Prompt:

Pick one of the statements and create an essay and Google Slides presentation that argues for or against that statement.

• Support your argument with specific details and evidence from any of the texts we’ve read in Unit 2.
• Acknowledge and address opposing viewpoints by developing a counterargument.
• Establish and maintain a formal style while following proper writing conventions.

Complete at least three paragraphs of your rough draft.

Read to page 297 in In the Time of the Butterflies.

Read to page 256 in In the Time of the Butterflies and complete Chapter 10-11 reading questions.

Read to page 214 in In the Time of the Butterflies.

Prompt: Symbolism is anything that both represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level. Choose one of the four Mirabal sisters and draw 3-4 symbols used in the novel to represent a theme or central idea about them. On the back, explain what each symbol represents about them in a well-written response.

Read Chapter 6 of In the Time of the Butterflies. Add to your character chart for Minerva. Create a GIST.

Read pages 63-76. Add a word or phrase to your character grid.

Read pages 47-52. Complete Assignment 12.

Read pages 30-39. Add one idea or phrase to your character grid for Maria Teresa.

Read pages 11-20 in In the Time of the Butterflies. Add to your Character Grid for Minerva.

Get a parent signature on the novel introduction slip.