HW: March 9-10

I was so impressed by your thoughtfulness and the conversations you had in class this week. You are very articulate and passionate individuals!

Due on Monday:
1. Read up to page 106 with three more new "Sticky Quotes" (as Nyles calls them).
    There will be a quiz on Monday.
2. Also, work on your personal Mandala (it will be the cover of your Latin American Lit Portfolio). Your Mandala should be symbolic, representing elements in your life that are important to you. To get credit for this assignment, the Mandala should be well designed and drafted (see the rubric I passed out with the reading schedule).

*Reminder: Your companion novel should be chosen by now. You will begin reading it, if you have not already, this week when we finish the Alchemist. Remember it must either be within the Magical Realism genre, OR be similar to The Alchemist in that it is about a personal journey.

Have a beautiful weekend! 

Due Thursday/Friday

Read to page 81 in The Alchemist. Make sure to mark three new passages with responses on sticky notes for discussion.

Definition:

Omen--NOUN:

1. A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.

Due Monday:

1. Read to page 44 in Alchemist. 3 sticky notes attached to part of the text responding to what you think, notice, like predict or wonder.

2. Record dreams if you have them.

3. Choose your companion novel. Decide whether you will read the companion novel after The Alchemist or at the same time.

*Some students want to know whether they can read ahead in The Alchemist in order to begin the companion novel. The answer is yes, but make sure that you record your responses on sticky notes in the text for each section assigned in class. For example, even if you read to page 58, have 3 sticky notes for pages 1-22, 3 for 22-44, and 3 more for the next section as corresponds to your reading schedule. This will allow you to participate meaningfully in class projects and discussions.


*TFA drafts are being returned with edits. Please spend time revising. You have 5 days from the return date to resubmit with revisions!

Homework!

Read to page 22 by Thursday (3rd period) and Friday (5,6, 8)

Connect to the text using 3 sticky notes, each note attached to the section of text that you are responding to.

Be ready to share.

Also remember to document your dreams if you have them. (You only need 4 total, but if you are interested in keeping a more detailed record of them, by all means, do so!)

* Also, thanks to Sydney, I must correct an error. I have mistakenly been spelling Pa-U-lo Coelho, Pa-O-lo Coelo--the Italian spelling and as you know he is Portuguese, both derivatives of the English, Paul. So, for the record, it is P-A-U-L-O. 
Interestingly enough Pablo, as in Pablo Neruda, our ode poet, is the Spanish derivative of Paul, all meaning "humble".

Challenge Criteria Option

Watch the film "Il Postino", a playful, highly acclaimed movie (with subtitles) involving the poet Pablo Neruda as he "coaches" a young man in the use of the language of love. Write a brief response.

20 points

Alchemist

Homework Due Monday 2/25

An alchemist is a person who practices a form of chemistry from the Middle Ages which was concerned with transforming various metals into gold. (noun)

Alchemy may be considered as the precursor to the modern science of chemistry. This image gallery displays some of the images and pictures associated with alchemy and the history of chemistry.

Some background work on Paolo Coelho:

The following link to the Wikipedia site, will offer you what I think is one of the most interesting descriptions of a writer I have ever read there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho

From the brief biography, answer the following questions in complete sentences in your spiral:

1. When and where was Paolo Coelho born?
2. After research, what did Coelho conclude after researching "what it meant to be a writer"?
3. Where was Coelho sent at the age of 16? Why?
4. How did he explain his parents actions?
5. How do you feel about what they did?
6. What did Coelho end up doing with his early life? List 3 things.
7. How many copies of The Alchemist were originally published? How many have sold to date? Into      how many languages has the book been translated?
8. Name 3 additional facts you find interesting about Coelho.

Assigned 2/19
Spiral Check: Mid-March

Reading Work Sample

Reading Work Samples need to be finished by March 1st--SO, we will be working on them at the end of this week. Thursday and Friday will be devoted to completing them.

Periods 5 and 8 TFA drafts due Monday 2/25