Thursday and Friday 5/16, 5/17

**AR goal due 5/24. Read 15-minutes a day**

7th grade

Objective
I will create a critical review of a film.
Agenda
1. Bellwork: review film screening expectations.
2. Bridge to Terabithia
-film screening
-graphic organizer
-writing a review
Homework
Bring a silent reading book to class daily

8th grade

Objective
I will analyze a speech for purpose and gravitas.
Agenda
1. Bellwork: Frederick Douglass excerpt analysis
2. "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech
-historical context
-James Earl Jones clip
-IAN pg 58: install speech excerpt pop-out
-IAN pg 59: copy and answer these 5 questions based on the speech excerpts-

·       What does Douglass mean when he says, “The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common”?

·       Why does Douglass list all the activities of “acting as clerks, merchants and secretaries”? What do these phrases explain?

·       What is the effect of the repeated use of the phrases “to rob them,” “to work them,” “to keep them,” etc.?

·       How does the final paragraph compare to the rest of the speech? Cite evidence from the text that supports this.

·       Why might it have been important for Douglass to conclude his speech in this positive way?

Homework
Bring a silent reading book to class daily