This document contains the plans and instructions for an 8th grade English class. It includes assignments like completing a do-now about Plessy v. Ferguson, reviewing notes on segregation from the previous class, analyzing primary source documents about segregation in small groups, and reading chapters 3 and 4 of Warriors Don't Cry for homework with a vocabulary and annotation assignment. It also announces there will be a quiz the next day which will include a short essay question analyzing a quote from the book relating to the impacts of segregation.
2. Do Now In 3-5 complete sentences, write your prediction of the outcome and consequences of Plessyv. Ferguson. Remember to write complete sentences. Full credit is received for do-now responses that are complete! 5 minutes
3. Housekeeping Complete Predicate and Complete Subject Quiz will be returned at the end of class. Your grades will be on edline by Friday. Beginning Monday, we will schedule conferences to go over your grades to date and to set your specific writing goals for this first first quarter. I will post goal-setting information on the website. Remember to put your name, my name, the date and period on all work you turn in. That way, you earn full credit. GUM, DLR, Hot Fudge will be collected prior to tomorrow’s quiz. Work must be complete to earn full credit.
4. GUM and DLR Swap papers with a neighbor. Correct your neighbor’s work. Gum and DLR will be collected on Friday before your quiz. Be sure that your name, date and my name are on your work. Your neighbor who corrected you work should also put his/her name on the paper. His/her name should say: Corrected by (student’s name) Remember, papers that are completed fully and submitted on time, before Friday’s quiz, receive full credit.
5. Our Class definition of Segregation So far . . . In our Cornell Notes: Left Column: What is segregation? Right Column: to separate by force, based on looks, race, religion or ethnicity; to make separate from other members of society
6. Essential Understanding Question Cornell Notes: Left Column: What are the consequences of dividing people by race? Right Column: Leave this blank. We will develop this response as a team. Today, we are just getting introduced to the question.
7. Warriors Don’t Cry How might Melba’s truth be different than other people’s truth, at the time?
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9. What to Bookmark . . . Quotes that resonate with you. Passages that cause you to ask, “Would I do that?” or “Would I think or say that?” or “Do I agree with that?” Evidence of Melba’s character. What actions paint a picture of Melba’s character? What dialogue also gives insight into who she is as a person? Unfamiliar Words. Use your vocabulary window to new words!
10. Word of the Day: Legal Opinion Listen for two clues . . .
11. Legal Opinion (n): Cornell Notes Left Column: What is a legal opinion? Right Column: a document written by a judge that explains how he or she arrived at a decision
12. Re-cap from yesterdayYou already have this in your notes! Cornell Notes: Left Column: What was the legal basis for segregation? Right Column: 1865 Congress approves the 13th amendment abolishing slavery in the US. An unintended consequenceof this amendment was that States were willing to abolish slavery, but they were not willing to accept African-Americans as equals. Black Codes were created limiting the rights of African-Americans.
13. Recap continued Add to your Cornell Notes in the right column: 3. Congress responded to the Black Codes with the Reconstruction Laws. The 13th Amendment (1865), 14th and 15thAmendments must be adhered to in order to rejoin the Union. 4. The 14th Amendment granted U.S. citizenship to all former slaves and declared all citizens had the same rights. (1866) 5. The 15th Amendment ensured all citizens the right to vote. (1869)
14. Recap continued! Add to your Cornell Notes in the right column: 6. In 1883, the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination, was unconstitutional. Some business owners believed an unintended consequence of outlawing discrimination was that white people would not shop in their stores. 7. In 1896, a man named Homer Plessy challenged the law. His case eventually reached the Supreme Court.
16. Essential Understanding Question Cornell Notes: Left Column: What is a primary source? ADD to the Right Column: A primary source is a document, speech or type of evidence produced during the time being studied. Some examples are: diaries, interviews, photographs
17. Analyzing Primary Sources You will receive a packet labeled A, B or C. Each packet contains copies of different primary sources. You will have 2 minutes to examine the contents of your packet. I will let you know when the time is up. Next, you will form groups of three. Each group must have one person with an A, B and C packet. Packets may not be swapped. Your team will have 10 minutes to analyze the contents of all three packets. Appoint a scribe for your team. This person will write down information your team gathers. This information will be collected. Make sure all your team members’ names are on the paper for full credit. Appoint a speaker for your team. This person will report out to the class.
18. Team Questions Identify three things you learned about segregation from the evidence. Next, as a group, write two sentences: The first sentence should define segregation based on the evidence. The second sentence should describe its impact on American life. 10 minutes
19. Homework In your planner, write the following homework assignment: Warriors Don’t Cry: Read Chapters 3&4 for Monday When you find a word that you don’t understand, put the page and the page number on your vocabulary window. Bookmark meaningful passages. GUM, DLR and Hot Fudge should be completed. QUIZ FRIDAY! Simple subjects and simple predicates! Tomorrow’s quiz has a short essay question. Please prepare for it tonight by identifying 2 pieces of evidence that support your claim. Remember to check www.mscho.org!
20. Short Essay Quiz Question Short Essay for Quiz Ms. Chornesky Using Warriors Don’t Cry, please identify 1 piece of evidence from the text that support this claim: CLAIM: “Black folks aren’t born expecting . . .Instead the humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you slowly sealing a teaspoon of yourself self-esteem each day.” Your answer should include: A quote from the book that provides evidence that supports this claim. Your response should include 3 to 5 complete sentences that explain why the quote you chose provides evidence to the claim above.
