Essay and Paragraph Grading

Essay and Paragraph Grading:

9= 95 - 100
8= 90 - 94
7= 85 - 89
6= 80 - 84
5= 75 - 79
4= 70 - 74
3= 65 - 69
2= 60 - 64
1= 59 and below

'The Namesake' Kal Penn Interview

Chapters 1 and 2 of the namesake! Due on the 22nd and 23rd of February

Complete the following exercises on website.  https://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/book/book2/guidejl3.htm

Chronology of Events

True or False

Explaining Reasons

Ashima’s First Impressions of America

Point-of-View-Writing (Do with a classmate)

Ashima  Meets the Montgomery’s

Questions for Chapter One of the namesake Due Thursday and Friday of this week! February 18th and 19th!

1.       Why doesn’t Ashima refer to her husband by his surname?

2.       What simile is used as a comparison to the way Ashima regards her husband’s name? What can we infer about this cultural norm? What does this say about the roles of men and women in this Hindi community? Provide evidence.

3.       Based on her birth experience, what can we infer about the relationship between Ashima and Ashoke? Provide evidence.

4.       That does the imagery below tell us about Ashima’s experience in the hospital?

“There is nothing to comfort her in the off-white tiles of the floor, the off-white panels of the ceiling, the white sheets tucked tightly into the bed”

5.       How does sound impact the meaning in the following sentence?

“American seconds tick on top of her pulse point.”

6.       Discuss all of the contrasting imagery on pages 4 and 5, when Ashima is comparing what is happening at home to what is taking place in her life. What do the differences tell us about how she is feeling? How does it help us understand her character? Is her interpretation reliable? Why or why not? Provide evidence.

7.       How do Ashima and Ashoke meet? Describe the meeting. What were the two characters feeling? Provide evidence.

8.       When does Ashima finally learn her husband’s name?

9.       On page 10 Ashima’s words serve to characterize her husband. What do we learn about him? Provide evidence.

10.   What was the title and who was the author of Ashoke’s favorite book. What was this book about? This book hints at certain aspects of Ashoke’s personality? Provide evidence.

11.   Who is Ghosh? Describe the conversation between Ashoke and Ghosh on the train.

12.   What decisions did the accident push Ashoke to make?

13.   What images remained with him and how did they impact his life?

14.   Who is Marx and what is Marxism? Why does Ashoke thank, Gogol?

Prom Dress!!!