Assignments

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1	2 Do Now 12/2/2024: What are some things you did over Thanksgiving Break? How did you prioritize self-care over Thanksgiving Break? How can you prioritize self-care over the next three weeks? 12:15 PM	3	4 Do Now 12/4/2024: Why does Asagai accuse Beneatha of assimilation? Do you think she is an assimilationist? Is there anything wrong with being an assimilationist? 12:40 PM	5	6 Character Theme Song: Choose one character from the play and identify their “theme song.” Explain why this song would be their theme song and also include a small sampling of lyrics as part of your response. Analyze at least one piece of evidence from the play that relates to this theme song! 12:15 PM Do Now 12/6/2024: Watch the video and answer the following questions in complete sentences: Who was Marcus Garvey? Why did Garvey want African Americans to return to Africa? Why did Garvey receive criticism for his ideas? 12:15 PM	7
8	9	10 Do Now 12/10: Watch the video with the class and answer the following questions in complete sentences: What details of Booker T. Washington’s life stood out to you? What did Washington’s education emphasize? Why did W.E.B. Dubois oppose Washington’s ideas? 12:15 PM "A Raisin in the Sun" Act 2 Reading Quiz 12:15 PM	11	12 Do Now 12/12: How does Hansberry describe the houseplant in the Younger’s house? What details does she include about the plant? Who takes care of the plant? Why is this significant? What might the plant symbolize? 12:15 PM "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Harlem" Quickwrite 12:15 PM	13	14
15	16 Do Now 12/16: How do the characters in "A Raisin in the Sun" experience the Four I’s of Oppression? In what ways do they resist these types of oppression in the play? 12:15 PM Quick Write 12/16: How has South Pasadena and the larger Los Angeles area been influenced by its history of oppression? Are reparations still needed for this history of oppression? Why or why not? 12:15 PM Discrimination and Resistance in South Pasadena 12:15 PM Comma Quiz 12:15 PM Quick Write 12/16: How has South Pasadena and the larger Los Angeles area been influenced by its history of oppression? Are reparations still needed for this history of oppression? Why or why not? 12:15 PM Comma Quiz 12:15 PM	17 "A Raisin in the Sun" Kahoot Challenge 12:30 PM Do Now 12/17: What does Walter mean by the statement "THAT MONEY WAS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER"S FLESH"? What type of figurative language is this? What does Beneatha mean when she says, "That is not a man. That is a toothless rat”? What type of figurative language is this? What does Ruth mean when she says, “"I'll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America”? What type of figurative language is this? 12:30 PM	18	19 New Version Multiple Choice 12:50 PM Free-Response Section 12:50 PM	20	21
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Do Now 12/2/2024: What are some things you did over Thanksgiving Break? How did you prioritize self-care over Thanksgiving Break? How can you prioritize self-care over the next three weeks? 12:15 PM

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Do Now 12/4/2024: Why does Asagai accuse Beneatha of assimilation? Do you think she is an assimilationist? Is there anything wrong with being an assimilationist? 12:40 PM

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Character Theme Song: Choose one character from the play and identify their “theme song.” Explain why this song would be their theme song and also include a small sampling of lyrics as part of your response. Analyze at least one piece of evidence from the play that relates to this theme song! 12:15 PM
Do Now 12/6/2024: Watch the video and answer the following questions in complete sentences: Who was Marcus Garvey? Why did Garvey want African Americans to return to Africa? Why did Garvey receive criticism for his ideas? 12:15 PM

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