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DFMF - Chapter 3 Chapter Questions

Dreams from My Father  by Barak Obama                    New Utrecht High School Ms. Chan L.                                                                      Chapter 3- Chapter Questions Directions : Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember, one sentence answers are not acceptable and will result in a 55% on the assignment. 1)     Obama attends Punahou Academy, a “prestigious prep school, an incubator for island elites” (p.58).  What does Obama mean by this descript...

DFMF - Chapter 2 Chapter Questions

Dreams from My Father  by Barak Obama                    New Utrecht High School Ms. Chan L.                                                                      Chapter 2- Chapter Questions Directions : Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember, one sentence answers are not acceptable and will result in a 55% on the assignment. 1)     On page 29, when describing his trip to his mother’s office, Obama refers to “the pure and heady breeze of privilege.” What does he mean by this, and w...

DFMF - Chapter 1 Chapter Questions

Dreams from My Father by Barak Obama                    New Utrecht High School Ms. Chan L.                                                                      Chapter 1- Chapter Questions Directions : Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember, one sentence answers are not acceptable and will result in a 55% on the assignment. 1)    On pages 5-11, Obama recounts how his parents met, offers details about their marriage, and summarizes the stories his grandfather, “Gramps,” told about Obama’s f...

Socratic Seminar #1 Guidelines and Questions

New Utrecht High School                                                   AP English Mr. Como English 2                                                                         Ms. Chan Romeo and Juliet  Socratic Seminar #1 Socratic Seminar Layout :  In a Socratic Seminar there are only two roles: 1 person who leads the discussion and the rest respond to t...

Prologue to Romeo and Juliet (Video)

Romeo and Juliet Character Map

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9th Grade ELA Classroom Contract

THE * DEPARTMENT * OF * EDUCATION * OF * THE * CITY * OF * NEW * YORK NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL Ms. MAUREEN A. GOLDFARB, PRINCIPAL 1601 80 TH STREET, BROOKLYN, N.Y, 11214 English Department                                                                                                                                      ...