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