Good Morning Entry Task: Look at the picture on page 1 of your Springboard book; How does this image express a culture to you? Explain your answer in three or more sentences. Place your reading quotes on the corner of your desk to be checked.

Learning Targets Students will be able to... Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing Examine and apply the elements of exposition Examine and apply the elements of argumentation

Having Our Say journal “The Delanys had to face some surprising detractors. Sadie and Bessie recall that lower-class blacks at times viewed achievers as being cliquish or arrogant, and that some cautioned that families such as the Delanys set impossibly high standards for other blacks” (Delany 5). “Their accomplishments could not shield them from discrimination and the pain of racism, but they held themselves to high standards of fair-minded idealism” (Delany 5).

Having Our Say journal (lead in) According to Bessie and Sadie, “The Delanys had to face some surprising detractors. Sadie and Bessie recall that lower-class blacks at times viewed achievers as being cliquish or arrogant, and that some cautioned that families such as the Delanys set impossibly high standards for other blacks” (Delany 4). (Commentary) People viewed the Delanys as either overachievers or arrogant because of their families cultural values. Society treated them in a negative light instead of celebrating their accomplishments. (lead in)Bessie and Sadie reflect on all that their family achieved, “Their accomplishments could not shield them from discrimination and the pain of racism, but they held themselves to high standards of fair-minded idealism” (Delany 5). (Commentary) Discrimination and the pain of racism was felt by all of the Delanys. Society treated them with disrespect but the family did not allow this treatment to affect their family and cultural values.

Having Our Say Research Group Research Project Over the past two class periods we have researched important elements found in the novel Having Our Say. We have completed the following steps. Step.. 1. Get into a group (of your choosing) with five other people. 2. Your group will be given a topic folder with five subtopic folders. Each person in the group needs to pick one subtopic folder. 3. Each student will read your article and find the information you will need to answer the 5 W questions. Take notes to share with other members of the group. 4. Each member of the group will share their information with the other members. Each member needs to take notes on the information shared and add to their individual notes page. Each member of the group needs to have a ½ page of notes minimum. 5. Using your notes, each member of the group will independently write one to two paragraphs summarizing the important information on your groups topic.

Bibliography Citing information (look at the citation for your article at the bottom of the source) Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of source day month year: pages. Medium of publication Each group needs to create one group Bibliography. 1. On the top of the paper write Bibliography 2. Looking at your notes paper put your finger on your citation. 3. All entries are in alphabetical order. With your group determine which of your citations should be first. (I will walk around and check). 4. Write the entry on the group Bib paper. 5. Looking at the remaining citations which entry comes second in alphabetical order. (I will walk around and check) Write the entry on the group Bib paper. 6. Repeat process until all citations are on the Bibliography

Presentation of Topic Presentation All groups will have two minutes to present their topic. After your group has presented each member will turn in: Paragraph(s) Notes Bibliography (on your subtopic information) can be on the bottom of the page of notes Bibliography on all the information used for the presentation. Rubric

Cultural Identity At the beginning of class I asked you to describe the picture on page 1 of your Springboard book. What do you see? Write your answer in the before reading portion on page 8 of your Springboard book. Pull out your vocabulary page. Write down the definition of Voice. Read “What is Cultural Identity?”

Exit Task Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets? 1. Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions 2. Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication 3. Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing 4. Examine and apply the elements of exposition 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes?