HARLEM RENAISSANCE. BEFORE THE BELL You have a vocab quiz today! You have a vocab quiz today!

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

A poem to look at I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes.

Advertisements

Friday 8/9/13 R.A.P. (Review and/or Preview Question) WHAT DOES THE PHRASE THE AMERICAN DREAM MEAN TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY?

American Literature – Monday Week Eight

Romare Bearden's ( ): Image: Does the painting remind you of anything? an object? a person? a place? Mood: Is the image somber? angry? a feeling.

W—P1W—P2W—P3W—P4W—P5W—P6R—P1R—P2R—P3R—P4R—P5 April 11 1.Power of 10: Vocab 27 2.Group Presentations: Do it! AA Vocabulary 27 packet: due today Study Vocab.

2 ND 9WKS – WK5 – D1 UNIT: Theme/Style Analysis. AGENDA  Look over notes for EOC bell work quiz  EOC Bell work quiz  Discuss chs. 7-8  Introduce the.

A Closer Look. I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And.

Lesson 8 Defining Moments

As you come in, I’ll stamp “Sonnet 30” and “Sonnet 18” (front and back).

 Everything leads to tone & theme –  What is the author’s attitude toward the subject? (tone)  What message or point is the author trying to make about.

Lesson 8 Analyze a literary work to identify the relationship between tone, imagery, and diction. Support claims with appropriate textual evidence.

“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.

Bell Ringer 1/28  Please get out your “The Tropics in New York” graphic organizer and short essay.  Please hand this in before you go to the scheduling.

Bell Ringer Complete the Analogies Bell Ringer (both sides) and keep it at your desk. We will review it in a moment. Turn in any missing/late/absent work.

Harlem Renaissance Bellringer # 1 3/23/12 1.According to the “Build Background” section on page 835, why did Paul Laurence Dunbar write the poem, “Sympathy”?

Poetic Tools in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Monday, April 25 th  Welcome!  Bell Work: using your study guides, review the major themes of the Aztec and Inca societies.  Have out your study guides.

TUESDAY, 2.24 TURN IN YOUR LANGSTON HUGHES TP-CASTT. PICK UP A BELL RINGER AND WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

Stephen Burt: The Power of Poetry Maya Angelou: “Still I Rise”

April 16, 2012 Please get the handouts off the counter! Then, get a textbook!

Please pick up a half sheet from front table.

Poem by Langston Hughes All from google

HARLEM: A DREAM DEFERRED BY: 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.

Homework # 20 due tomorrow Read pages Answer questions 1-5.

Introduction to Poetry Analysis: PITT

Langston Hughes. Introduction Read Langston Hughes “The Weary Blues” page Rhythm and repetition.

Happy Monday! Have your vocab books please!. Langston Hughes ( ) Please turn to page 461.

8.1 Do Now – 2/25 1)What do you see? Make a list. 2) What questions do you have? 3 minutes!

The Harlem Renaissance

Do Now: Answer in complete sentences.

Read the story “Harrison Bergeron” silently.

The Declaration of Independence

Langston Hughes and the American Dream Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home.

 Please get out your Dust Tracks on a Road questions and your books so that we can begin our discussion. o Be able to answer the following question: How.

Harlem Renaissance Poets. background m1.html.

Before Bell Remember to sit in your NEW SEAT! Completing the Sentence 1-10.

Day 53 - R&J Act1, Participles, and poetry packet week 2.

Warm Up: Revising & Editing Packet  Work on the revising & editing packet in your groups. We will kahoot the answers when you’re finished.  You will.

Langston Hughes Wednesday February 13.  Hello!  Starter – workbook page 161.

R&J Act III and Second Semester expectations Day 1-Foundations/English I.

Activities:  Bell Work:  Bell Work: Notebook Check  Stamps and review  Activity One:  Activity One: Introduction to Modernism (Poetry) Notes  Activity.

CLEAR DESKS OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR A PEN/PENCIL. WRITE DOWN HW ON HOMEWORK SHEET. Do Now  Write your homework on your homework sheet.  HW: Read the.

3/25/15 AIM: Can you identify the mood/tone in Langston Hughes poem, One Way Ticket? DO NOW: If you had a ONE WAY TICKET to go anywhere in the world, where.

(Poem Title) (author) (presenter). Title Make a prediction about what the poem means.

Harlem Renaissance Review

Bell Ringer 1/30 Please get out your books and your Countee Cullen handout so that we can go over the discussion questions. Identify the imagery in “From.

Lesson 9 Analyze a literary work to identify the relationship between tone, imagery, and diction. Support claims with appropriate textual evidence.

‘Let America Be America Again’

Introduction to Poetry Analysis: PITT

MOTHER TO SON Langston Hughes.

Bell Ringer 1/27 Please get out your books and your 2nd Langston Hughes Graphic Organizer (“Dream Variations” and “Refugee in America”). Please answer.

Fifteen by William Stafford

Agenda Poem Wednesday: Lying in a Hammock (focus on imagery)

Theme, Tone, and Language

Poetry: Figurative Language

Bell Ringer 1/29 Please get out your books and your Countee Cullen “From the Dark Tower” handout. Please discuss the following question with a person sitting.

Welcome back! Hope you had a great break!

Pre-AP English II November 8, 2017

Unit One: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

ENG 1D1 Monday April 13th, 2015.

Independent Reading  Make sure you are reading when the bell rings!

Part 1: Poem Analysis Your goal is to locate three poems from the Harlem Renaissance and create a visual analysis for each poem. Each poem analysis will.

Today’s Essay Prompt.

Part 1: Poem Analysis Your goal is to locate three poems from the Harlem Renaissance and create a visual analysis for each poem. Each poem analysis will.

Presentation transcript:

HARLEM RENAISSANCE

BEFORE THE BELL You have a vocab quiz today! You have a vocab quiz today!

AFTER THE QUIZ: READ “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay, (pg. 890) and answer the following questions. 1. What is the effect of the simile in the first line? 2. Who are the “accursed lot”? Why are they strongly disliked (accursed means to have a curse placed on you or to be strongly disliked (as if you were cursed)? 2. Who are the “accursed lot”? Why are they strongly disliked (accursed means to have a curse placed on you or to be strongly disliked (as if you were cursed)? 3. How would they have died in “vain”? 4. How does the speaker characterize his assailants? 5. How does the speaker take the simile in the first line and change it by the end of the poem? 6. Who is the speaker? 7. What is the tone of the poem?

HARLEM RENAISSANCE REVIEW Review the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on culture and society! Review the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on culture and society!

LANGSTON HUGHES What are 5 things you learned about Langston Hughes life? What are 5 things you learned about Langston Hughes life? What do you think influences his writings? What do you think influences his writings?

“I, TOO” You will Discuss this poem “I, Too” You will Discuss this poem “I, Too” With a partner- Fill out the Questions –ONLY DO STEP 1 Write two discussion questions about Theme, Tone, Speaker, Figurative Language, Diction, Connotation, or Imagery. ****You have 15 minutes to finish the sheet. Do not waste time. Be prepared to discuss; I will call on you at random!

YOUR TURN! Now write your own Poem. 1. Write a poem (10-15 lines) where you address an issue in America that you think needs to change! 2.You should use the same style as Langston Hughes. 3. Create a visual image to go with your poem that mirrors the imagery you use in the poem. Be creative. We will share these at the end of class.

CLOSURE Poem Presentations Poem Presentations Reminders: You have a quiz on Vocab tomorrow! You have a quiz on Vocab tomorrow! Keep reading Great Gatsby…next Wednesday is your quiz need study guide completed for ch.4-6! Keep reading Great Gatsby…next Wednesday is your quiz need study guide completed for ch.4-6!