Friday, November 30, 2018
I am home with my mom today.  I expect a good report from the guest teacher.
First, read chapters 15-16 of I Am Malala.  Answer the comprehension questions in complete sentences. 

Chapter 15 “Peace?”

Arabic terms and words to know sharia (adjective)--Islamic religious law hygiene (noun)--the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to prevent diseases bazaar (noun)--a market or area where there are a lot of small shops chilling (adjective)--something that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous

1. What do older girls have to agree to do if they return to school?
2. List two ways the Taliban became bolder after the imposition of sharia?
3. In two sentences, describe what the video on Malala’s father’s phone consists of.
4. Why is Sufi Mohammad’s speech a disappointment?

Chapter 16 “Displaced”

Arabic terms and words to know tapa (noun)--a genre of Pashto folk poetry having two lines, the first line with nine syllables, the second with thirteen nappies (British English, noun)--diapers

1. What precious things must Malala leave behind?
2. Where is Malala’s father while the rest of the family is in Shagla?
3. Who do Malala and her father talk to from the United States?
4. What is Malala’s wish for her 12th birthday?

When you complete the questions, you may practice vocabulary from week 1 (link) or week 2 (link) on Quizlet.
Or you may practice the geography of the Middle East Quizlet:  https://quizlet.com/_4378l8
Middle East map test Tuesday, December 4.
Or you may read silently.  
During fifth period, you will work with Mrs. Waistell on Document A on the DBQ "Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly?"

Read Document A in "Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly?" To understand the quotation better, write these words ABOVE the words they define: Write "rich/successful" above "prosperous" Write "earning a lot of money" above "lucrative" Write "carrying" above "bearing"