Mr. VerlinSouth Philadelphia High SchoolDecember 16, 2014

Preliminaries Hand in your class work from

yesterday. Complete the Quickwrite activity on p.

463.

Objectives: The students will be able to read a poem

rhythmically. The students will be able to identify the

characteristics of ballads. The students will be able to identify the

characteristics of free verse.

Focus Lesson: “…Birmingham” Video: Equality – African

Americans as cartoon characters and Jim Crow laws

Prereading for the main idea Class Reading: “Ballad of

Birmingham” (p. 464)

Focus Lesson: “The Gift” Pre-reading for the main idea Class Reading (p. 469) Individually or in small groups,

complete critical thinking question #10 on p. 471.

Homework: Poetry Project Complete parts #1 and #2 only of

the poetry workshop project (handout).

Due next class (20 project points).