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World Literature 1/9

+Do Now

Which choice shows the correct spelling of the possessive form of gentlemen?A)gentlemans'B)gentlemen'sC)gentlemensD)gentlemens'

2 The human characters in the novel are just as captivating. The main human character, Kate Waterbee, is a typical thirteen-year-old. She is secretly angry with her parents because she is not allowed to have pets. Kate believes that “allergies would have at least evoked some sympathy. Unfortunately, her parents’ noses and eyes could handle a dog or a kitty. It was their worried minds that feared an animal whining at them all the time.” While pleased with their mellow daughter, Kate’s parents feared adopting a needy, demanding pet.

In paragraph 2, the word evoked meansA)almost seen.B)tried to get.C)thought about.D)brought about.

+Announcements

This Week:

- AoW #2 due FRIDAY (1/16)

Agenda:- Do Now - WoTD- Library Card- Nikki Rosa intro- Nikki Rosa video- Read, create your

own growing up poem- ARE practice- AoW #2 work- Exit ticket

+WoTD

Empower

Implicit

Perspective

+Library Card

Someone from the Atlanta Public Library will be here during 3rd period today signing people up for library cards

If you have a library card, or if you sign up to get one during your lunch today, bring it and show Ms. Rowell or I and you will receive 10 EC points

+What is a hero?

This 9 weeks’ unit theme is The Many Faces of a Hero

We will be reading a number of texts that look at heroes in many different contexts

Before we begin, we need to think about what our individual definition of what a hero is.

+Nikki Giovanni

Very famous African American poet

Born in Knoxville, TN

Poems talk about her personal history and the Black experience

+Anticipation- “Nikki Rosa”

“Nikki Rosa” is a poem about Giovanni’s views on how she grew up

Before we read, fill out concept web with “growing up” written in the middle

4 minutes

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+“Nikki Rosa”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCNoTRe-hI

As you listen and watch, be thinking of what your “Growing Up” poem would look like

+Answer questions in your group

10 minutes

Turn in ONE sheet per group with everyone’s name on it

+ARE Practice

What does ARE stand for?

A: assertion (claim

R: Rationale (reasoning)

E: Evidence (example)

Class Practice:

Who is the greatest Hip-Hop artist of all time?

A: 2Pac is the greatest Hip-Hop artist of all time.

R: He is a talented lyricist and his songs are timeless.

E: Last year, Better Dayz sold 200,000 copies, even 8 years after 2Pac passed

+ARE Practice

Group Practice:

Who is better, Rich Homie Quan or Young Thug?

Does school dress code help improve student learning?

Individual Practice:

Should marijuana be legalized?

What is the best university in the United States?

+Now, in your groups…

You are going to come up with three questions you will respond to in ARE format

THEN, after getting your questions checked, choose the best and write your question AND answer on a piece of chart paper

Present to the class, the best group (as voted by the class) will get hot chips

+AoW #2

You will have 15 minutes to read the article silently and begin annotating/ writing your reflection

DUE FRIDAY

+EXIT TICKET

What was Nikki Rosa’s CLAIM about growing up Black? Respond in ARE format.