Sunday, February 8, 2009

February 9, 2009 -- February 13, 2009

Monday

Write a story using the new vocabulary words with Greek and Latin roots.

Tuesday

Read "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and share interpretations. Then read "I, Too, Sing America" and "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and discuss the contrasting views of the "American Dream."

Wednesday

Today you will go to the computer lab and begin your photo-essay project by gathering research on your topic, reading it, and loading pictures into a Photo-Story file.

Thursday

Watch Act I, scene i of A Raisin in the Sun on DVD and sign out a copy of the book. We will discuss character motivation. What does Walter Younger seem to want? What does Ruth want?

Friday

Today we will begin reading the play by parts.

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