ENGLISH 2
We continued looking at the structure and organization of the text "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. Specifically, we looked at the idea of motifs and how using a specific repetition helps convey a specifically intended theme to the reader. For the notes and process of today's class, click HERE and work through he slides by responding in your notebook. Today was very heavily discussion based, but having these responses in your notebook will help when looking back over the information since you may have missed-out on the conversations in-class. After looking at the text some more in reference to the cultural iceberg (again, see slides for the prompts), we began outlining our own anecdote and what that says about our own cultural identity and practices. Here is a digital version of the WORKSHEET we started using in-class. FRESHMAN LEADERSHIP As announced for the past week, we had a quiz on the curve of forgetting and the importance of revisiting your notes. Everyone was here for today's quiz, but some found it much easier than others. The primary purpose for this process is to highlight the importance of revisiting our notes for better retention of information; it lessens the waste of the student's time in school and allows for a better understanding of how different concepts are connected.
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