31.1.11

Monday, January 31st - Period 6

Culture: Day 8a

Do Now: In high school how or where do students “find themselves” or develop a sense of identity?  Explain.

Critical Thinking Question: What is the dilemma of the decent kid?  What is the culture that exists that makes this dilemma possible? What are competing influences and forces that affect teenage identities? If you listen to gangster rap music, then what kinds of beliefs, values, and rules are you developing?

Content: Code of the Street “The Dilemma of the Decent Kid,” Tupac “How Long will they Mourn Me”

Objective: To deconstruct culture and generate a “found poem” in groups from the underlined sentences of the class text.  

Class Activities: Discussing underground urban culture, Reading Dilemma story, Text Rendering, and Found Poem writing and presentation

Homework: What beliefs, values and rules are you developing as a young adult? (1-2 Paragraphs)