Last Day: Speeches

Today is the last post. You must write two speeches from the perspective of two of your characters discussing the benefits of imperialism and the disadvantages of imperialism citing three or more events from the book in each speech. The instances may be about others in the book. Please:
a. Separate the speeches
b. Identify who is speaking and from what book
c. cite your instances
d. write in the first person
e. try to be persuasive

Day Four: Comparison of books

Today you must read others' posts about their books. Select one of the other books and, from at least five other people's posts, compare your main character with the main character of the other book.

You must:
1. Identify your book and the book you are comparing it to
2. State your name
3. Summarize the other book's main character citing three examples from other people's posts.
4. Explain how that book's character is similar to your character especially on how they feel about imperialism (three similarities)

Please don't make superficial similarities like they are both men. Go deeper into their family lives, traditions, tragedies, conflicts...

Day Three: Imperialism and Change in Your Characters

If you did not follow the a,b,c format as requested you did not receive full credit for yesterday's work. If you wrote a short paragraph, you received even less credit. Look at yesterday's post for Danny Perez, Sally Gee or Mona Dwedar to see how to organize and develop your posts. This blog is a way for me to see how much you can think!!! If you give little, I will believe you think little. OK?

Topic Three: (a separate paragraph for each tragedy and for each interpretation)
a. Write about two major tragedies that occurred in the whole book in detail (who? what? where? when? why? how?)

b. Identify if imperialism caused the tragedy somehow or if imperialism could help make sure that type of tragedy NOT happen again. Explain your logic with details from the story for each of the two tragedies.

Be sure to give enough context and details when telling the tragedy. Be sure to explain if imperialism is to blame and WHY/HOW.

**Please contact M. Gutierrez, A. Gonzalez, M. McCarthy, C. Krioutchkova, W. Corella, J. Garcia if you can. These people have not posted for TWO days and may not know they have lost 40 points thus far.***

Day Two: Effects of Imperialism

Some of you did not post yesterday!!!! Replies to the daily post are due by 11:59 pm that day.
Again, identify your book and your name.

Topic Two: (Be sure to label as a, b, and c to make it clear for your audience to understand)

Identify two effects (positive and/or negative) imperialism has had on:

a. the main character and his/her family
b. the country as a whole
c. the cultural traditions (family, religion, ethics...)

You must cite the pages.

Day One: Your character

This post is closed. No more comments can be made!!! Each post must be made before 11:59 pm on the day of the post.

Describe your main character (or characters), their setting and social status at the beginning of the book. Cite pages for each!!!!