Everyday Use by Alice Walker

Last week we read a short story about two sisters narrated by their mother.  We learned that each of them had a different idea of what heritage means.  Dee (Wangero) viewed her heritage as something one should preserve by taking it out of everyday use and displaying it in the home.  Her mother disagrees.  As the title suggests, Mama's idea of heritage involves a daily practice.

How does Dee see her family differently than she was brought up to?

How does Mama see her daughters differently now?

Has Maggie changed in this way too?

Introduction to 2nd Quarter English 10

Greetings Scholars:

Welcome to the 2nd Quarter edition of Kagman High English 10.  We discussed a little bit about what our focus will be this quarter.

• Characterization
• Narrator and Voice
• Symbolism and Irony

We also need to work on our next creative project which will be a narrative to explore the elements of literature listed above.  Some of us expressed an interest in making movies, we just need to be able to build upon our previous experience with movie-making.  Most importantly, we need to find a way to publish our work.

We will also continue with our SOAPSTONE nonfiction analysis.

Quizzes will continue to focus on vocabulary development and the short stories we read in class.

Homework will be RAFT writing assignments based on the short stories from your textbook and new vocabulary. (Role, Audience, Format, and Topic)

Our Final Exam will be a research-based writing assignment.

Bellwork will resume everyday at the start of class and the first batch will be due on December 9, 2011.

Hang in there!  

Peace,

Mr. Pangelinan