H. Expository Composition period 6

If you scored less than below an 80 or 75 on your character analysis essay, you have a 45-50 point deficit to overcome for your grade. It will not be overcome by Juxtaposition poem points, or We Real Cool Write Likes, or Chapter 7-10 or the Student Self Reflection for Student Conferences. The point values for these assignments will get you CLOSER, yet, if you turn around and write an in-class essay that is weak then you will be right back at square one.

Expository Composition period 5

Reflective Prompt: Do what extend to you agree with Booker T. Washington's philosophy of Industrial Education? What to you is education? Is it only learning abstract concepts, or is it learning to actually produce something or both? What aspects of his Atlanta Compromise Speech are compelling to you and why? What advise might you give to someone who looks down on "manual labor"?

H Expository Composition period 6

1. Booker T. Washington Jigsaw presentations tomorrow. Remember, posters must be done before you come to class. You may work on them during break or lunch but not when 6th period begins.
2. Read an article from Patterns For College Reading and complete a SOAPS analysis due in class or uploaded by tomorrow's class in Schoology.

Expository Composition period 5 and 6

1. Engage in Friday Freewrite for the first 10-13 minutes in class.  2 volunteers pass out and return journals.
2.  Revisit the link to Booker T. Washington Wikipedia
2a. In period 6--Uchenna will collect the homework: Is economic freedom a precursor to civic freedom? 
3.  In groups of three of four students--click the link above and decide which group will take one of section each: Section 1: Overview; 2. Early Life; 3. Tuskegee/Later Career; 4. Marriages and Children; 5. Politics and Atlanta Compromise 6. Wealthy Friends and Benefactors;  7. Legacy.
4.  Read your section in your group. Then, in teams use the brown construction paper to record/write down the following: A short summary of the section; three or four facts from the text; names of the important people;  actions; or most important sections.   Most important idea. (If you are unable to find the brown construction paper--use your own paper, and I will give you chart paper on Monday!) Be ready to teach your sections on Monday! 
5. Text of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech

Expository Composition Period 5

Introduction to Booker T. Washington (and learning more about the perspective of Mr. Jerome Washington)
Objective: To realize social conditions and societal norms influence our personality, behaviors, outlook, expectations, manners.
Warm-up: Identify a way society has changed or become more liberal today than when your parents were young. Or--what is something that is generally more accepted now than in the past.  Why do you think this is the case?
Visit the quotes from Booker T. Washington linked here: 10 Quotes from Booker T Washington
Select one or two that move you or sit with you. Write them down and then respond: What does the quote reveal to you about its speaker? And, why did you select the quote. What does it say? Mean? Matter?
2. The Time of Booker T Washington.
3. An understanding of Booker T. Washington and the norms and social conditions that shaped him: 
4. Video 2 and discussion questions can be found here: https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/jcr10/