W1: 9/4-9/8

Unit: 1 Week: 1 Dates:

Purpose

This week we will learn and practice class procedures and expectations. We will discuss the term “Diaspora” and apply the term to texts by Hurston & Simone.

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Guiding Questions

What is “Diaspora?” How does it apply to your life and experience?

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Texts

Day 1:

Nina Simone, How It Feels To Be Free⁠

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Day 2:

How It Feels To Be Colored Me_Hurston Zora Neale_Essay.pdf

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Day 1

Topic: Welcome!

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Agenda

Teacher Introduction

Class Definition ”What is Diaspora?”

Class Discussion: “How It Feels to Be Free”

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Homework

Read “How It Feels To Be Colored Me” & Annotate to the best of your ability.

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Day 2

Topic “How It Feels To Be Colored Me”, Active Reading Strategies

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Agenda

Do Now: First Impressions of Essay, How is this different than what we typically consider “essays?”

Whole Class “Listen to Audio of Essay”

In Pairs: Annotate the text for meaning

Independent Work: Identify what we learn about the author of this essay. What is her main idea? How is she impacted by “Diaspora?”

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Homework: Assignment 1: Diaspora Blog Post

Review “Photo Essay Exemplars”

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