Q3 Unit Introduction - February 8, 2021

Q3 Unit Introduction - February 8, 2021

Open Ended

Share one learning goal you plan to accomplish in Q3.

Essential Question

How does an author create their identity?

What We Will READ

Instead of One LONG NOVEL, we will a series of short stories and poems from Richard Wright.

The stories we will read are:

- The Man Who Was Almost A Man

- I Choose Exile

- Long Black Song and/or Bright and Morning Star

Q3 will be Project Based!

You will work on a project during the entire quarter. You can choose from one of the following:

- Personal Memoir (A book all about your life)

- Book of Poetry (Your own original poems)

- Visual Arts (Digital or traditional art)

- Multimedia Presentation (PowerPoint, Slides, Song or original Video)

Personal Memoir

(A book all about your life)

If you choose the Personal Memoir, you will

- Create a book all about your life and your story

- Write creative nonfiction that develops your identity as an author!

Book of Poetry

If you choose Book of Poetry you will

- Create a book of poems that have a central theme of your choice

- Explore different types of poetry!

Visual Arts

If you choose the visual arts you will

- Create an original piece of art (Traditional or Digital)

- You art will represent a theme in the readings, or the developing identity of the author we will read

Multimedia Presentation

If you choose the Multimedia Presentation, you will

- Create a presentation in PowerPoint, Slides, or a video that tracks the development of our authorś identity over the course of several

Open Ended

What is your first reaction

after viewing, “The Look”?

Type a single word or short phrase

Open Ended

Courageous Dialogue

What shapes your view of Black and Brown people?

How do we address and disrupt our own implicit biases?

1619 Project

Goto Google Classroom under Week 22 and click link

https://pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/full_issue_of_the_1619_project.pdf

Open Ended

How are you feeling?

Please post a reflective comment from today’s session.