Friday, January 29 Writing an apology letter- text to self connection

 










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 school because genetically we are the same. Gran always talks about how naughty you were, so obviously my naughtiness comes from you, so I don’t think it is right or just for you to say any of this.

Yours sincerely, 

Trevor


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HOMEWORK:  5 pages of reading!

Please read. Expect a short quiz on Monday, February 1

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


Chapter 7 page 69 to 74

Chapter 7 (12 min) audio link



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