Tuesday, October 22 summative response to Vann Newkirk's This Land Was Our Land



James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, and activist. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century North America.
“James Baldwin.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Oct. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin.

In class: "This Was Our Land" vocabulary 2  quiz   copy below; new vocabulary: The Yellow Wallpaper; quiz on Tuesday, October 29 class handout/ copy below
When you have finished, take out your chromebooks. 
 Write an MLA heading; the title is James Baldwin

Read James Baldwin's  words below and then write a minimum of 6 sentences that explain how his words reflect the experiences within This Land Was Our Land.  Due at the close of class, unless your receive extended time.

You do not need to use the text This Land Was Our Land by Vann R. Newkirk.  You will reference the material tangentally, the expectation being you have read the material and completed the responses for each of the six sections.
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
Having some difficulties getting started? Here is a suggestion: 

 As the American novelist James Baldwin once said, "....". In other words, (at this point you should paraphrase the Baldwin's words.). This idea relates to Vann R. Newkirk's essay This Land Was Our Land  (continue on by explaining the connection as you perceive it.)

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“This Land Was Our Land”  vocabulary 2  quiz on Tuesday, October 22

1.     de facto (adjective)- actual, real
2.     anonymity (noun)-lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; impersonality.
3.     attrition (noun)- the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.
4.     sprawling (adjective)- spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
5.     to audit (verb)- an official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
6.     to default -.failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law.
7.     retaliation- (noun)- the action of returning a military attack; counterattack.
8.     demarcation (noun) - the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
9.     to plummet- (verb)- fall or drop straight down at high speed.
10.to consolidate- (verb)- make (something) physically stronger or more solid or combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.
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The Yellow Wallpaper Vocabulary for quiz on 10/29



1.    admirable (adjective):  worthy of pleasure or approval; deserving of high regard; excellent
2.    conscientious (adjective):  careful; meticulous; controlled by or done according to a sense of what is right
3.    conspicuous (adjective):  easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable; attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities
4.    deceit (noun):  concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating
5.    derision (noun): the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt; a state of being laughed at or ridiculed 
6.    fatuity (noun):  something foolish or stupid
7.    lurid (adjective): gruesome; horrible; revolting; terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint; lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow
8.    querulous (adjective):  full of complaints; complaining; characterized by or uttered in complaint
9.    temperament (noun):  characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response; extremely high sensibility
10.                       undulate (verb): to have a wavy surface, edge, or markings




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