In Class

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• In Class
• Focus What is the Harlem Renaissance All About?
• Turn In Revised Thesis Statements Get FD Books
  Back
• Lets Discuss Independent Reading Projects
  Ideas
• I Hear Arapahoe Singing - Your thoughts
  Connections
• The Negro Artist the Racial Mountain
• I, Too, Sing America

• Homework
• Read I, Too, Sing America complete a TPCASTT
  for it Wed.
• Vocabulary Quiz and Independent Reading Friday
• Independent Reading Project Due March 16th
• Social Change Projects Due March 18th and 20th

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• TPCASTT I Hear America Singing
• T Title (questions and brainstorming on the
  title)
• P Paraphrasing (put each stanza into your own
  words)
• C Connotations (look carefully at diction word
  choice and any use of figurative language, such
  as metaphors and symbols also, listen for
  interesting sound devices such as alliteration
  and rhyme)

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• TPCASTT I Hear America Singing Part Two
• A Attitude (what is the speakers tone?)
• S Shift (is there any shift in tone?
  Where/why?)
• T Title (revisit the titleany new meaning?)
• T Theme (whats this poems larger message?)

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• Independent Reading Projects
• Leading ideas photo story / poetry / art
  something
• Proposal on Wednesday presented to you - List
• Make sure that you follow the three requirements
• Must relate the book to your personal philosophy
  statement
• Must show that you read the book thoughtfully
• Must use the Wikispace somehow
• Write a paragraph describing how the book relates
  to your personal philosophy statement
• Include two quotes from the book with citations
• Other elements?

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• The Harlem Renaissance
• It is your job to figure out the definition,
  purpose, and main ideas behind the Harlem
  Renaissance over the next two weeks. Well see
  what you can learn from looking at
• Poetry
• Art
• Music

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
• Please silently work through Hughes essay
  focus on the following ideas and issues
• 1. What do you infer was the purpose of the
  Harlem Renaissance, based upon this essay?
• 2. What is Hughes' main argument about one's
  culture and heritage, and do you agree?
• 3. Highlight and comment on what you see as
  Hughes thesis.

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• I, too, sing America.

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• I am the darker brother.
• They send me to eat in the kitchen
• When company comes,
• But I laugh,
• And eat well,
• And grow strong.

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• Tomorrow,
• I'll be at the table
• When company comes.
• Nobody'll dare
• Say to me,"Eat in the kitchen,
• Then.

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• Besides,
• They'll see how beautiful I am
• And be ashamed--

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• I, too, am America.

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American Literature MondayWeek Eight

• Independent Reading Projects
• Leading ideas photo story / poetry / art
  something
• Make sure that you follow the three requirements
• Must relate the book to your personal philosophy
  statement
• Must show that you read the book thoughtfully
• Must use the Wikispace somehow
• Write a paragraph describing how the book relates
  to your personal philosophy statement
• Include three quotes from the book with citations
• Eleven sentence minimum for the paragraph
• Topic sentence, Quote (plus two explaining),
  Conclusion