Thursday, December 7, 2017

12/7

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  1. Share response to the video
  2. Music in history about resistance/protest or celebration of a marginalized group of people or a specific movement
Pick a song and play it for your neighbor- listen



“Strange fruit” by Billie Holliday (late 1930s)
Purpose of Jazz early (1920s) to simply bring about celebration and change and emotions of having new voices heard through instruments and/or lyrics
Black and Blue  by Louis Armstrong
Black Butterfly  by Duke Ellington
“Harlem Renaissance “ by Immortal Technique

Recent Music: (count off by 6) -- break down lyrics

Read or watch one or more of the following and respond to the questions on classroom:


Music behind the movements-

Music behind black lives matter


“One love” playing for change
Extra: If you have netflix, watch episode 1 of the get down
By Next Thursday:

  1. Compare/contrast modern musician with musician from harlem Renaissance (3+ sentences)
  2. Share your response to any videos or articles from class or posted above (3+ sentences)
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Monday, December 4, 2017

12/4


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With a partner, make a list of as many American movies, books, tv shows as you can that have white protagonists , directors, authors, etc (can be from any time) Then, make a list of American books , tv shows, movies with Black people as the protagonists , authors, directors, etc (can be from anytime)


list of any other minorities represented in film, tv shows, books,etc: -Someone with disabilities (mental or physical)
-Someone who identifies as (races according to census) hispanic/Latino origin, Asian American, Af. American, Native Americans or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander/ Native Hawaiian , two or more races, other race
- Someone who identifies as not heterosexual or cisgender (gender identified at birth)
- Women
- other minority categories of your choosing (people in poverty, etc)
- or any combo of these minority categories



Why is it important to hear the voices of minorities in our media and in our art culture?
















Excerpt: John Green
“Their eyes were watching God”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kF0U8kIMp4
Excerpt from Their Eyes were Watching God

What do you notice about the style of her writing? and the content?



Personal stories by Zora Hurston “how it feels to be a colored me”
Read solo or aloud with someone Discovering books “ by Richard wright”

Modern essays “ te hotesi coates letter to my son
Sherman Alexie- Superman and me


Compare/contrast 2 of the stories from class or find one of your own.

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

11/30

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“Somewhere in America” spoken word
 1. What stuck out to you from the poem , and why?
2.what represents the America you know today.  What do you celebrate? What concerns you?


  1. Analyzing poetry
  2. Poetry groups-- 4 groups-
    1, Let America be America Again by Langston Hughes
    2. Harlem, I, too by Langston Hughes
    3. If we must die, America by Claude Mckay
    Harlem’s Shadows
    4. Sing, To a Dark Girl, song by Gwnedolyn Bennett

Take poem, read it aloud 2x,  and analyze the following
  1. What is the overall message of this poem?
  2. How does the poem relate to what we learned about the Harlem Renaissance last class?
  3. What literary devices does the author use to bring this poem to life?
  4. What specific diction sticks out to you and why?
  5. What can we learn about the culture of the Harlem Renaissance from these poems


Share your poem - read aloud as a group and the message of the poem.



III. Modern poetry--
“Hymn “ by Sherman Alexie
“ Still I rise” by Maya Angelou
Read these-
How does modern poetry discuss what’s happening in American culture? What is the notion of class?

HW- look at a poem from one harlem renaissance artist and one modern poem and write 3+ sentences comparing/contrasting them and what they say about American culture. Can include song lyrics too ( but we will do music next week too!)  
Other links
Protest poetry


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Monday, November 27, 2017

11/27

I.
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    1.  how can art be a form of protest?
    2.  How can art include or exclude groups of people?  
    3. How does art reflect culture? How does culture reflect art?
Think of art as music, visual art , poetry, books, etc
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II. Big paper conversation (harlem renaissance- overview) -- write on a post it, any thoughts , reactions, questions about what you see. What do you think this art was trying to say at the time?

III. overview of unit 3
IV.  Harlem Renaissance- what do we already know about it?
Years---
Important artists, etc
Why was it important?
VIdeo- write in journals






Webquest- start in class, work on for HW.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

11/9

I. Share your albums!!!


Find a group of 3-4 and share your covers and songs for your album! bring your chrome :)










quotes on wealth:

 II.
watch video clips, then write:

Inequality for all _


Journal Write:

How does wealth and class affect your level of success in America?
Is it easy to change your status of wealth and class? Why or why not?
Look at these together:
Meet america’s billionares:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/03/news/economy/wealth-gap-america/index.html

Read the following on classroom and then respond:
Article and wealth inequality


Response:
What are your thoughts and reactions to what you read?

How does wealth or lack of wealth affect individuals’ access to the American Dream?

How did this play out in The Great Gatsby?
Other resources on wealth if you're done early or want to explore more:
choose one article on your own:
Psychology of wealth

America vs the one percent


Trump’s wealth
HOw trump made his money

Read more of Forbes list



Essay time--- Share thesis and topic sentences on classroom→
Share with partner, help edit ideas for essay
Work time:
Resources for exploring American Dream today-- Explore resources over the weekend- how is the American Dream Defined today?









History:


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