional racism refers  to the systems in place that create and maintain racial inequality in nearly every facet of life for people of color that must be dismantled to have...

In class Friday and Monday: Review of vocabulary and content images for Part 1 Run of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime You are responsible to read part 1 Run and respond to the four content based questions by midnight Monday, January 11. You will find below both the text and audio versions. #  Note this day 2 of this assignment. You have class to time complete any reading our questions. Remember this is due by midnight. If you have finished, continue reading Born a Crime. WARNING!!!! On January 31, all chapters that we have been listening to read by Trevor Noah have been removed from youtube.   That means, if you have not been keeping up, the links to the individual chapters are no longer working!  You may however access the previous chapters through  Born a Crime audio link..access to all chapters   Born a Crime     Text begins page 9 Part 1 Run up to then we went out to the driveway.. audio Part 1 Run    Continuation audio to the end of...