26.5.11

Thursday, May 26th - Periods 3, 5, 6 & 7

Revolutionaries: Day 4

Do Now: Describe your most chaotic trip to school in the morning.  What happened that made it rare or uncommon?

Critical Thinking Questions: How do we deal with hate?  How can we respond to hate in a positive way? What is metaphor?  How can we use creative metaphors to express ourselves and come to better understandings of concepts and people?

Content: Warriors Don’t Cry - Chapter 7

Objective: We will be able to make abstract connections between Melba Beals and a “body biography” in order to develop a characterization of her.

Class Activities:Do Now Discussion, Reading first half of chapter 7, Body Biographies

Homework: What character traits does it take for Melba to persist as a student at Central High?  Do you have any of those character traits?