What do you notice?
Fold your picture into
quadrants and carefully
look at each section. Write
down what you notice
about your picture on
your form.
Now, discuss with each
member of your group
and explain your
observations.
• Read the article silently to yourself and circle
any unusual words.
• Discuss one word you underlined with your
table group.
• As I read the article, see if you can identify
context clues for the words that you underlined.
• Write two questions that come to mind.
• Discuss your questions with the class and the
meaning of the article as it relates to the
photos.
• Write journal response on backside of paper.
• Read the article silently to yourself and circle
Using
evidence
from
any unusual words.
the
text
and
photos,
• Discuss one word you underlined with your
table group. how could white
America
readily
• As I read the article, see if you can identify
understand
pain
context clues for
the wordsthe
that
you underlined.
and
humiliation
of
• Write two questions that come to mind.
desegregation?
• Discuss your questions with the class and the
meaning of the article as it relates to the
photos.
• Write journal response on backside of paper.
To an Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct
By Gwendolyn Brooks
Read this poem and
try to determine
the point of view.
Who is the
narrator? The old
woman, the rich
woman, or
someone else?
Underline your
proof.
Also, why are some
words capitalized
and italicized that
are not normally?
To an Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct
By Gwendolyn Brooks
Now read it with
and me and discuss.
Poetry response:
On the backside of
the poem, pretend
you are
homeless…60 years
from now. How old
would you be?
Rewrite the last
stanza as if it were
being said about
you.
Stand Up
By Sugarland
Courage
By Corey Fauchon
Read the poem and
notice the author’s use
of words and sentence
structure.
Let’s look at the
template now and
notice some things
about it.
On your own piece of
paper, choose a
different principle of
Jackie Robinson’s and
write your poem.