Portfolio, Black History, Brazil

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1st Period: The Lab
2nd Period: Brazil
  • Use your time wisely and effectively. Work on your portfolio during 1st period.
  • You may also spend your time reading 100 Years of Solitude. By the end of this week (Friday), please read up through pages: 289 or 313. You should aim to complete the novel by Wednesday of next week, January 16. 
  • Please read a little about Brazil (see links below). Take notes about some of the details you find so that you can share your thoughts with the class next period.
  • Portfolios are due January 18. No late portfolios will be accepted this marking period. Your portfolio should include a reflection, at least one revision of a previous work, and a comic book script & 1 illustrated page in addition to other exercises and work we have completed.
 Brazil

Brazil: has a long and interesting history and culture. Information about Brazil can be found here. And this clip shows you a bit of what it looks like.

Please read about the following authors/directors before we return to the classroom:
Brazilian poetry
Brazilian Film Directors
Black History
The Creative Writing department has been commissioned to participate in the SOTA Black History month performance on Feb. 5. The music department (Mr. Gabriel) is looking for an UPLIFTING, POSITIVE, and G-Rated original poem celebrating Black History. You might write about an important historical character/person, or overcoming obstacles successfully in a difficult world, or about the importance of hope and freedom and achieving your dreams.

Here are a few examples:
HOMEWORK: Extra Credit: write an inspiring poem for Black History. Use the samples as guidelines. NOTE: While you are welcome to read and perform your own poem, you do not have to to participate. You also do not need to be African American. You can celebrate the success of any culture! Anyone who submits (whether or not your poem is selected) will gain extra participation credit this marking period. Poems need to be collected by 1/18/13. You may also put them in your portfolio as part of your portfolio.

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