The Autobiography of Malcolm X Days 1 and 2 (Friday. 9/13, and Monday. 9/16)

First, copy the following notes in read into your Reading/Writing Strategies Section of your notes:
Affect and effect sound a little alike, but their meanings are different. 

Affect--is used as a verb meaning to change or influence. 
Example 1: Your test grade will affect your final grade. 
Example 2: His actions negatively affected the rest of his life.

Effect-- is usually a noun meaning a result, an impression, or something that comes into being. 
Example 1: The baby’s crying had a terrible effect on the passengers. 
Example 2: The new roof gave the effect of a whole new house

Practice:
1. Another drought will _______________________ the wheat crop. 
2. The movie had a big _______________________ on her. 
3. He did not want the scandal to have a negative _____________ on the outcome of the election.
4. The bad behavior of some students may ___________________ the reputation of the whole school.
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Second, Fill in the blank with either affect or effect. (we will check our work)

1. Wars _______________ everybody, and their destructive _______________ last for generations.

2. Television has a strong _______________ on public opinion.

3. My mood can _______________ my thinking, too.

4. I see that you're trying to _______________ me, but I know that you really do care.

5. Falling on my head had a bad _______________ on my memory.

6. His years of smoking have negatively ____________ed his health.

7. This plan will surely ______________ significant improvements in our productivity.

8. The patient shows normal ______________s of age and appears to be psychologically stable.

9. The principal's new rules _______________ the school.

10. Supply and demand have a direct ________________ on the prices of commodities.

11. The _______________ of the speech was visible on the faces of the sleeping audience.

12. He's just trying to seem cool; his indifference completely _______________ed all of us.

13. We may never know the full _______________ of the radiation leak.

14. The early frost will _______________ the crops.

15. What kind of _______________ can this quiz have on your dinner tonight?

Questions on the Foreword: (PLEASE USE THE RACE STRATEGY ON ALL QUESTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE---SEE YOUR NOTES!!!!)
1. Who is writing the "Foreword"? What is his relation to the subject/author?
2. According to Shabazz, why couldn't her grandparents ever imagined their son's likeness on a postage stamp? What is Malcolm X's real name?
3. How/why is the stamp significant to her family?
4. In which ways is Malcolm X remembered differently by his family?
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5. How is the "stamp" itself symbolic of the way Malcolm X lived his life?
6. How is Malcolm X's phrase "by any means necessary" (xiii) misused according to the author?
7. How was the author's grandmother instrumental in shaping  the life of her father (aunts/uncles as well)?
8. How could Malcolm X's years spent hustling etc. be considered as a positive experience in his life?
9. What does the author mean when she says her "father's growth and independence would be his undoing"? ( xvi)
10. Why was the auction of Alex Haley's possessions significant to the author?

video link to Malcolm X introductory video