Thursday, February 11th

 

Black History Month

Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975-): American author and journalist. His writings address cultural and social issues and the American experience. Coates' works include: Between the World and Me; Black Panther; The Beautiful Struggle. Mr. Coates is a "Genius Grant" recipient for the MacArthur Foundation.

Here is a link to articles written by Mr. Coates in The Atlantic: The Atlantic Author- Ta-Nehisi Coates

Here is a link to: 50 Amazing Books by Black Authors- Past 5 Years

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1. Black History Month

2. Harlem Renaissance and Modernism. 

3. Mrs. Reith's class agenda:

THIS IS AN ANTICIPATORY ACTIVITY DAY. 

The purpose of today is to prepare you for the upcoming unit over F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This gives you the opportunity to become familiar with themes and conflicts present in the novel. The activity will be done in conjunction with presenting the New York setting map, which will familiarize you with the setting of the novel, as well as a reading of an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book. 

The Great Gatsby Anticipatory Activity. 

• As a class, we will go through each slide of the presentation. You will be encouraged to share whether you agree or disagree with the statement on the screen, and give your reasoning.
• Presentation of the New York Gatsby Setting Map. This is to familiarize you with the geopgrahical setting of the novel. It plays a subtle, yet important part of the story. 
• Gatsby Chapter 1 Excerpt. In groups of 2-3, you will read through the excerpt and answer the questions at the bottom. This assignment will be the bridge between what was previously learned about the American Dream and our upcoming reading of The Great Gatsby. 
• Assign The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Analysis Questions. We will briefly go over these questions as a class. Use this to your advantage to become familiar with the book and what kinds of questions you should be considering as you read. You will not be given anticipatory questions at the beginning of each chapter.
• If there is extra time in class, I will read to you the introduction to the novel. 
• No homework assigned for today!