A-Day--Wednesday, February 20, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Introduce Literature Circles and Roles (handout on this!)

3. Get into the lit circles and begin reading your books (handout of the reading schedule!)

4. HOMEWORK--DUE FRIDAY


You may do both of these homework assignments (one for extra credit)

But you are only required to do the one for the book that you are reading!


Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground

1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict

2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm

http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm


Cry, The Beloved Country

1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern

http://www.joburg.org.za/http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg

2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid