DLT. . I can explore selected pieces from
influential writer of the Harlem Renaissance
Do Now: notebook:
With the people sitting near you, discuss last night’s video. What did you have
in common in your reactions to LH’s poetry?
Classwork:
1) complete "getting the gist" protocol on the piece you read yesterday (skills target 4 grade)
Getting The Gist Document
8-10 sentences to summarize the text
you read – USING ALL 15 WORDS you identified. Please highlight the words
2) Mark up the poems (3 for honors, 1 for CP) with annotations in your packet from yesterday. after each one write a brief (3-5 sentences) response, explaining your response and how it connects to the larger themes [Relief, Joy, Loss, Survival, community, sense of self, pride, belonging, celebration, mourning, ]of the Harlem Renaissance, and consider the questions below to guide your annotations (skills target 1 grade)
- What is the subject matter?
- How does this reflect the themes of the Harlem Renaissance?
- Questions You Have
- Things that resonated with you
Homework:
Final Draft LT2 diary assignment due tomorrow (we will
format and print in class and staple into your covers)
