2 February 2015 Before the bell rings 1

2 February 2015 Before the bell rings, 1. 2. Remove all items from your desk except your journal and a writing utensil. Title—Journal Entry 2: i. Pod Shuffle 2 Feb. 2015 After announcements: Turn on your ipod/cell phone with headphones, hit shuffle, write the title of the first song that begins to play—no skipping to find a song—put it on repeat. Now create a page in your journal about the first song. You 10 -15 minutes

AGENDA 1. Discuss novel choices: A Lesson Before Dying and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. 2. Complete journal entry 2 Homework: Thoroughly annotate Nikki Giovanni’s “Campus Racism” and answer questions

4 February 2015 Before the bell rings, 1. Place “Campus Racism” in the HW bin. 2. Remove all items from your desk except a red writing utensil. 3. Title—Journal Entry 3: “Stay with Me” Urban Dance Camp. Journal Entry 3: a. View the video performance. b. Analyze, connect, react to it. c. Create a page in your journal about the dance/song. You 10 -15 minutes

Agenda: a. Disseminate “Shades of Black” by Mary Mebane b. In your group, thoroughly discuss your answers to the questions recording your group’s discussion in your notes. c. Review each member’s annotations: Evaluate similar and different aspects of your annotations—observe what you can learn from your peers’ annotations in order to apply to your own analysis. Homework: Study 25 Vocabulary words for Quiz Monday

6 February 2015 Before the bell rings, Counselor Visit at the beginning of class. Remove all items from your desk except a red writing utensil. Agenda: a. Disseminate “Campus Racism” by Nikki Giovanni b. In your group, thoroughly discuss your answers to the questions recording your group’s discussion in your notes. c. Review each member’s annotations: Evaluate similar and different aspects of your annotations—observe what you can learn from your peers’ annotations in order to apply to your own analysis. Homework: Study 25 Vocabulary words for Quiz Monday