SNOW DAY!

Hi, all,

As you all know, today is a snow day and because of Winter Carnival, I will not be meeting with many of you before break.

Period 1:
Complete final drafts of your brochure and your 2 maps (Cannery Row & your community). If you need paper or to pick up the final draft you have started, please stop by my classroom on Thursday or Friday.

Period 3:
Work and practice those college speeches. Make sure your speech has a point and don't forget to dress for success on Monday when we return.

Period 5:
We will be meeting on Friday morning. Don't forget to bring a revised draft of an essay to class.

Period 6:
We will be meeting on Friday and you will take your Things Fall Apart test. Here is your essay prompt (the essay is due on Friday, typed & doublespaced):

At the end of the novel, we learn that the District Commissioner is writing a book called, The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger. He notes that "the story of ...[the] man who...killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph, at any rate." (Achebe 208-209) Contrast this with Achebe writing a whole book on Okonkwo. What does this tell us about how the imperialists viewed the native cultures? How did Achebe feel about imperialism?


Today's quote to consider:
"Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it." - Irving Berlin
Do you agree? What do you think?

Enjoy your snow day!

Mrs. Tyler