PLC: Shortened class today.
1. Adjusting the titles of your Transcendentalism blogs to become "American Lit" blogs and enjoying a quick partner breakdown of "I, Too" (if you were absent yesterday, click HERE)
2. Composing your own response poem:
- Start a new document inside your "Race and Power" folder; call it "I Hear" or "I, Too."
- Start your poem with "I hear...." OR "I, too..." as your opening line.
- Feel free to imitate either Whitman's or Hughes' style, or take on a style that's completely your own. Go with your gut; worry about perfectionism on some other assignment.
Watching a commercial example.
- What's the first part of this poem/commercial about?
- What's the shift?
- What's the overall message, and how do the photos contribute to it?
By Friday, 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.*
So you could watch about 15 minutes a night, you could watch it all in one gloriously informative off hour, or you could FLIP class--you can watch parts of the film in class and do the in-class stuff for homework. Do what works for you and your schedule.
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.
What Will Your Verse Be?
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