Bellringer—Find the 10 errors in the passage below. Carter G Woodson, Ph.D., was a teacher who studyed and wrote about African american history. When he saw that the accomplishments of black Americans where often left out of history books, he started a special week to help educate people In 1976, the week in february became a month-long celabration, known today as African American History Month. In school, have you learned how African American’s such as Harriet Tubman Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks changed our world.

Bellringer—Find the 10 errors in the passage below. Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D., was a teacher who studied and wrote about African American history. When he saw that the accomplishments of black Americans were often left out of history books, he started a special week to help educate people. In 1976, the week in February became a month-long celebration, known today as African American History Month. In school, have you learned how African Americans such as Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks changed our world?

“Hope, Despair, & Memory” Pre-Writing Day

I Can… Analyze how each section of “Hope, Despair, and Memory” introduces and develops Wiesel’s central idea and reveals the author’s purpose. 9-10.RI.KID.3 Analyze how an author presents and develops key ideas and events to impact meaning. 9-10.RI.CS.5 Analyze how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text. Prepare to write a rough draft of an essay. 9-10.W.TTP.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning supported by relevant and sufficient evidence. 

You Will Need… Your annotated copy of “Hope, Despair, and Memory” Handout from your teacher A writing utensil Sticky notes

Let’s break down the writing prompt! Write an essay that identifies the central idea of “Hope, Despair, and Memory” and analyzes HOW each section of the text develops the central idea and reveals Wiesel’s purpose in writing the text.

What is the prompt asking you to do? Write an essay that identifies the central idea of “Hope, Despair, and Memory” and analyzes HOW each section of the text develops the central idea and reveals Wiesel’s purpose in writing the text.

What do you need to know in order to respond to this prompt? Write an essay that identifies the central idea of “Hope, Despair, and Memory” and analyzes HOW each section of the text develops the central idea and reveals Wiesel’s purpose in writing the text. Students must know what the central idea of the text is, how the content relates to that central idea, what Elie Wiesel’s purpose is in writing, and how that purpose is revealed in the text.

Here’s what you need to know… What the central idea of the text is How the content relates to that central idea What Elie Wiesel’s purpose is in writing How that purpose is revealed in the text DOES THAT SOUND LIKE WE’VE COVERED THE PROMPT THOROUGHLY?

Let’s work together to gather some information! Write answers to each of the questions below on the sticky notes provided. Once you finish, place your sticky notes on the poster board for each question. YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES! What is the central idea of the text? How does the content relate to that central idea? (provide 2 quotes for examples) What is Elie Wiesel’s purpose is in writing? HOW is that purpose revealed in the text? (Think about how Wiesel uses figurative language, diction, etc.)

You have 10 minutes! Use your time wisely! With your group, take a look at the posters you and your peers worked on and answer the questions on your handouts.

Let’s Discuss!

Exit Ticket—This is INDEPENDENT WORK! Answer the question below on a sticky note and place it on the city scape as you leave class today. What do you need to look over tonight to prepare to write your essay in class tomorrow? Once you finish, you may work on your thematic analysis handout that will be due at the end of next week!