December 11, 2017 - December 15, 2017

Monday, December 11th: 

Using the Sojourner Truth speech, write your own speech modeled after  “Ain’t I a Woman”.  Write about something you feel passionate about. Think about the stereotypes people may have about you: adults may have about teens; teachers may have about students; males may have about young women; young women may have about young men.

People say that undocumented aliens take their jobs, that we are rapists, we are drug dealers.

My mother works long hard hours in the military.

She works long hard hours at the hospital.

She works long hard hours cooking.

She works long hard hours cleaning.

She works long hard hours taking care of the kids.  

She’s not a drug dealer. She’s not a killer.

And isn’t she a Latina?

Isn’t she an American?

My father works long hard hours at the post office.

My father works long hard hours cooking.

My father works long hard hours cleaning.

My father works long hard hours taking care of the kids.

And isn’t he an American? 

I spend long hard hours trying to learn so I can get a good job and live a good life.

Just because I am black doesn’t mean I……..

Just because I am latina doesn’t mean I……

Just because I am a teenager doesn’t mean I….

Just because I am a high school student doesn’t mean I….

But I am still……

I am from America. My ancestors didn’t come here from some place else.

I didn’t move here. The borders moved.

Adults say teenagers are lazy.  Adults say teenagers are not responsible.  Adults say that teenagers…..

Tomorrow, you need to have a rough draft of your speech.

By Wednesday, you need to have a final draft of your speech.

For extra credit, you will present it to the class.

In the next three minutes I want you to jot down some ideas for your speech.

Tuesday, December 12th: 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13^th, you need to turn in your final draft of How Did Edgar Allan Poe Die?”  This is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Please submit your notes for “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Please submit your speech modeled on “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Wednesday, December 13th: 

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Today this is what is due:

Your final draft of your persuasive essay on Edgar Allan Poe’s death

You are to incorporate my corrections on your introductory, three body paragraphs, and your final paragraphs in schoology.

You are to rewrite these paragraphs into a final draft and submit them in to the final draft assignment box in schoology. 

Today you are to turn in the following:

Your notes or reading log for “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Your questions over “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Your annotated notes on the paper “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Your  original “Ain’t I a Woman” speech – both on schoology and as a hard copy

Students presented their “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech to class