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Record a 2 minute video on Moodle to introduce yourself to your teacher and your classmates.

Please let us know the following information about yourself:

• Your name
• Your background culture
• Your interests and hobbies
• What you look forward to in this class
• Short message to your classmates

Then, please ...

Students to post their questions here.

Think about the following question for Reflection and Discussion: Which poems most interested you in this lesson? Explain why.

50 words. Answer in Moodle; respond to 2 of your classmates' postings

 Tell us what you normally eat for breakfast. If you always skip eating breakfast tell us why.

50 words; respond to 1 of your classmates' postings

Do you wish you could have superpowers?  Would you like to change time, see into the future or speed travel?  What would your superpowers be?

50 words.  Respond to 2 classmates' postings.

1.  What are the advantages of a poem compared to a photograph, article or essay regarding these factors:

• teach a lesson 
• move people emotionally 
• to move people to take action

Have you ever been robbed of a possession? How did you feel.

Tell about a sport or hobby that you engage in. Also, tell us about a musical instrument that you either play or enjoy hearing.

50 words.  Respond to 2 of your classmates' postings.

Students to post their questions here.

Let's discuss where the INCITING INCIDENT and the CLIMAX can be found in Lather and Nothing Else

 Review The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1850-1904. Focus on the Setting, Time Period, theme of Gender and the Point of View of the Narrator.

1. Do you feel that the author Kate Chopin was 'ahead of her time'? 

2. Does Kate Chopin create Mrs. Mallard as a strong female considering the time ...

Tell us about the social media platforms you use, for example in Canada: WeChat, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or their Chinese equivalents. 

All together, how much time each day do you spend on them? 

Students to post their questions here.

AS Learning

Let's discuss the ways in which Cisneros's family experience reflects our own. You are not required to share personal and private information, but generalize, OR talk about other people you know who have grown up in newcomer and immigrants families and the culture shock (language, ...

A lot more people are changing jobs more frequently, either going from one company to another one, or even changing their careers. What do you think is causing this?  

Post your opinion in a 1-2 minute video.

Do you think Esperanza wishes she wasn't a Mexican girl? Do you think she hates her father?

Re-read the Vignette 'My Name' in which Esperanza is searching for an identity. Think about how her name makes her feel.  Answer the questions below and include the question with your answer:

1.  How do you think Esperanza feels about her name?

2.  Why does she not like about it?

3.  What name do ...

Have you ever sold any used personal item online (furniture, clothing, equipment etc. What was the item? What service did you use, and why did you sell it? If you did not ever sell anything, what used item have you purchased on line. (1-2 minute video)

Discussion of the Coming of Age issues raised in Hips - Esperanza moving closer to adulthood and further away from innocent childhood (and younger sister Nenny)

So far, what do you like most about the novel? 

What did you like least? 

What aspects of the content and/or theme relate to your life, and communities in your home country?

PUT YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR JOURNAL. YOUR JOURNAL WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE COURSE AND MARKED...

PUT YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR "JOURNAL" (write several sentences,please, and include a few quotations)

What is your reaction to the marriage of Torvald and Nora? 

In your opinion what needs does their marriage satisfy, firstly for Torvald and secondly for Nora?

Have you ever taken dance lessons? If not, if you had to take dance lessons, what type or style of dancing would you study?