Agenda for 2/25/14
• Permission Slips
• Introduction to The Bean Trees
– Studyguide
– Definitions
– Questionnaire
– Essential Questions
– Poetry
– Background Info on Kingsolver
HOMEWORK: GET PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED; READ CH.
1-3 FOR TUES.; READ SECTION II IN IR BOOK FOR MON.
AND COMPLETE 2 DJS IN JOURNAL
The Bean Trees
• Before we get started, I would like you to
consider the following words and think about
what they mean to you. I will ask that you
write down either a definition of the word or a
sentence in which you use it in context.
Please do this in your Quickwrite section of
your journal.
Words, Words, Words
• Fair
• Equal
• ‘The American Dream’
• Justice
• Morality
• Now that you have had the chance to think
about what these words mean to you, I would
like you to turn to your elbow partner and
share what you wrote. Tell your partner why
you defined the word the way you did, or
explain the sentence you came up with.
Questionnaire
• Now that you’ve had the chance to consider
the meaning of these specific words, please
complete the Opinion Survey that has been
given to you. Keep in mind the definitions or
sentences you came up with, using them to
help you answer these questions honestly.
• Once everyone has completed the survey, we
will discuss the questions as a class.
1. The United States is a fair, compassionate place populated
with generally kind Americans.
2. Everybody has equal access to the American Dream in this
country and that the system is set up to ensure that this
dream is possible for all people.
3. Beyond my family and close friends, I have no
responsibility to anyone else or anything else in society.
4. I think the law is more important than morality (right vs.
wrong).
5. In general, differences or ‘otherness’ in people are
tolerated and accepted in American society.
6. When it comes to the idea of ‘family,’ true and stable
families consist of a father, mother, and their children.
Essential Questions
• Do we have any responsibilities toward other people outside of our
personal world? If not, why not? If so, what responsibilities do we
have?
• Is the law more or less important than morality? How do we make
that decision?
• Describe what you think it means to be an “outsider.” How do
groups, i.e., society, treat outsiders? Why? What does it take to be
an “insider”?
• What is “family”? What are the qualities of a successful family?
What are the qualities of an unsuccessful one? On a related note,
what does it mean to be a friend? Can relationships between
friends be as strong as family bonds?
“Walking Away” : TPCASTT
– Title—predictions?
– Paraphrase—line by line, surface level.
– Connotation—diction, imagery, symbolism, rhyme,
rhythm, punctuation, sound devices,
personification, allusions, etc.
– Attitude—author’s tone
– Shifts—in tone, action, rhythm—and their effects.
– Title-re-evaluate the title as it pertains to the
poem.
– Theme—message of the poem?
“Lullaby for 17”
• Now you will work with your groups to answer
the questions provided in the studyguide with
regard to Linda Pastan’s poem “Lullaby for 17”
February 27, 2014
Agenda
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Collect Permission Slips and Goldenrods
Pass back IR book quizzes
Pass out calendars
Introduce research project
“Lullaby for 17”
Background info on novel
HW: READ SECTION 2 OF IR BOOK AND COMPLETE
2 DJS FOR MON.; READ CH. 1-3 IN TBT FOR TUES.;
COMPLETE GRAMMAR 65-66 FOR MON.
Class Business
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Collect permission slips
Collect goldenrods
Pass back work
Pass out calendars
Get ready… here’s the research project!!
“Lullaby for 17”
• Let’s start by reading it out loud.
• The first time I read it, don’t write anything, just
listen
• The second time I read it, highlight words or
phrases that grab you, or that you don’t
understand
• Once we’ve done these, I will ask you to visit
some of the questions on the handout and
discuss them with your group. We will be sharing
as a whole class so make sure everyone is
participating in the discussion.
Social Issues research
• Choose a topic that interests you and become an expert on it
through research, using academic sources.
• Write a thesis, a research outline, a Works Cited.
• Present findings to the class in a formal presentation.
• Write an essay from your outline and presentation.
Research project deadlines
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Topic choice ranking: Tues 3/4
Articles: 2 saved to folder 3/6; 5 by 3/13
Notecards: 10 by 3/13; 20 by 3/25
Outline RD: Mon 3/31
Outline FD: Thu 4/3
Presentations: Tues 4/15
Essay RD: Thurs 4/17
Essay FD: Mon 4/21
March 3, 2014
Agenda
• Review Grammar Lessons 65-66
• Meet with LC groups
– Complete quiz
– Complete tasks
HW: READ CH. 1-3 IN TBT; COMPLETE RESEARCH
PROJECT SURVEY; READ LAST SECTION OF IR BOOK
BY NEXT MON.
Grammar Lesson 65
• Use a before words that begin with a consonant and before
words that begin with a ‘yew’ sound. Use an before words
that begin with a vowel or an unsounded h.
– A basketball, a heart, a unit
– An article, an hour, an umbrella
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Try to avoid using the expression a lot; replace it with much,
many, or a specific number.
The expression a while is formed by the article a and the
noun while. It is used after a preposition. Awhile is one word
and is an adverb.
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We went to the arcade for a while.
We played awhile before we went to the movie.
Grammar Lesson 65
• Accept is a verb that means “to receive” or “to agree to.”
Except is usually a preposition and means “but” or “other
than.”
– Will he accept the assignment?
– Everything is finished except the paperwork.
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Affect is a verb that means “to cause a change in; to
influence.” Effect is usually a noun and means “a result;
that which has been brought about.” Less often, effect can
be a verb meaning “to bring about or accomplish.”
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The referee’s call will affect the score.
The referee’s call has an effect on the score.
The referee’s call will effect a change in the score.
Avoid using ain’t.
Grammar Lesson 65: Ex. 1
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7.
My little brother rode (a, an) elephant at the zoo.
We ate (a lot, a lot) of candy.
Let me rest (a while, awhile) before we walk farther.
Please (accept, except) charges for the phone call.
Did yesterday’s rain (affect, effect) the traffic?
Pedro (isn’t, ain’t) going to attend the orientation.
Janice will probably attend (a, an) university in her home
state.
8. I finished my science report (except, accept) for the
bibliography.
9. The (affect, effect) of the rain was to erode our garden.
10. We’ll have lunch after (a while, awhile).
Grammar Lesson 65
• All ready means “completely ready”
• Already is an adverb meaning “before or by
this time”
• All right is always two words
• Use as far as and as fast as instead of ‘all the
farther’ and ‘all the faster’
• All together means “in a group.” Altogether is
an adverb meaning “completely” or “on the
whole.”
Grammar Lesson 65: Ex. 2
1. Please file the computer chips all together.
2. Kai was so excited about the trip that she was all ready by
ten o’clock.
3. Alfonso jogged two miles, but that was as far as he could go.
4. The speech was altogether too long.
5. My audition went all right, but I don’t know if I’ll get a part.
6. Julie walked as fast as she could around the track.
7. The hedge clippers we bought were altogether useless.
8. Is it all right to feed a cat ice cream?
9. The choir members were all ready (or already) in their robes
when the director arrived.
10. The basketball team rode all together on one bus.
Grammar Lesson 66
• Use number when referring to nouns that can be counted,
and use amount when referring to nouns that cannot be
counted.
– A small amount of rain fell yesterday.
– A number of raindrops dotted the patio.
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Avoid being as and being that in your formal writing and
speaking. Replace them with because or since.
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We were late to the concert because we had a flat tire.
Since Mark made the team, we seldom see him.
Beside is a preposition meaning “located at the side of.”
Besides is usually an adverb meaning “in addition to.”
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We spent several days beside the ocean.
Besides the two pencils, you will need a pen.
Grammar Lesson 66
• Between shows the relationship of one person
or thing to another. Among shows the
relationship of more than two persons or
things.
– A friendship developed between Buzz and William.
– Friendship among team members usually
improves performance.
Lesson 66: Ex. 1
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There was little difference among the ten proposals submitted.
The amount of fat in your diet can be important to your health.
Since the movie started at three o’clock, we decided not to go.
There are four years between Marcus and his younger brother.
Did you buy anything besides a new shirt?
A large number of people enrolled in the new computer course.
The body builder ate five chicken breasts for dinner because he had a
competition the next day.
8. Gina put her new sweater beside the skirt to see if they would match.
9. No amount of encouragement would convince me to sing a solo!
10. The staff of our school paper took a poll among the students to learn
how many would prefer changing the school’s hours.
Grammar Lesson 66
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Bring means “to carry from a distant place to a closer one.” Take means “to
carry from a nearby place to a more distant one.”
– Please bring the potato salad to our picnic.
– Joe will take his car when he visits his aunt.
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Can implies the ability to do something. May implies permission to do it.
May also means “might.”
– How many pounds can you lift?
– May I go with you to the gym?
– I may go tonight.
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Don’t use can’t hardly and can’t scarcely – they’re double negatives. Use
can hardly and can scarcely.
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Don’t use could of, might of, must of, should of, would of – in these
expressions, the helping verb have should follow could, might, must, should,
and would.
– I should have remembered you were leaving early this morning.
Grammar Lesson 66: Ex. 2
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I can hardly believe you didn’t do well on the test.
Please bring all your records when you come to your appointment
after school.
3. The delivery person must have misplaced the address.
4. I can do twenty push-ups if I try really hard.
5. Kenji, will you take the trash out to the garbage?
6. Moira would have watched the basketball play-offs, but she had an
exam the next day.
7. Zinc can be combined with other metals to form alloys such as brass
or bronze.
8. The Drama Club should have put up posters in the community to
advertise the school play.
9. I can scarcely believe that the American eagle is an endangered
species!
10. May I go to the restroom, Mrs. Moore?
The Bean Trees
An Introduction
Barbara Kingsolver
• General Information
– Her writing is an attempt to change the world and make it a
better place to live.
– Writes about current social issues such as the
environment, human rights, and injustice.
– Protagonists are generally resilient survivors who deal with
typical day-to-day struggles.
Biographical Facts
• Born on April 8, 1955 in Maryland.
• Grew up in eastern Kentucky (Nicholas County) in between
poverty stricken coal fields and affluence of horse farms.
• Very much a storyteller from a young age, spending most of her
time reading and writing stories and essays.
• In 1962, her physician father uprooted the family and moved
them to St. Lucia, an island nation in the Caribbean and then to
central Africa.
Biographical Facts Continued…
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As the only white child living in a remote region of Africa, Kingsolver
experienced firsthand what it was like to be a minority.
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Returned to Kentucky to finish high school and eventually attended
DePauw University in Indiana where she majored in Biology.
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Started her career as a biologist/research assistant before moving
on to writing for science journals.
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After marrying in 1985, she soon found herself pregnant and unable to
sleep at night.
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Her doctor suggested that she scrub bathroom tiles with a toothbrush to
battle her insomnia, but instead she sat in her closet and began
writing her first novel, The Bean Trees.
The Novel - Major Characters
• “Taylor” Greer - Leaves her Kentucky home to begin
a new life.
• Mattie - Kindly widow and owner of Jesus Is Lord
Used Tires.
• Lou Ann Ruiz - A single mother living in Tucson.
The Novel
• Plot: Follows the “quest or journey” blueprint.
– A journeyer or “questor”
– A place to go
– A reason for going
– Trials and obstacles
– Truth - What’s uncovered is the real reason for the journey.
• Themes: Focus on the essential questions as you read; jot down
new themes as they come to you.
• Make sure to keep the topics of the opinion survey in mind while
reading.
• Symbols: rhizobia; corn and beans; bean trees (wisteria); bones;
mud; birds; check for others!
IR Book Quiz
• Please put away everything except a piece of
paper and something to write with.