Weekly+Assignments

__Monday, Jan. 23__ __Tuesday, Jan. 24__
 * Introduction to class
 * Homework:
 * essay on poem (handout in class) due tomorrow
 * 1 - 1 1/2 pages
 * typed; double-spaced
 * discuss what the poem means to you
 * read pp.1-12 in textbook for Wednesday
 * vocabulary -- definitions and sentences for Wednesday
 * no __to be__ verbs as main verbs [|To Be Conjugation]
 * sentences must be 6 words or longer
 * underline word in sentence
 * For Wednesday: original NA poem
 * typed; mounted on construction paper
 * you may decorate it if you wish
 * at least 12 lines long
 * use beliefs, characteristics, style of NA literature
 * Essays on poems due
 * Discuss Native American literature
 * tribes in America before European settlement
 * NA culture
 * NA origin myths
 * Homework:
 * Group 1: "The Earth on Turtle's Back" - pp. 16-18
 * Group 2: "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" - pp. 19-21
 * Group 3: "Navajo Origin Legend" - pp. 22-23
 * Summarize
 * Note beliefs

__Wednesday, Jan. 25__
 * Go over vocabulary
 * Groups collate information and present findings
 * Present original NA poems; hang on bulletin board
 * Discuss NA government (Iroquois Constitution -- to be read in class)
 * Homework for Friday: "The General History of Virginia" - pp. 72-77

__Thursday, Jan. 26__
 * Introduction to European explorers
 * Columbus
 * Spanish
 * English
 * Vikings
 * Homework for Friday:
 * Study for Vocab. Quiz
 * Read either "The General History of VA" or "Of Plymouth Plantation"

__Friday, Jan. 27__
 * Vocabulary quiz -- sentences only
 * Jamestown settlement - "The General History of Virginia"
 * Pilgrims / Puritans - "Of Plymouth Plantation" in class

Reminder for Monday: Bring a book to read for the first 15 minutes of class!!