English 2
Bob Marley
 Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley, (6 February 1945 – 11 May
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1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician best
known for his Reggae records.
He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska,
rocksteady and reggae bands
Marley remains the most widely known and the best-selling
performer of reggae music, having sold more than 75
million albums worldwide.[1]
He is also credited with helping spread both Jamaican
music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide
audience.[2]
Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues
of his homeland, and he gave voice to the specific political
and cultural situations of Jamaica
 Trenchtown: poor part of Kingston, the
capital of Jamaica
 Jah: Poetic and Biblical name of God
(Found in the King James version)
 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5NW-GmB2qpw
Traveling Essays
 I will collect the first draft of your
Unit 5 essays and we will read each
other’s work.
 If you don’t have your first draft,
you cannot do the peer editing and
will not receive participation points
for this activity.
Writing Hooks
What is a hook in writing?
Activity
 Directions: With your partner, try identifying the
type of hook that your partner reads to you as an
example. You should also read your hooks to your
partner so that he / she can try to identify them from
the list. You have 4 or 5 hooks and your partner has
4 or 5 different hooks. Student A, read your
example hooks only first (don’t tell your partner
type of hook. Student B, try to identify the type of
hook Student A tells you from the list below. Then,
Student B should read his / her examples to Student
A and student A should try to identify the type of
hook from the list below.
The possible types of hook are:
 Begin with a quote.
 Begin with a description of the setting using two or more
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adjectives or two or more of your five senses.
Begin with a question (be careful with yes or no questions!)
Begin with an interesting statistic to prove a point or shock.
Begin with a metaphor or a simile.
Begin with a dialogue.
Begin with a description of a character.
Begin with a single word.
Begin with a string of words.
Homework for Monday
 No class on Thursday! 
 Bring your final draft to class next
Monday, June 10th!
 Include the brainstorming and
outline sheet
 First Draft
 Peer review sheet
 I will discuss the final exam next class.