Read Black Boy Chapter 9, pages 179-193.

Read Black Boy Chapter 7-8, pages 161-178. Due Friday.

Independent Reading Blog! Remember all of your SSR is due Thursday, June 5.

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Read Chapter 6 pages 145-160 for Wednesday. Groups 3 and 4 will present on Wednesday.

Read Black Boy Chapter 5 pages 122-144. Be prepared for a quiz.

PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MOVED UNTIL MONDAY!

Unit 14 Vocabulary: #1-10 due Tuesday, May 27; #11-20 due Thursday, May 29. Vocabulary Quiz Tuesday, June 3.

#1-10
amenable, berate, carnage, credulous, criterion, deplete, expatiate, extraneous, inception, infirmity.

#11-20
jejune, obdurate, potpourri, precocious, sadistic, sententious, supplicate, surfeit, tortuous, turgid.

Finish Chapter 4 of Black Boy. Pages 111-121.

Persuasive Activity
Groups
1: Daniela Jin Goo Sebastian Araceli
2: Isaac D Chong Hannah Stefanie
4: Stella AP Aaron
3: Andrew Monica D Cha Rebecca

Persuade Richard or Grandma
• Group 1: Going to Church is beneficial
Persuade Aunt Addie
• Group 2: Beating Richard is not justified
Persuade Richard
• Group 3: Using a knife to defend himself is not appropriate
• Group 4: Believing in Jesus is imperative, even if you do not like church.

Black Boy Chapt 4 pages 102-110

Read Black Boy Chapter 3. Write a 1 page journal on the following topic. Include 3 vocabulary words.

Richard says that “At the age of twelve, before I had had one full year of formal schooling, I had a conception of life that no experience would ever erase . . . a sense of the world that was mine and mine alone . . . that the meaning of living came only when one was struggling to wring a meaning out of meaningless suffering” (100).  Describe the isolation and individuality Richard exhibits as a result of his suffering.  How does the turmoil surrounding his mother lead to his conception of life?  How does he exhibit his belief in existentialism? Give at least 3 quotes from the story.  

Read Black Boy pages 56-77. Reading Quiz on Monday.

All of the following groups should be prepared to discuss the following topics for a minimum of 1 minute.  Time for questions and responses will follow each groups presentation.

Group 1: Jingoo, Araceli, Daniela, Sebastian. Discuss the stereotype quote on page 37 "(After I had...under pressure."

Group 2: Hannah K, Isaac, D Chong. Discuss the physical abuse Richard has experienced on page 45 "The tremendous...why they beat and denounced me."

Group 3: Rebecca, D Cha, Monica, Andrew. Discuss the emotional neglect Richard has experienced on page 48 ""What was Granny's name before she married Grandpa?"...  Do you mind, Mr. Wright.""

Group 4: Aaron, Stella, Ana Paula. Discuss the societal neglect/discrimination against black people in war and in chain gangs (quote on page 56) "Then I noticed...upon his shoulder."

Chapter 2 pg 36-55 of Black Boy Quiz on Friday

Black Boy

Read Chapter 1 pg 22-35
Journal #1: Describe Richard's distrust of people. Why does it exist?  Give 2-3 quotes to support your answer. Use three vocabulary words from Unit 13.  3/4 page journal.