Unit 6: The Harlem Renaissance and the American Dream List Calendar

Day One, Tuesday, January 5 (45 minutes):

First day back from winter break. Ice breaker activities. Welcome new students. Revisit the ideas
of the American Dream (with help from students that were present during the first semester.)
Day Two, Wednesday, January 6 (90 minutes):
Harlem music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOUTkFkMNU)
History of the Harlem Renaissance lecture.
Student research.
Web Quest notes. (Thanks to Cesar for the idea.)
Day Three, Friday, January 8 (45 minutes):
Look at I Hear America Singing and I, Too. Background on Langston Hughes and other poets
well be talking about over the course.
Listen to I Hear America Singing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei8ZrnBD98Y)
Listen to Langston Hughes read I, Too (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rti7vmujaL4)
Break students up into three groups for fishbowl activity.
HW: Read Harlem by Langston Hughes
Day Four, Monday, January 11 (45 minutes):
Fishbowl for Harlem
Listen and read Miles Hodges Harlem (slam poem response)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5cT5A4zOaI)
Listen and read Harlem by Langston Hughes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=79YjXKYeWCk)
HW: Read Po Boy Blues
Day Five, Tuesday, January 12 (45 minutes):
Fishbowl Po Boy Blues
HW: Read Riverbank Blues (Note that students should try to understand the language of the
piece the best that they can, but that well be going over it more the next day.
Day Six, Wednesday, January 13 (90 minutes):
Fishbowl Riverbank Blues and Po Boy Blues
Mad Gab activity

Pass out TTWWG books to students.

HW: Read Chapter 1 of TTWWG.

Day Seven, Friday January 15 (45 minutes):

Students will continue reading TTWWG.
Students will also create their own dialogue story. Since Janie begins to tell her story,
students will be able to tell their story. They will have time to draft and write in class,
turning in their Coded Story on day eight.

Set up reading guide expectations

HW: TTWWG Chapters 2-5 (50 pages, some done in class). Reading guide.

Monday: NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)

Day Eight, Tuesday, January 19 (45 minute):
Grammar mini-lesson (dangling modifiers)
Continue to work on Coded Story Assignment.
HW: TTWWG Chapter 6 (30 pages). Reading guide.
Day Nine, Wednesday, January 20 (90 minutes):
Student led discussion on the first six chapters of TTWWG.
I will introduce the Your Culture creative project. I will have the assignment sheet and
rubric to hand out to the students.
o We will read through both and go over any questions the students have.
Reading time
HW: TTWWG chapters 7-10 (29 pages). Reading guide.
Day Ten, Friday, January 22 (45 minutes):
MLA Formatting
HW: TTWWG chapters 11-13 (33 pages). Reading guide.
Day Eleven, Monday January 25 (45 minutes):
Work time for culture project: researching your culture.
HW: TTWWG chapters 14-17 (28 pages). Reading guide.
Day Twelve, Tuesday, January 26 (45 minutes):
Student led discussion on TTWWG.
HW: TTWWG chapter 18 (17 pages). Reading guide.
Day Thirteen, Wednesday, January 27 (90 minutes):
Culture project workshop.
HW: Finish TTWWG (30 pages). Last reading guide! Finish Culture Project.
Day Fourteen, Friday, January 29 (45 minutes):
Hand in Reading Guide
Culture Project Presentations (ALL STUDENTS turn in their project and/or a tangible
description of their project.)
Day Fifteen, Monday, February 1 (45 minutes):
Finish Culture Project Presentations.
Class reflection on unit.

Remaining questions.
Revisit overarching question: How has the American Dream changed?