Culture: Day 2ab
Do Now: Is Overbrook High School a diverse place? Explain what you think.
Critical Thinking Questions: What does it mean to be a “fish in water”? What happens when we lack diversity? Why is it important to be open to different cultures?
Content: “I Am the Black Child!” “Night Train”
Objective: Students will set their own goal from the unit and identify cultural themes from the poems.
Class Activities: Setting Goals, Asking Questions, and analyzing cultural themes.
Homework: Being a “fish in water” means that you are not critically aware of your surroundings. Write a poem or short story about a fish being taken out of water and then going back in. What does the fish experience and see?
Do Now: Is Overbrook High School a diverse place? Explain what you think.
Critical Thinking Questions: What does it mean to be a “fish in water”? What happens when we lack diversity? Why is it important to be open to different cultures?
Content: “I Am the Black Child!” “Night Train”
Objective: Students will set their own goal from the unit and identify cultural themes from the poems.
Class Activities: Setting Goals, Asking Questions, and analyzing cultural themes.
Homework: Being a “fish in water” means that you are not critically aware of your surroundings. Write a poem or short story about a fish being taken out of water and then going back in. What does the fish experience and see?
