Thursday, January 25, 2018

Discovering Your Theme: January 25, 2018

Focus: What's your theme?

1. Warming up with Grammar You Must Know #4: Modifiers

2. Understanding Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B"

3. Composing your own "Theme for English B" on your blogs; finishing yesterdays activity with gathering and reflecting upon at least three pieces of Harlem Renaissance art on your blog

4. Taking your theme and running with it: Working on your Renaissance Little Projects and developing a project plan

Click HERE for the project plan!


HW:
1. By Monday, finish your project plan. Renaissance Little Project due by February 2.

2. Next Wednesday: Short assessment on Grammar You Must Know #4: Modifiers

3. By TOMORROW, please watch the Harlem Renaissance documentary linked below. It will give you the background on the Harlem Renaissance that you need to succeed this week. You can start the documentary 15 minutes into it

*WARNING: If you choose to watch the first 15 minutes (not required), there are upsetting photographs of lynchings between minutes 5 and 7.*

Documentary link: Making a Way Out of No Way

On Friday, you will be asked to take about 15 minutes to fill out a reflection sheet on the documentary. It will be divided into Level 1, 2, and 3 thinking. As long as you watched the documentary, you will be just fine. No need to memorize anything.



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