Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth

REMEMBER Wednesday is a half day and Thursday you are off
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD

Tuesday 17th Objectives

Seniors:  

1. SWBAT have turned in the final copy of essay due before the break
2. SWBAT finish reading the article https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/running-for-his-life/ 
3. SWBAT finish all essay questions for Running for his Life (please refer to Mrs. Caccamise blog for additional information)
4. All work for the unit must be complete. (characterization sheet, quick write, vocabulary notes, and essay) 
5. SWBAT begin the Raisin in the Sun background information and questions (use link below for packet)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jfbI6AVk3Tdd20uXDUUvK_K2aVyyxOy7/view 

Questions for the RITS background information packet

Section 1: "Harlem"

1.Why is Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" considered important?

Section 2: "Lorraine Hansberry"

2.Why does the play A Raisin in the Sun have a "universal appeal" (4)?

3. Describe Lorraine Hansberry's early life.

4. Give examples of the some of the difficulties Hansberry had to endure in her adult life.

Section 3: "History of African Americans in Chicago"

5. What historical circumstances led to the "great migration" north by African Americans (16)?

6. What methods/techniques were used to maintain segregation and why?

7. How did the CHA try to, "ease the pressure in the overcrowded ghettos" and what were the effects (19)?

8. Give some examples of the "vibrant" black arts community in Chicago (19).

9. What were some of the "breakthroughs" African Americans were able to make in business?

10. Give some examples of the achievements made by African Americans in the 20th-21st centuries?

Section 4: "Afrocentrism"

11. What is Afrocentrism? Eurocentrism?

12. Who was Edward Wilmot Blyden and what did he do?

13.Why did Carter G. Woodson say that African Americans at that time suffered from a "miseducation" (22)?

14. Give some examples of the changes that are detailed in the section labeled "1960s and 1970s."

15. According to the text, "Afrocentrists argue that Afrocentricity is important for people of all ethnicities who want to understand African history and the African diaspora" (25). Explain.

Juniors:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

1.    SWBAT continue with exam prep (Mrs. Thauer)
2.  SWBAT complete Holocaust essay (Mrs. Thauer) 

3.    SWBAT complete any castle learning assignments and worksheets/handouts for US History (Bennes, Terryberry, Manhart, etc) 2 assignments are posted and must be complete before the end of next week.

4.    SWBAT complete any classwork homework for Survey of Geometry
     (Transformations)

5.    SWBAT answer any reading comprehension questions for English
6.  SWBAT complete Environmental Science classwork (worksheets)

Sophomores:

1. SWBAT Begin their Research Paper (Ms. Ware/ Ms. Comas) Please refer to Mrs. Comas teacher page for all information and resources available.  https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/85274  
  

2.  SWBAT complete any classwork/HW for Algebra year 2 of 2