Assignments for the Week of Dec. 3 - 7

Mon., Dec. 3          Literature        Read "We Wear the Mask" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird
                                                        Sings" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar.

Tues., Dec. 4          RCG                Present PSAs

Wed., Dec. 5          Literature         Read "From the Dark Tower," "Yet I Do Marvel,"and"Incident"
                                                        by Countee Culleen.  

                               Writing             Extended piece due for Journaling Class.

Thurs., Dec. 6        RCG                 Watch "Forsdon - Faith, Fasting and Football" during class and
                                                         write response for Monday.

Fri., Dec. 7            RCG                  Watch "A Day without a Mexican" during class and write a
                                                          response for Monday.

Mon., Dec. 10        Literature         Read "America," "If We Must Die," and "Harlem
                                                        Shadows" by Claude McKay.

Assignments for Week of November 26-30

Mon., Nov. 26        Literature        Harlem Renaissance Presentations due.

Tues., Nov. 27        RCG                Questions on School-to-Prison Pipeline

                                                        PSA topic and design due.

Wed., Nov. 28        Literature         Read "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston twice.
                                                        Bring in 3 points for discussion.
                                                        Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Thurs., Nov. 29      RCG                Work on PSAs

Fri., Nov. 30            Literature        Read "We Wear the Mask" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird
                                                        Sings" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar.

Mon., Dec. 3          Literature         Read "America," "If We Must Die," and "Harlem Shadows" by
                                                        Claude McKay.

Tues., Dec. 4          RCG                Present PSAs

Wed., Dec. 5          Literature         Read "From the Dark Tower," "Yet I Do Marvel," and "Incident by
                                                        Countee Cullen.

                               Writing             Extended piece due for Journaling Class.

Thurs., Dec. 6        RCG                 Watch "Forsdon - Faith, Fasting and Football" during class and
                                                         write response for Monday.

Fri., Dec. 7            RCG                  Watch "A Day without a Mexican" during class and write a
                                                          response for Monday.

Assignments for Week of Nov. 12 - 16

Mon., Nov. 12            Literature        Harlem Renaissance artist selection due.

                                   Writing            5 journal entries due.

Tues. Nov. 13             Literature        Research Harlem Renaissance artist. Find 5 good sources.

                                   RCG                Continue presentations

Wed., Nov. 14           Literature         Analysis of a James Weldon Johnson poem.

                                  Writing            Story idea in a paragraph.

Thurs., Nov. 15         RCG                Continue presentations
                                                          Watch Tim Wise video in class

Fri., Nov. 16              Literature        5 sources for Harlem Renaissance project due.

                                  RCG:               Response to Tim Wise video due.