The Watson's Go to Birmingham: Ch. 6-8; Informational Text by Julie Ryals & Brooke McWilliams

Monday:

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Poetry Devices Notes

Week at a glance:

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Monday-
Langston Hughes

VIdeo: Harlem Ren.

Langston Hughes Bio:
Dreams by LangstonHughes
Scope: Play “Hold Fast to Dreams”
Discuss roles of plays and productions

Tuesday- Read Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes

Read Chapter 6 of TWGTB

Character Analysis of each character from TWGTB

Wednesday- Silent Gallery Walk of the Civil Rights Movement; Listen to audio of MLK's speech while following along with print copy; Group reading assignment from Newsela regarding King's iconic speech. Students begin writing their own "Dreams" speech.

Thursday- Read Chapter 7; structured debate; Continue working on Dreams Speeches.

Friday- Students will complete Speech Presentations; Students will present their presentations today; Read Chapter 8

Wednesday: I Have a Dream Speech (audio)

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Wednesday: Written Copy of Speech

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Grades for this week:

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* Students versions of speeches.

*Gallery Walk participation grades.

Bellwork:

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Monday: Why did some kids call Kenny and Joetta the "Weird Watsons?" Please write a strong paragraph, using textual evidence to full answer the question. You may use the book to answer this question.

Tuesday: In Chapter 4, we learn that Larry Dunn is poor. What evidence supports this inference? Use explicit details from the text.

Wednesday: Read the following sentence and use context clues to answer the question. What does "take seven" and "fishy" mean?

Byron was on take seven when Momma finally wondered why the toilet was being flushed so much and came upstairs to see what was going on. The whole upstairs smelled like a giant match and she knew something was fishy even before she got to the top step.

Thursday: What evidence do we have that Byron did not take Momma's fire warnings seriously?

Friday: What does it mean to be fair and just? When troublesome situations happen, how can we be sure to treat all people fairly?

Example of Dreams Speech with presentation.

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Monday: Harlem Renaissance Video

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Monday: Video Discussion Question

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Monday: Langston Hughes Drama

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Feb. 8-12, 2016 Padlet

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