Monday, November 30, 2009

Vocab (TFA1)

Harmattan
Improvident
Prowess
Gnashed
Ultimatum
Imperious
Interim
Capricious
Malevolent
Prosperity

Friday, November 13, 2009

Vocab (TRAIN2)

Rheum
Despondently
Turbid
Gesticulations
Rapt
Intermittently
Intrinsically
Implicit
Tumultuous
Pursed

Thursday, November 12, 2009

one page essays for the next closest date.

1. Name an obsession you have, and how does that effect who you are and your personalty?

-MikeyT

One Page Essays for 11/12/09

1. How has Hukum Chand's actions towards women changed since we first are introduced to him? Do you think these actions were ever justified, if so how?

2.Choose a scene in the book and explain the message given in that particular scene. Use evidence and examples to prove your reasoning.

3.Compare and contrast Iqbal and Juggah's actions. Explain how these actions relate to their personalities.

4.Relate something from the book (and incident or message) to that of something outside the book. Use details to express this relation.

5. If you were in Juggah's situation, how would you react? would you act in the same way Juggah did? why or why not?

**DR**

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Today's Journal Prompt

For your scene:

1. What happens?
2. What else is going on in Mano Majra at the time?
3. What does the interaction reveal about each character's personality?
4. What could the interaction symbolize about the relationship between the government of India and its people?