Bell Ringer 1/28 Please get out your “The Tropics in New

York” graphic organizer and short essay. Please hand this in before you go to the

scheduling assembly.

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Bell Ringer 1/28 Please get out your books and sit with a

partner. Turn to pg. 927

“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” “Ardella”

Each group needs 1 piece of composition (or notebook) paper.

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Bell Ringer 1/28Please get out your books and

your Langston Hughes graphic organizer.Answer the following question

with someone sitting near you:Why is the speaker in “Refugee in

America” both happy and sad? Be ready to discuss when I get done with

taking attendance.

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Bell Ringer 1/28

Please get out your books and your 2nd Langston Hughes Graphic Organizer (“Dream Variations” and “Refugee in America”). Please answer the following question with

someone sitting near you: How does the imagery in “Dream Variations”

affect the poem’s interpretation and tone? Be able to discuss when class begins. Have specific examples ready.

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English III EQ: How can we give strong and thorough evidence

for our inferences and conclusions about the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance?

Agenda Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ Langston Hughes

Read Poetry/Create Graphic Organizers Claude McKay

Read Poetry/Create G.O./Short Essay Poetry Vocabulary Social Context: Author Biography (pg. 934) Reading Cullen, Bontemp, & Toomer

Langston Hughes“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” &

“Ardella” What conclusions can we draw about

the speakers in these poems? Get a piece of lined paper Fold in half (Side 1 = “The Negro Speaks of

Rivers,” Side 2 = Ardella) Column 1 (on both sides) = Conclusion about

speaker Column 2 (on both sides) = Specific Line/Word

(with line # from the poem) Bottom Section – Imagery

List the Imagery in the poem

Langston Hughes #2 Repeat the process for creating the

graphic organizer for “Dream Variations” and “Refugee in America.” Follow the example on the board. Don’t forget to list ALL the imagery you find. List specific words/lines with their line

numbers. If it helps, break the conclusions down to

answer the questions who, what, where, when, and why.

Claude McKay Make the same graphic organizer that you made

for Langston Hughes (see board). Turn to pg. 930, “The Tropics in New York” by

Claude McKay. Analyze the poem (conclusions about speaker,

proof from text, imagery) on the front of the graphic organizer.

On the back, answer the following question with a paragraph: What can you learn about the speaker in Claude

McKay’s “The Tropics in New York” by examining the poem’s imagery? Use quotes from the poem to support your main idea. Be thorough – use multiple quotes from throughout

the poem. Make sure you explain all proof so that any reader

could understand your points.

Poetry Vocabulary Metaphor: an implied comparison between

two seemingly dissimilar things used to make writing more vivid and meaningful.

Extended Metaphor: elaborate, lengthy comparison developed throughout the course of a poem.

Social Context: the attitudes and customs of the culture in which the writer lived.

Bell Ringer 1/28 Please get out last night’s reading. Be

able to answer the following questions when class begins:

What types of transitions could you possibly need?

What kinds of words and phrases are need for each type?

What should you avoid when creating transitions in stories?

Creative Writing EQ: How do authors use pace and

sequence to build a vivid, engaging, coherent story that works towards a particular tone and outcome?

Agenda Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ Sharing Our In Medias Res stories Multiple Plotline Dramatic Structure &

Conflicts

Multiple Plotline D.S. & C Create the Dramatic Structure and Conflicts for a

Multiple Plotline Story. Make the characters relevant to each other’s plots. Introduce breaks when the point of view changes. Make the plots relevant to each other.

Each plot needs it own dramatic structure and conflicts.

Eventually the plotlines should merge and resolve together.

Respond to this prompt: Write a story about a town where items (large or small) keep disappearing and reappearing and only two people seem to notice.