Global HW 12-18-13 Mr. Padilla

All novels we've read so far have heroes. But what does it mean to be hero? 

Option 1: Choose a hero from any of the novels and discuss in a brief paragraph what makes him/her a hero? 

Option 2: Draw 3 heroes from any of the novels. Identify each hero and the novel the hero is in. Also name one thing the hero fought for. 

Option 3: Make a list of hero from each book: Which one is most like Mandela? explain why? And which hero  do you like the most? Explain why?

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-17-13

Continue working on your class project. 

Bring a draft to class tomorrow if you are writing a poem or lyrics. 

Bring a sketch if you are working on a drawing. 

Bring a topic with some ideas if you are writing an article. 

If you are writing a power point, continue doing research and save your links. 

Global Mr. Padilla HW 12-16-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

Homework: Work on your projects.  Draw a sketch if you are drawing. Write a draft so that I can help you in class if you are writing a poem, play, etc.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-13-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.
• Option 1: What does To Kill a Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Trial have in common? Write a short paragraph.
• Option 2: Create a newspaper cover page.  You can write headlines and draw. Make sure to include the 5 W’s.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-12-13

—Option 1: write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words.  1.Vagabond- 2. accuser 3.Defendant- 4. Peculiar – 5.postponement- 6.legislature-

—Option 2: Write a paragraph in which you summarize the story of the Scottsboro Boys and Trial.

—Option 3: Make a prediction: tomorrow we will learn about the similarities between the Scottsboro Trial and Tom Robinson’s trial. Write a small paragraph in which you guess how they will be similar.

—Option 4: Draw or write 3 events of the Scottsboro Boy’s story in order. Please label your drawing. 

Global HW Mr/ Padilla 12-10-13

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• Dear parents, today's homework is based on topics discussed in class today. Your child should choose just one option. 
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• Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: Bridgework: Baptist : Christian Protestant ; Surge
• Option 2: Based on your readings, all your classes, and our class, do you think Boo is a monster? Explain why or why not.
• Option 3: Why did religion have a surge during the 1930’s?
• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option. 
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• Please reach me at 212-477-2090 if you have any questions/comments. 

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-5-13

Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: 1. ostentatious2. delegation3. Conferred . 4. Exacerbate5. Flaunt

Option2: Do you believe Ms. Caroline was flaunting her wealth, that she knew Walter couldn’t pay but didn’t care? Or was it an honest mistake? Explain yourself.

Option 3: Draw three events from today’s lesson. Write captions.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-4-13

Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary terms: 1. Customary 2. homestead

3. Impotent. Agricultural society 6. Industrial

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}Option 2: Write a paragraph in which you explain why knowing about the civil war is important to understand To Kill a Mocking bird.  Use examples from the book and class discussion.

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}Option 3: Use the five W’s to explain why the civil war is important to understand To Kill a Mocking Bird. Use examples from the book and class discussion.

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Global HW Padilla 12-3-13

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• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option. 
• Please contact me at rpadilla@schools.ny.gov with questions or concerns. 

Option 1: Today we spoke about segregation both in the past and present. Write a small paragraph in which you discuss whether or not segregation still exists.

lOption 2: Today we talked about the Great Depression. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the Great Depression in the books Grapes of Wrath and To Kill a Mocking Bird (base your answers on what you learned in class today.

lOption 3: Today we mentioned segregation and the Great Depression. Draw a t- chart on a sheet of paper. On one side draw or write any words you recall about segregation and on the other do the same with the Great Depression.  

Global HW Mr. Padilla 12-1-13

}Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option. 

Parents: please email if you have concerns or questions: rpadilla@schools.nyc.gov 

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}Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: . Status quo ;Civil rights ;Jim Crow ; Segregation

}Option 2: Pretend you are writing a review in a newspaper for To Kill A Mocking Bird: You can aonly talk about what you know about the book. You may not say if it is good or not. But you can say if it sounds interesting and why or why not.

Global HW Mr Padilla. 11-26-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.
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• Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: . Unorthodox-Policies-Tumult
• Option 2: You are Okwonko’s lawyer, what would you say to defend him? What evidence would you give to show he was right in doing what he did?

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-25-13

1.Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: Mr. Brown-Prophesize-Trading post-  Goods -Services

2.Option 2: Write a paragraph in which you compare Okwonko to Mr. Brown. What do they have in common? What is different?

3.Option 3: Draw the events from today’s chapter. At least 4 events in order. Include captions.

Global Mr. Padilla HW 11-22-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.
• Option 1: Fold a sheet of paper in half. On one side write the pros of European imperialism in Afirca. On the other, write the negaitve aspects.
• Option 2: Create two ads: draw images that show positive aspect of imperialism on one ad, and negative on the other.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-21-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

1.     Option 1: write a sentence for each of the following words: 1. Infrastructure 2. Barbaric 3. Pros

2.     4. Cons 5. Critical thinking

3.     Option 2: Choose a side: was European imperialism a good thing or bad for Africa.

4.     Write a paragraph in which you support your view.

5.     Option 3: Write an ad where you mention all the negative things about Imperialism, or the good things.

Global HW Mr. PAdilla 11-20-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

Option 1: You are a news broadcaster. You will bring up one or two problems Africans face today and explain why this is happening using your previous and new knowledge. Use details and evidence.

Option 2: You want the world to know the problems Africa is facing. Create a flyer that shows problems faced there today. You may draw or use statements that get people’s attention.

Option 3: write one sentence for each of the following words:1. Independence2. Civil War 3. Exploitation4.Natural Resources

5. Genocide

Global Mr. Padilla 11-19-13

Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option. 

  1.     Option 1: Write a sentence for each word: 

1. Abomination. Miscreant Despicable  Vile ; Oral language

2.     Option 2: Draw a poster for a movie named Christianity comes to Africa: The Good and the Bad. Draw images that show both sides.

3.     Option 3: Share an experience from yourself or someone you know that is similar to Okonkwo and his son. Compare it to the story. 

Global Homework Mr. Padilla 11-18-13

1.List four reasons why Europeans were interested in Africa?

2.Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words learned in class today: Albino;Terrain; Beckon; Raw materials ;Manufacture  

3.Based on today’s reading and lesson, how did the Oracle’s prediction come true?

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-15-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

1.    Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words. Perspective

2.    Grotesque

3.    Point of view

4.    dispute

Stereotype   

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• Option 2: In your own words, write about how  Joseph Conrad and Uchebi Achebe portray native Africans. Why do they portray them differently. 
• Option 3: Draw a Venn diagram: Compare and contrast how Heart of Darkness by Conrad and Things Fall Apart by Achebe portray native Africans.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-14-13

¢Option 1: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words. 1. civilized

¢2. cannibal 3.portray4. ordeal 5. deprived

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¢Option 2: In your own words, what does it mean to be civilized? Are Europeans more civilized than Africans? Why or why not?

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¢Option 3: Draw three pictures of something you remember from today’s class. Include captions or a sentence.

Global HW Mr. PAdilla 11-13-13

ìOption one: Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words. 1. foreshadowing 2. swarm3. harbinger 5. survey

ìOption 2: Write a paragraph in which you explain foreshadowing to someone who doesn’t know what foreshadowing is.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-12-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

Option 1 : Write a sentence for each of the following words:Exile, outcast abomination

Option 2: In class we mentioned three historical figures that were exiled. In a short paragraph mention each one and why they were exiled. (if you don’t remember who they were) google famous exiles.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-8-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.

Option 1 : Write a sentence for each of the following words:

abomination outcast ;social system;vaguely ;withdrawm

Option 2: What is an abomination. Why did Okwonko commit such an abomination? What do you think will happen to him?

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-7-13

• Please review these questions with your child. They were discussed in class today. They need to choose one option.
• Option 1: In a brief paragraph, tell why the community was angry at Okwonko? Why were his actions so upsetting?
• Option 2: Why is it important that an individual follow community rules? Why should people be part of a community?
• Option 3: Write about an experience in which you or someone you know broke a rule and everyone became angry at you. Mention what happened to Okwonko in your writing.

Global HW Mr. Padilla 11-6-13

¤Option one: Draw a Venn diagram. Compare and contrast American religious rituals and African religious rituals discussed in class today.

¤Option 2:  Write a sentence for each vocabulary word learned in class today:

¤1. ancestor

¤2. obi

¤3. polytheism

¤4. week of peace

¤5. compound

¤6. sacred