Expert Group Selections

Objective: To Answer: Why did African-Americans leave the South? How has the history of African-Americans in the South impacted current race relations?
To further understand these issues, you will be selected groups of interest or placed in a group based on a particular focal period.  You will read, analyze material, find additinal historical information, artifacts and audio-visual resources and research and present to the class a presentation which highlights your findings. You will also write a mini research expository paper combining multiple sources that answers the essential question. Today we will begin selecting groups from the presentation portion of the project. Visit the Google Form Link here: Reconstruction to Renaissance and select no more than three choices based on your interest.

H. World Literature Period 6

Objective: Why did Black leave the South in droves?
1.  Consider the short story, "On Being Crazy" by W.E.B DuBois. Please re-read it. Be prepared to discuss and write about it.
2. Continue reading in your Independent Reading Novel.
3. Read the Entire Packet Reconstruction to Renaissance by William L. Andrews. Be sure to underline main ideas, and show textual engagement.

H. World Literature Period 6

1. Carefully read and annotate the packet on Reconstruction to Renaissance. Underline and highlight information. Maybe put asterisks on subject matter that you never learned before or + by information that you learned. Be sure to read the entire packet/handout.
2.  Bring The Souls of Black Folk & The Fall of Rome if you have not already done.

H. English Ten period 5 Lord of the Flies Close Reading Questions

Homework: Use the Character Bio-Poem or I Am Poem under Class Readings and Important Handouts to write 3 Poems: One for Piggy; 1 for Ralph and 1 for any other character in the text other than Jack. 

Close Reading Questions (second part of Chapter 1 Lord of The Flies)
1. Why do you think the author includes the details that some of the children were naked (or partially naked)? What might this reveal or predict?
2.  Why is it significant to have a set of twin boys on the island?
3. Describe Jack. How is he physically different from the boys around him?
4. What does Jack say that distinguishes him from the other boys?
5. Briefly, compare and contrast Ralph and Jack in physical appearance.  Contrast Jack's reaction to the the reality that there were no grownups on the island.
6. Why do you think the boys elect Ralph and not Jack as "chief"?
7. What does the word "chief" connote? Why do you think the author chooses that word and not leader, boos, head, director?
8.  Why do you think, deep down, that Ralph makes Jack the 'unofficial VP' of the island, so to speak? What does Ralph allow Jack to do/control?
9. How does Jack respond/interact with Piggy? Why does this foreshadow or predict?
10.  How do you feel toward Ralph? Piggy? At the end of the chapter/ page 25.

H. World Literature period 6

1. You are challenged to demonstrate understanding of the who, what, when, where and why of The Great Migration using images; drawings, adjectives, words, cut-outs, items with texture in a multimedia Open Mind. 
Carefully imagine what migration looks like.  Then, use your tools--your own artistic creativity; images and silhouettes from the internet; your own drawings, words, phrases, symbols of the south, the north, the east, symbols of opportunity; symbols of hope; symbols of backwardness and ignorance.   Brainstorm and plan your words, images, phrases, pictures, what you can and can't draw based on your own abilities. Then, look at your Open Mind and decide where you what certain words, symbols and ideas. 
Your Open Mind must be 70% generated by you. You must use a variety of color, markers, pencils. Be Creative.  You do not have to use a mind--it could be a railroad car, or a car. Be creative!
Due Monday--weekend extension!
2.  Revise for specific language your I Am Poem or Bio-Poem to demonstrate better grasp of The Great Migration! Then TYPE and PRINT for tomorrow!
3. Read your literature circle novel and then complete your role sheet. Be ready to discuss during the last 18 minutes of class!

H. English Ten B period 6

And...the better leader is? Which character thus far in the novel The Lord of The Flies is the better leader? Use specific evidence from the texts of the characters actions; ideas; thoughts that support your answer. Be sure to read up to page 23 for information from the text.
2. Also, write the vocabulary down from our quizlet

Honors World Literature Period 6

1. As stated in Monday's class, we would use the information obtained and our understanding of The Great Migration to write an "I AM" Poem from the point of view of a Black Migrant during the Great Migration or a group of African-American Migrants leaving the South during the Great Migration.  Follow the Format on either page 1 (Character Bio-poem) OR I Am Poem to create your poem. Use details, data feelings and facts if you can. Your poem should demonstrate evidence of reading our article, and viewing the links on the Great Migration. Link is found here: Character Bio-Poem/I AM Poem
2. Continue reading your novel a bit. You wont meet in Literature Circles until Thursday, but read especially for those students whose novel is more than 300 pages. Use post-it notes to jot down quotes or ideas.