1. Page #24Argumentative Essay 4/27/15 ◦Aim: How can we create arguments based on poetry? ◦Do Now: Share poems.

2. Race and Poverty Did the charts surprise you at all? Why or why not?

3. Discussion Circle ◦Is Poverty linked to bad behavior? Are you more prone to violence if you are born in the lower class? Explain your answer.

4. Discussion Circle Question # 2 ◦Why do you think race is linked to poverty? Explain your answer.

5. “If We Must Die” ◦'If We Must Die' was written as a response to what is now called The Red Summer of 1919. During this summer, there was a rise in hate crime, race riots, and overall violence towards the Black community. According to Richard Wormser, 'The three most violence episodes occurred in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Elaine, Arkansas'. ◦The first was a drowning death of a black youth who mistakenly swam into the 'white beach'. When police refused to arrest those involved, fights and riots continued, resulting in '23 blacks and 15 whites dead, 537 injured, and 1,000 black families homeless'(Wormser). ◦In DC, riots began after the death of two blacks, and finally in Arkansas, officers interrupted a meeting of sharecroppers, shots were fired, and a white officer was wounded. The local sheriff called for a manhunt to find the person who shot the sheriff, and 'hundreds of armed men' crossed into Arkansas from Mississippi, firing at every black they saw. Eventually, the US army had to restore order and 25 blacks were officially dead. However, many people believed that as many as 200 were killed but their bodies were dumped in the Mississippi River (Wormser). These stories often led to more race riots in other communities and even public lynching's.

6. Red Summer 1919

7. Read Claude McKay’s “Harlem Shadows” and “If We Must Die” Answer to following based on “Harlem Shadows” ◦1) What are the girls doing wandering the street at night? ◦2) Why are they doing this? ◦3) How does McKay justify the girls’ actions? Answer to following based on “If We Must Die” 1) What approach does McKay seem to have against the “monsters”? 2) Do you agree with his approach?

8. Structure of an argumentative essay ◦4-5 paragraphs ◦Has America evolved since the Harlem Renaissance? (Why or Why not?) ◦Source #1 Footage of Baltimore riots ◦Source #2 Footage of Red Summer ◦Source #3 “Harlem Shadows” ◦Source#4 “If we must die” ◦Source#5 “Democracy” ◦Source#6 Graph from yesterday (Poverty and Race)

9. In groups of four ◦Read each other’s essays. ◦What could this person do to improve on their writing? ◦Explain how this person’s argument is proven or not proven. ◦Explain how this essay does or does not have a solid strong thesis (argument and purpose)