WEEK 6: Bronx Masquerade

ENJOY THE BREAK...here's some fire poetry put to music for your listening pleasures: http://youtu.be/-mlg-fFJZGA

Unit Focus: Novel Unit

Week Focus: Literary Elements 

Resources: Course Syllabus (new students sign/return), Bronx Masquerade Text (pg. 1-80), Bronx Masquerade Weekly Activities (1 per week), Bronx Study Guide, Lab Assignment for Column 2: Character Analysis Grid (choose one to do for Tyrone)

MONDAY/TUESDAY: (No Warm-up for periods 1 & 2 due to guest speaker)

1. Warm-up #16: "Can We Auto-Correct Our Humanity", "Can We Auto-Correct Our Humanity" (link #2)
• Read/Listen to the poem above.  What is the author's attitude about technology?  Provide 2 examples from the poem.
2. Silently read each of the following character's parts and poems for this weeks quiz covering pages 1-80. Bronx Masquerade Text (pg. 1-80).  Choose one of the poems in novel as your inspiration for your Open Mic poem this Friday 12th.
• Gloria Martinez--Message to a Friend
• Janell Battle--Inside & Mirror, Mirror 
• Leslie Lucas--Common Ground
• Judianne Alexander--Cocoon
• Lupe Algarin--El Noche
• Tanisha Scott--For the Record
• Devin Hope--Black Box
• Sterling S. Hughes--D-Train
• Diondra Jordan--High Dive
3. Complete the 2nd activity from your column (5 activities due Feb 29). Bronx Masquerade Weekly Activities (1 per week)
4. Watch "The Unspoken Word" documentary about Atlanta spoken word contestants.
5. Complete the sections below on the graphic organizer for each poet/poem.  Will be checked on notebook check following break.
• Subject
• Author's Attitude
• Theme/Lesson
• Style/Things I Liked

WEDNESDAY: (Sub)

THURSDAY:

1. W-up #17: Police Brutality.  What problems face the citizens of Ferguson at the hands of the police?  Provide evidence of problems cited in the DOJ lawsuit
2. Extended Metaphor Poem Workshop Poem Examples
3. HW: Complete Open Mic Entry #2

FRIDAY:

1. Quiz (pgs. 38-80)
2. Open Mic Poem Due
3. Extra Credit: Download the demo of the book The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and write a one page summary of what you learned about the justice system and it will replace one missing CW or HW grade. The New Jim Crow (link)
4. HW: Read pgs. 80-130 over the break and work on your lab activity (columns for novel).

UPCOMING DATES:

Feb. 22: Pop-Quiz on novel pages 80-130

Feb. 23: Guidance Councilor Workshop

Feb. 26: Open Mic Entry #3

Feb. 29: Lab Assignment Due(5 activities from 1 column)

March 4: Unit Test on all of Bronx Masquerade

March 7: Unit 2 Begins (Perspective/Argue)