Monday, April 25 th Greetings, class. Have a seat wherever you’d like (one last time) and complete today’s warm-up in your notebook. Today’s Warm-up: Write a four to eight line poem about your weekend. Be sure to give your poem a title. Your goal is to complete your warm-up before the timer hits zero! Tonight’s Homework: Bring your/a big textbook to class tomorrow.
Today’s Learning Targets I analyzed a piece of poetry, identified the meaning of a previously unknown word, and made real world connections I was introduced to confidence building strategies and thought about how I could apply them to my own life (Motivation Monday!)
Road Map to our LT’s Multiple reads of A Dream Deferred Discussion of poem Viewing of Dr. Ivan Joseph’s talk on self- confidence Discussion of think/pair/share on video
A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Based off of your first reading of this poem, what do you think ‘defer’ means?
A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? According to the poem, what are some things that can happen to a dream deferred?
A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? What does the ending of the poem mean, in your opinion?
Record this in your notebook… According to the video, what are three strategies someone can use to improve their self-confidence ?
Today’s Learning Targets I analyzed a piece of poetry, identified the meaning of a previously unknown word, and made real world connections I was introduced to confidence building strategies and thought about how I could apply them to my own life (Motivation Monday!)
Closure In your notebook, answer the following: What is a connection that can be made between today’s poem and today’s video? Tonight’s Homework: Bring your/a big textbook to class tomorrow. Looking ahead: New seats tomorrow. Return of certain materials. Short story