Monday, September 13, 2010

TUESDAY September 14


Objective: Students will be able to explain why stories are important to different cultures.



Journal: Recall a family story that has been passed down from generation to generation. Give a brief summary of this story. Why is this story so important to your family? Why do you feel this story is retold in your family again and again?


Agenda: 1) Vocabulary Practice: Practice with the vocabulary words from pg. 154.


2) Note-Taking: Personification vs. Anthropomorphism


PERSONIFICATION: Giving human-like qualities to objects, animals or ideas.


ANTHROPOMORPHISM: Treating objects, animals, ideas or Gods as if they are actually human.


3) Reading “Anansi Owns All Tales That Are Told” pp. 3 – 6 in “Readings in World Literature.”


Homework: Homework Questions for “Anansi” (Worksheet)

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