LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL --- weekend HW

HW due Monday:
1. Term 4 Service Reflection
...Focus on either creative service reflection (using the rubric and including the basic questions in your creative reflection) OR the 3 paragraph What? So what? Now what? written reflection

2. Narrative Non-Fiction - Final Assignment (part 1... part 2 will be in class)

Narrative Non-Fiction – Final Assignment

What good reader strategies did you use? How did you grow as a reader from this book?

What was the most important message/big idea that you took out of this novel? Give at least 2 examples from the book that show the message/big idea

What did you learn about yourself as a reader and as an individual from reading your narrative non-fiction book?

HW due Tuesday:
1. Cultural Exchange Reflection
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Cultural Experience

During the school year, choose one event to attend outside of school that increases your understanding of another culture besides your own.

Examples include but are not limited to: Polish and Greek Festivals, Portland State’s International Night, Native American ceremony or PowWow, religious services, or an international speaker.

Before you go: Research the culture you will be experiencing. What geographical place did this culture grow? Why did some of the people immigrate to the US? What religions or customs are important to them?

At the event:  Attend with curiosity and a willingness to learn and participate by tasting new foods, watching dances or other performances, or by asking questions. What are the important things that are being passed down from one generation to the next?

Reflection:  Write a one-page paper (typed in 12 point font & double spaced) on your experience.

1)     Introduction: Explain what event you chose and why

2)    Background: In 1 – 2 paragraphs give some background on the culture you experienced.

3)    Body: If you can, describe what organization put on the event and some information about that group and its goals

4)    Body: List and describe several ways this event tried to share the culture with you (examples include: food traditional dress, handicrafts, language, stories, performances, and/or religious ceremonies.

5)    Conclusion: Discuss what the values of passing down customs and traditions to a younger generation. What customs have been passed down in your family and how do they compare to this experience?