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Mrs. O'Shane's 11th Grade English Honors Lessons for week of Jan 26, 2015

Monday: Great Gatsby Chapter 1-2 Tuesday: Great Gatsby Wednesday: Great Gatsby Ch 3: NY Times Article Facebook Thursday: Great Gatsby Ch 4 Friday: Great Gatsby Ch 5: Work on Gallery Walks [|Resource]

Feb 2: GG Ch 6 Feb 3 GG Ch 7 Feb 4 GG Ch 8 Feb 5 GG Ch 9 Feb 6 GG Review

Feb 9 GG Test Feb 10 GG Movie Feb 11 GG Movie Feb 12 GG Movie Feb 13 Gallery Walk Due/ Valentine's Day

Feb 16 No School Feb 17 Of Mice and Men Feb 18 Of Mice and Men Feb 19 Of Mice and Men Feb 20 Of Mice and Men

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media type="youtube" key="aj8NNXBXvc0" width="560" height="315" Angela's Ashes Web Activity

All answers must be written in complete sentences. Answer the questions completely.

See attached blank map of Ireland. Using Link 1 draw in the Limerick, Northern Ireland, River Shannon, Dublin, and Lough Neagh

Link 2 Answer the following questions about the Irish flag 1. In the Irish flag, what color is placed nearest the flagpole? 2. What color represents the native people of Ireland? 3. What color represents the British who settled in Northern Ireland in the 1700's? 4. What does the color in the middle of the flag represent? __5. When was this flag first used? _____

Link 3 Visit the Limerick of Angela’s Ashes and tour the streets Frank grew up on. Look at the pictures found on the links to: Roden Street, First Jobs, City Center. As a whole, how would you describe the area? Use adjectives in your creative description)

Link 4 What is the IRA? What is the Old IRA?

What was the Easter Rising of 1919?

Was it a success or not? Why was it important?

Links 5 & 6 Frank’s father is always singing Kevin Barry and Roddy McCorley songs.

Who was Kevin Barry? Give two sentences. Listen to the song.

Links 7 & 8

Who was Roddy McCorley? Give two sentences. Listen to the song.

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Why do you think Malachy sings about these two?

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 9 <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Pictures make events seem more real. Look at some of the war propaganda and photographs from the era of the Old IRA and the struggle with the British.

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 10 <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Black and Tans were an important aspect of Post-War Ireland. What function did they serve?

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Malachy also tells Frank Cuchulain stories. Watch the clip at Link 11 and tell how Setanta became Cuchulain.

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 12 <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Malachy hangs a portrait of Pope Leo XIII and claiming he was a great friend to the working man. Read about the principle of subsidiarity as outlined by Pope Leo XIII.

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Summarize the pricipal of subsidiarity in a sentence or two. Do you think it was a good idea. Why or why not?

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 13 <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Frank is named after St Francis of Assisi. St. Francis was the patron saint of what? Do you think this fits Frank’s personality? Why or why not? Give specific evidence.

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Web Activity Links

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Angela’s Ashes Web-Quest

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 1 Map [|Map]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 2 Irish Flag <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 3 Tour of Limerick <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 4 IRA <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 5 Kevin Barry <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 6 Music <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">media type="youtube" key="ysH86MMwPs8" width="420" height="315"

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 7 Roddy McCorley <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 8 Music <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">media type="youtube" key="xkknyuEE498" width="420" height="315"

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 9 Photos and Propaganda <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 10 Black and Tans []

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 11 CuCuhulain <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">How Setanta became Cuchulain <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[] <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">media type="youtube" key="xxy6EU-4IdY" width="420" height="315"

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 12 Catholic Social Teaching <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity#Catholic_social_teaching
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity#Catholic_social_teaching]]

<span style="background-color: #656565; color: #fef9fd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Link 13 St. Francis <span style="background-color: #656565; color: #ff0bdd; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[]

<span style="color: #035454; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This course includes a thematic approach to American Literature and Non Fiction. The themes that we cover include the following: Non-Conformity, American Dream, and the Human Spirit.





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