AGENDA 11/28

Advisory: Whole class discussion and survey to gather feedback and plan for future lessons


HW: Finish reading Chapter 1 of Richard Wright's Black Boy
Book Check tomorrow! Be sure to bring Black Boy to class
First 14 vocabulary words due for Friday-- complete sheet with synonyms, antonyms, and memory devices

AGENDA 11/27

Quickwrite & response (write in folders): Nature or Nurture?
Handout #1: Black Boy Unit 1 Vocabulary
Handout #2: Vocabulary graphic organizer sheet

HW: Read the rest of Chapter 1 for Thursday
Complete 14 words on the vocabulary sheet for Friday

AGENDA 11/26

Welcome Back!

Go to textbook room to pick up copies of Black Boy
Discuss denotations and connotations of the title & the original title, American Hunger, with partners
Begin reading Chapter 1 aloud


HW: Read through page 17 of Chapter 1 of Black Boy, to where it says "...don't come back here." Images of Race in America visual analysis assignment due tomorrow.

AGENDA 11/21

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Finish discussing images from yesterday--"Drinking Fountain" and "Help Wanted."

Complete and discuss "Alienation" cluster web as a class--what are some synonyms for alienation? What are the causes of alienation? What are the positive and negative effects or results of alienation?

HW: Complete image analysis for Tuesday exploring a perspective on race in America.

AGENDA 11/20

Finish conclusion paragraph for "Dr. Pepper" photograph

Get into groups; analyze new photographs using OPTIC strategy:
"Drinking fountain"
"Help wanted"

HW: Finish conclusion paragraph and any other incomplete portions of OPTIC on the image you received in class today.

AGENDA 11/19

Introducing the historical context of Richard Wright's autobiography, Black Boy
Examine a set of Jim Crow laws from various Southern states--highlight the two or three that seem to be the most egregious or appalling. Generate five questions in the margins of the paper that these laws raise for you--these questions may be specific or general.

Introduce the OPTIC strategy as a way to analyze visual texts. Examine a photograph, complete the OPTIC handout, and discuss what it suggests about the Jim Crow Era and about American society during this time period.

HW: None--come back tomorrow with the laws, photograph and OPTIC handouts, with parts O-P-T-I filled out(we did this in class)--we'll work on the Conclusion paragraph together in class tomorrow.

AGENDA 11/16

CLUB DAY!!!

Finish watching film: Awakenings 1954-1966
Complete Viewing Guide, side 2: jot notes in the graphic organizer as you watch, then complete response at the end of the period (6-8 complete sentences). Share out responses and discuss. Turn in to the substitute at the end of the period.

HW: None--please submit any missing assignments (have you turned in your Advisory Transformation Altar? Independent reading essay? Evidence of progress toward goals?)

P.S. Wish Pust luck as the period begins this morning--she'll be presenting her workshop at the National Council of Teachers of English at 11:00am EST, which is 8am Samo time! : )