IB1 - Nov 20th, chp. 10-15

IB1 - Nov 20th, chp. 10-15

In which, once again, Ms. Umetsu's jaw dropped open

Agenda + HW

• Hey, hi, hello!

• SLAL - chapters 10 -15

• Global Issues

• Literary features

• HW Chps 16-20(14 pages)

• Paper 1 Summative - Wednesday!

So Long a Letter - Chapter 13

In which I almost screamed reading the book but remembered that normal people don't do that

Open Ended

We're you surprised by Ramatoulaye’s decision to stay with Modou? Why or why not?

Chapter 14

In which we consider for the first time mental health!

Open Ended

Daba and several other character try to get Ramatoulaye to leave Modou, and yet she doesn't. Think of this on a larger literary or global scale - what is the symbolism/significance of this?

Chapter 15

In which Ramatoulaye sees things from the other perspective

Open Ended

Personal opinion: who do you feel worse for: Ramatoulaye or Binetou?

Connect it to an assessment - the IO

You will be asked to pick:

1) A passage from a text

2) A non-literary text

3) A global issue

Show how all three relate

Open Ended

So: Pick a global issue from SLAL - what is your issue? Where do you see it represented in the novel?

Open Ended

Possible class nickname?