Harlem Renaissance poetry (continued)

Read one of the following poems by a Harlem Renaissance poet:
"Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes
"Night Funeral in Harlem" by Langston Hughes
"Will V-Day Be Me-Day Too?" by Langston Hughes
"America" by Claude McKay
"Harlem Shadows" by Claude McKay
"The Barrier" by Claude McKay
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson
"Portrait in Georgia" by Jean Toomer
"Reapers" by Jean Toomer
"Storm Ending" by Jean Toomer
"Song of the Son" by Jean Toomer

Answer the following questions about this poem and the poems from yesterday:

1. What Harlem Renaissance characteristics are present in your poem?
2. Compare or Contrast one theme in your poem with any one poem from yesterday (819-835).

[This is all for period 3--they will finish the lesson tomorrow]





The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald


Chapter Experts Presentations:
You will serve as a Gatsby expert for one chapter, as assigned in class. Experts will lead a 10 minute class presentation/discussion about the chapter. It is your job to keep the discussion moving and keep the focus on the text. You must be prepared for your discussion and knowledgeable about your chapter. Though you may discuss anything of note from your chapter, you must be prepared to discuss whatever your classmates would like to discuss from your chapter.

Plan to include a discussion of the following:

• author's style and rhetorical techniques
• important quotations
• characterization/character development
• symbols
• themes

On the day of your discussion, you will each show your preparation by turning in a written copy of a minimum of ten questions you had planned to use during your discussion. Your questions should be thought-provoking and open-ended. Do not ask any questions that would elicit monosyllabic responses. Your partners will also turn in the questions they have prepared.

Chapter Expert Schedule:
Chapters One, Two, and Three
Monday, 4/18
Chapters Four, Five, and Six
Wednesday, 4/20
Chapters Seven, Eight, and Nine
Monday, 4/25