Please read chapter 7, pages 118 - 147 in In the Time of the Butterflies novel.
If you’re using the PDF version of the novel, read pages 664-825.
Then answer the following text-dependent questions.

Here is the link to the e-book: http://winchesterhhs.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/2/8/59282459/in_the_time_of_the_butterflies_-_julia_alvarez.pdf

Prompt:
How do the men in their lives impact Dedé and Minerva? Select one sister to write about. Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from chapter 5 (pages 77-79) and chapter 6 (pages 87-89, 98-100).

***HINT: Depending on the sister you select to write about,
you can refer to Jaimito, Lio, their father and/or Trujillo. ***

Please read chapters 5 and 6, pages 63 - 117 in In the Time of the Butterflies over the weekend. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapters. This is due AT THE END OF THE DAY ON MONDAY 12/7.

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Prompt:
How does Patria’s faith in God change over the course of chapter 4?
Justify your argument with at least TWO concrete pieces of evidence from the text.
***HINT: Refer to pages 44, 52-55, 58-59 in the book
OR pages 243, 293-308, 332 in the PDF. ***

Please read chapters 3 and 4, pages 30-59 in In the Time of the Butterflies. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapters.

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Prompt:
Based on Minerva’s accounts, how did Trujillo protect his power in the Dominican Republic in the early 1940s?
Justify your argument with at least TWO concrete pieces of evidence from the text.
***HINT: Refer to pages 17-19 in the book OR pages 60-106 in the PDF. ***

Prompt:
Imagine that the president wants to extend their term limit beyond what is constitutionally allowed.
Would the author of the “Rafael Trujillo” article agree that term limits should be required? Why or why not?
Justify your argument with at least TWO concrete pieces of evidence from the text.

Read the following article, "Rafael Trujillo" from the History.com website.
This article will provide you all with some historic background on the new novel we will start reading in class.
Throughout your reading, answer the 6 text-dependent questions in the boxes provided for you.
Please turn in by the end of Tuesday.

Prompt:
Should military recruiters be allowed on school campuses located in low-income communities? Why or why not?Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from the article, The Other Wes Moore book, and/or the interview we watched in class.

Please read the following article and answer the three text-dependent questions at the end of it. This assignment is due by the end of Thursday 11/5.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
Was the author’s success merely the result of “luck”? Why or why not?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from the Epilogue, Afterword, or anywhere in the book.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
How have other people impacted the failures and successes of both Wes Moores?
Justify your argument with AT LEAST two concrete pieces of evidence from the text. You may cite more than two quotes.

Hints for finding textual evidence:
People who have impacted the failures of both Wes Moores: 69-72, 79-81
(PDF pages 55-57, 61-63)
People who have impacted the successes of both Wes Moores: 129-133, 142-144
(PDF pages 104-106, 112-114)

Please read CHAPTER 8 in The Other Wes Moore. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapter.

Here is the link to the e-book: https://cl2hart.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/4/4/59447175/the_other_wes_moore__1_.pdf.

Please read CHAPTER 6-7 PAGES 108-145 in The Other Wes Moore. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapter.

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Prompt:
According to chapter 5, how have the lives of both Wes Moores changed drastically?
Justify your response with at least two pieces of evidence from chapter 5, pages 85-107.

Please read CHAPTER 5 PAGES 85-107 in The Other Wes Moore. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapter.

Here is the link to the e-book: https://cl2hart.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/4/4/59447175/the_other_wes_moore__1_.pdf.

Please read pages 56-59 in The Other Wes Moore book, and answer the following prompt in the Google Document -
Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
How did the other Wes's community influence his decision to enter the drug business?
Justify your argument with AT LEAST TWO concrete pieces of evidence from the text.

Please read CHAPTER 4 PAGES 64-84 in The Other Wes Moore. Answer the following reading comprehension questions to assure you have read the chapter.

Here is the link to the e-book: https://cl2hart.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/4/4/59447175/the_other_wes_moore__1_.pdf.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
What is the author’s argument about how our neighborhoods and our surroundings impact opportunities for youth?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from the text.

HINT: Refer to pages 42-45 from chapter 2. You might have to explain what Wes Moore had that is needed in a young person’s life that the other Wes Moore didn’t get to have.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
Would Wes Moore argue that the other Wes Moore’s move to Northwood impacted him positively or negatively?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from the text.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
Based on the details in this text, which would Wes Moore argue is a more important government investment (give more money to): funding police departments or funding college scholarships?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from chapter 1.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
What lesson does the narrator’s mother try to teach the narrator?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of textual evidence from “The Rights to the Streets of Memphis.”

Hello students!

I hope you had a restful weekend. For Monday's independent work day, you are tasked to complete the Google form that is linked down below. This is due at the end of today, Monday 8/31.

If you run into any technical issues or questions, please reach me at [email protected].

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
According to the author, what causes one person to become a drug dealer and another person to become a doctor?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from "DREAMING BIG" by George Jenkins from the book The Pact.

Write an essay of no more than 200 words:
According to the author, what causes one person to become a drug dealer and another person to become a doctor?
Justify your argument with at least two concrete pieces of evidence from "DREAMING BIG" by George Jenkins from the book The Pact.

On this Google Doc, you will respond to our IN-CLASS Exit Ticket questions. You must complete the first prompt by tomorrow and the second prompt by Sunday.

Make sure to turn in document until you have finished all two Exit Ticket prompts. Ms. Maldonado will let you know when to turn in document.

Hello students!

I hope you had a restful weekend. For Monday's independent work day, you are tasked to complete the Google form that is linked down below. This is due at the end of Monday 8/17.

If you run into any technical issues or questions, please reach me at [email protected].