Bell Ringer Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Objectives: Identify and use hyphens; read and comprehend text Directions: Copy the sentence below, and circle the hyphens. Then, make a guess: why do we use hyphens? What is their purpose? The state-of-the-art gaming system cost millions of dollars. All the words connected by the hyphen act as a single idea and modify the noun

BLACK ENSEMBLE REFLECTION How would you grade yourself for the Black Ensemble project – consider all parts – planning in the classroom, rehearsing, and your participation and behavior day of? Please defend your answer. How could your teachers (both Ms. Bless and Ms. Robin) have made the process go more smoothly? If you could change one thing about this year’s performance, what would it be? Do you think it’s worth having this program for two years (both freshmen and sophomores)? Or would one year be sufficient?

WEEKLY AGENDA Tuesday: Practice ACT test; read Carl Sandburg’s “I am the People – the Mob” Wednesday: Read excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” Thursday: PLAN testing for sophomores (in the gym) Friday: Extended writing activity with “The Jungle” No success essays will be accepted after this week!

ACT Passage 1) D 10) J 2) G 11) C 3) B 12) F 4) F 13) C 5) C 14) G 6) F 15) B 7) A 8) J 9) B

THE WORKING WORLD Think back to the first job you had…(taking out the garbage every week for your parents, working at a restaurant): Did you enjoy it? Was it challenging? Did you think your employer was fair?

8th period’s work experience: “The job was I was supposed to put business cards on car windows and pass them out to people. I was scared to get into the street with on-coming cars driving next to me. Plus, I hated talking to random strangers.” “I was basically a dance instructor…I think the employer was fair because I got paid on time and I learned some new things.” “Upcycle Uptown was the first job I ever had…I felt like my boss controlled me by making me do what she wanted instead of allowing me to make my own creative piece and it kind of made me lose my passion for art.” “The first job I had was at McDonald’s. I didn’t/don’t enjoy it because it’s too much work and not enough pay…I have to deal with a lot of different people and a lot of people’s attitude.”

What do we expect from a job?

Carl Sandburg 1878-1967 Born in Galesburg, Illinois to parents who had emigrated from Sweden. Family was very poor, Carl left school at 13 to begin working, taking any job from laying brick to dishwashing Served eight months in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War Moved to Chicago, where he wrote for the Chicago Daily News and also began to publish his poetry Wrote about industrial America, and was a fierce advocate for the working class Poems: “Killers”, “The Mob – The People”, “The Poor”

Bell Ringer Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Objectives: Identify and use hyphens; read and comprehend text Directions: Copy the sentences, and add hyphens where you think they are needed. 1. The much loved teacher was retiring this year. 2. We can’t make a right turn here, since it is a one way street.

“I am the People, the Mob” 1) Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31decRyPZqE 3) Annotate: Who is the speaker of the poem? Who is the audience? What is the message of the poem? (Go sentence by sentence) Are there any important similes, metaphors, allusions, etc.? What does the author use to help get their message across?

LITERARY TERMS Metaphor: The comparison of one thing to another. Simile: The comparison of one thing to another using ‘like’ or ‘as.’ Allusion: A reference to something. Rhyme: When a word is identical in sound to another word (or part of that word). Tone: The attitude of the author (are they sarcastic, sincere, sad, etc.?). Diction: The author’s choice and use of specific words.

Upton Sinclair 1878-1968 Born in Baltimore, to a poor family, but frequently visited his mother’s wealthy relatives. At 18 years old, went to City University of New York, but condemned public education for not addressing struggles of the poor. Traveled to Chicago in 1906 when he heard about the unfair treatment of meatpackers in the city, and wrote his famous book “The Jungle” His actions led to the passage of the U.S.’s first Pure Food and Drug laws. Fun Fact, his book “Oil!” was the basis for “There Will Be Blood”

“The Jungle” Background information and pics of meatpacking plant

Bell Ringer Thursday, May 28, 2015 Objectives: Identify and use hyphens; read and comprehend text Directions: Copy the sentences, and add hyphens where you think they are needed. 1. My favorite food is chocolate covered peanuts. 2. The well known author was sixty three years old.

Bell Ringer Friday, May 29, 2015 Objectives: Identify and use hyphens; read and comprehend text Directions: Copy the sentences, and add hyphens where you think they are needed. 1. Tony worked as part time salesmen at the shoe store. 2. I printed out a six page document for my English class.

Imagery And Poetry - Painting Pictures - Rather than describing an entire event/place/person in detail, writers often focus in on specific details that represent the heart of that event, place, or person. - Many times, these details have to do with our senses: what can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled. - The result is a poem that paints a vivid picture, and helps transport you into the writer’s world.

First listen VOCABULARY: Pickle room: In this room, raw meat is put in brine to preserve it. Trimmer: A job position where men trim fat off of meat using sharp knives. Fertilizer: A job position where men shovel fertilizer (manure) into carts. Wool-plucker: A job position where men took the wool off of dead sheep. Tuberculosis: An infectious disease affecting the lungs, causing a person to cough up blood. Rheumatism: Extreme pain or stiffness in the joints; prevents a person from moving

WRITING YOUR VERSION OF “THE JUNGLE”

Bell Ringer Friday, May 29, 2015 Objectives: Identify and use hyphens; read and comprehend text Directions: Copy the sentences, and add hyphens where you think they are needed. 1. Tony worked as part time salesmen at the shoe store. 2. I printed out a six page document for my English class.

IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY! You have been given a very generous gift – the name of the person who gave it to you is printed on the back. Your job is to write them a thank-you letter (at least 4-5 sentences) to show your appreciation. RULES: 1) You cannot mention the name of the person, or any revealing details (For example: you couldn’t say, “Thank you to the President of the United States for this gift.”) 2) What you CAN do is use diction (word choice) and tone (emotion) to give us clues as to who your person is. For example, if you were writing to President Obama, you might use very formal diction (“Dear Sir”) and a respectful tone (“Thank you so much for your generous and thoughtful gift on my birthday”). Adjusting your tone/diction for a certain audience is called code-switching – we do this every day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzprLDmdRlc

WRITING YOUR VERSION OF “THE JUNGLE”

A.K. Ramanujan - Born in Mysore, India in 1929 - Received a Ph.D. in linguistics at Maharaja’s University in Mysore, and later went on to teach in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago from 1962 until his death. - Poetry describes his experience as an immigrant, and draws on his life both in India and his adopted country.

YOUR CHICAGO When you travel to school every day, what do you see? What do you hear? What can you smell, taste, or touch? Directions: On your own piece of paper, describe your walk to school (or, if you’d rather, a walk through your neighborhood). Your challenge is to use imagery to paint a picture in the mind of your reader – don’t tell them what it is like, show them what you see, hear, and feel. Your response should be at least one paragraph (5-6 sentences), and include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, or allusion.

LITERARY TERMS Metaphor: The comparison of one thing to another. Example: Her smile was a ray of sunshine. Simile: The comparison of one thing to another using ‘like’ or ‘as.’ Example: Her smile was like a ray of sunshine. Allusion: A reference to something (person, event in history, etc.) He sounded like Martin Luther King Jr. when he spoke to the class. Tone: The attitude of the author (are they sarcastic, sincere, sad, etc.?). Diction: The author’s choice and use of specific words.

SLAM POETRY https://prezi.com/vxebbxqemrt1/the-history-of-slam-poetry/ Marc Kelly Smith

Malcolm London - Grew up in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, begin writing poetry to give a voice to the struggles faced by his community “The idea that poetry is only for dead, old white dudes who lived in the 1600s, right, but it’s not. So for me, the stage was a place for me to have my voice heard.” - Currently works as an activist in public schools, giving presentations and workshops about the importance of poetry.

High School Training Ground 1) Listen http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_london_high_school_training_ground?language= en 2) Annotate Who is the speaker? Who is the audience? What is the overall message? What literary devices (metaphor, simile, allusion, etc.) does London use to get his message across?

Louder than a Bomb - Spoken Word at Uplift