Week of April 27 - May 1, 2015

Mon, 4/27            LIT            Read pages 182-205 in Purple Hibiscus twice.
                                               Bring in 3 points for discussion.
                                               Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Tues, 4/28            RCG          Revised Action Plan

Wed, 4/29            LIT            Read pages 206-232 in Purple Hibiscus twice.
                                               Bring in 3 points for discussion.
                                               Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Thurs, 4/30          RCG          Progress Report to Martha

Fri, 5/1                 LIT            Read pages 232- 246 in Purple Hibiscus twice.
                                               Bring in 3 points for discussion.
                                               Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                            WTG          Slam poem revision

Assignments for Week of April 20 - 27, 2015

Mon, 4/20               LIT          Read pages 140-161 twice.

                                                Bring in 3 points.

                                                Be prepared for quiz.

Tues, 4/21               RCG        Read the handouts "Action Project Guidelines" and "Action Project                                                       Deadlines."  Then complete the "Action Project Planner."

                                SLAM     Find a spoken word piece you love and send the link to Martha.

Wed, 4/22               LIT          Read pages 162-181 twice.

                                                Bring in 3 points.

                                                Be prepared for quiz.

Thurs, 4/24             RCG        Turn in your "Action Project Strategic Plan."

Fri, 4/25                  LIT          Read pages 182-205 twice.

                                                Bring in 3 points.

                                                Be prepared for quiz.

                               SLAM      Slam poem due.

Assignments for Week of April 13 - 17, 2015

Tues, 4/14               LIT            Read Purple Hibiscus, pages 89-109 twice.
                                                  Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                  Bring in 3 points for discussion.

Wed, 4/15               RCG          Bring letters from before spring break to read and discuss.

Thurs, 4/16             LIT            Read Purple Hibiscus, pages 110-126 twice.
                                                  Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                  Bring in 3 points for discussion.

                                RCG          Answer the following questions about the film Made in LA.

                                                    1.     If you could ask anyone in the film a single question, who  

                                                          would you ask and what would you ask?

                                                    2.     Did anything in this film surprise you? If so, what? Why 

                                                          was  it surprising?

                                                    3.     What insights or inspiration did you gain from this film?       

                                                          What did you learn about the film’s subjects and/or about    

                                                          yourself?

                                                    4.     Describe a moment in the film that you found to be moving  

                                                          or particularly memorable.  What was it about that moment 

                                                          that impressed you?

                                                     5.   What did you learn from the film about the difficulties and 

                                                          rewards of sustaining a protest? What tactics were used to 

                                                          discourage or derail the protestors? How can organizers and  

                                                          workers effectively respond to such tactics?

                                                    6.     What was it like for you to witness Maria’s discomfort 

                                                          speaking in a college classroom? Have you had a similar 

                                                          experience? What did you learn about organizing and/or  

                                                          activism from that scene?

                                                    7.     Explain the “power pyramid” that Lupe uses to describe the 

                                                          power of workers uniting? What do you think of the analysis?

Fri, 4/17                     LIT            Read Purple Hibiscus, pages 126-139 twice.
                                                    Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                    Bring in 3 points for discussion.

                                 RCG          Write a 1-page response to the film I'm Not Racist, Am I?