Cheat Sheet:
Unit 1 Project
Your one-stop shop to understand your assignment!
summary
Use this simplified guide to help you complete your Unit 1 Project. This keeps all of our resources in one simple place. As always, I am here to help you! Please schedule a Zoom meeting with me if you feel you are struggling. I will help keep this a struggle-free zone!
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Project Options
Topic Prompts
What am I doing?
Timeline
HELPPPP!!!
Getting Started
Everything Langston!
Everything Brown v Board!
Everything Raisin!
Everything Art!
10
What am i Actually supposed to do?
big question
You are taking any text we read in class (A Raisin in the Sun, any Langston Hughes poem, Brown v. Board of Education, artwork) and connecting it to learning about the Civil Rights Movement.
How can literature help us understand important historical events like the Civil Rights Movement? Use examples from A Raisin in the Sun, Langston Hughes’ poetry, Brown v. Board of Education, or other civil rights-era texts or artwork to support your ideas.
Topics/Prompts
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project options
Soundwriting/Podcast
PowerPoint Presentation
Traditional MLA Essay
Literary Theme Park
Museum Exhibit
Traditional Essay
Write a five-paragraph essay in MLA format with at least two cited sources that answers the prompt of your choice.
CLICK ME
PAper writing resource center
Your content is good, but it‘ll engage much more if it’s interactive. Capture your audience's attention with an interactive photo or illustration.
PPT/Prezi Presentation
Info
Present your research and insights in a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes visuals, quotations, and analysis.
museum exhibit
Podcast/ audio essay
literary theme park
Non-Tech Example
Directions
Tech Example
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There are many different ways you can construct your literary theme park! One option is to use a website like Prezi or Genially!
You can also use your artistic skills to create your theme park by hand. Just snap a picture and upload it!
Check out the instructions and requirements of this project option here!
You are not in this alone!
Click the button to schedule a time to meet with me! or, send me a chat to ask a quick question.
Timeline
11/11
11/10
11/4-11-6
11/3
10/24
Begin Unit 2
Utilize Feedback/ Make Corrections
Submit Final Project
Project Start Date
Submit Project
Click to watch the introduction lesson that explains the entire project.
a raisin in the sun
Text
Visual
Audio
Resources
Watch the play on YouTube to refresh your memory or get caught up.
Listen to the play.
Find the full text of the play here to re-read parts or find evidence and citations.
Travel to CourseHero for help with anything Raisin!
Process
Let's take it step by step:
- Choose a prompt that you will focus on.
- Choose the type of project you'd like to do.
- Gather your texts (the play, poetry, Brown v. Board, or artwork).
- Find one outside source like a website.
- Begin putting your information and thoughts together.
The poetry of langston hughes
Learn about the poet.
List of work.
Poems we read in class included Harlem, Let America Be American, Again, and I, Too. You can use these poems but you can also explore new ones of his, as well!
brown v. board of education
Read about the history!
Full-text of the court decision can be found here. You can use this text to find evidence.
Read about present-day impact!
Watch a breakdown and explanation of the court decision.
art of the civil rights movement
10 Artworks that Defined the Civil Rights Era
Art of the Civil Rights Movement included diverse forms like painting, sculpture, photography, and protest posters, created by individual artists and collectives to challenge racial injustice, promote Black culture, and demand social change. Key themes involved resistance, self-definition, and the empowerment of the African American community, often using aesthetics that ranged from realism to Pop Art.
Check out and use artwork from the Civil Rights Gallery Walk earlier in the course.
Explore Artworks
You got this!
Tip: Interactivity is the key to capturing the interest and attention of your class. A genially is interactive because your students explore and engage with it.
In Genially you’ll find more than 1,000 templates that are all ready for you to enter your content and customize, and that are super handy for your classes?
Did you know?...In Genially you’ll find more than 1,000 templates that are all ready for you to enter your content and customize, and that are super handy for your classes?
In Genially, we use AI (Awesome interactivity) in all our designs so that you can level up with interactivity and turn your teaching materials into something that engages.
Unit 1 Project Instructions
The link below will take you to the padlet that explains instructions and expectations for this project option.
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Cheat Sheet:
Unit 1 Project
Your one-stop shop to understand your assignment!
summary
Use this simplified guide to help you complete your Unit 1 Project. This keeps all of our resources in one simple place. As always, I am here to help you! Please schedule a Zoom meeting with me if you feel you are struggling. I will help keep this a struggle-free zone!
index
Project Options
Topic Prompts
What am I doing?
Timeline
HELPPPP!!!
Getting Started
Everything Langston!
Everything Brown v Board!
Everything Raisin!
Everything Art!
10
What am i Actually supposed to do?
big question
You are taking any text we read in class (A Raisin in the Sun, any Langston Hughes poem, Brown v. Board of Education, artwork) and connecting it to learning about the Civil Rights Movement.
How can literature help us understand important historical events like the Civil Rights Movement? Use examples from A Raisin in the Sun, Langston Hughes’ poetry, Brown v. Board of Education, or other civil rights-era texts or artwork to support your ideas.
Topics/Prompts
Hover your mouse over each bubble to read your topic options.
project options
Soundwriting/Podcast
PowerPoint Presentation
Traditional MLA Essay
Literary Theme Park
Museum Exhibit
Traditional Essay
Write a five-paragraph essay in MLA format with at least two cited sources that answers the prompt of your choice.
CLICK ME
PAper writing resource center
Your content is good, but it‘ll engage much more if it’s interactive. Capture your audience's attention with an interactive photo or illustration.
PPT/Prezi Presentation
Info
Present your research and insights in a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes visuals, quotations, and analysis.
museum exhibit
Podcast/ audio essay
literary theme park
Non-Tech Example
Directions
Tech Example
+info
+info
+info
+info
There are many different ways you can construct your literary theme park! One option is to use a website like Prezi or Genially!
You can also use your artistic skills to create your theme park by hand. Just snap a picture and upload it!
Check out the instructions and requirements of this project option here!
You are not in this alone!
Click the button to schedule a time to meet with me! or, send me a chat to ask a quick question.
Timeline
11/11
11/10
11/4-11-6
11/3
10/24
Begin Unit 2
Utilize Feedback/ Make Corrections
Submit Final Project
Project Start Date
Submit Project
Click to watch the introduction lesson that explains the entire project.
a raisin in the sun
Text
Visual
Audio
Resources
Watch the play on YouTube to refresh your memory or get caught up.
Listen to the play.
Find the full text of the play here to re-read parts or find evidence and citations.
Travel to CourseHero for help with anything Raisin!
Process
Let's take it step by step:
The poetry of langston hughes
Learn about the poet.
List of work.
Poems we read in class included Harlem, Let America Be American, Again, and I, Too. You can use these poems but you can also explore new ones of his, as well!
brown v. board of education
Read about the history!
Full-text of the court decision can be found here. You can use this text to find evidence.
Read about present-day impact!
Watch a breakdown and explanation of the court decision.
art of the civil rights movement
10 Artworks that Defined the Civil Rights Era
Art of the Civil Rights Movement included diverse forms like painting, sculpture, photography, and protest posters, created by individual artists and collectives to challenge racial injustice, promote Black culture, and demand social change. Key themes involved resistance, self-definition, and the empowerment of the African American community, often using aesthetics that ranged from realism to Pop Art.
Check out and use artwork from the Civil Rights Gallery Walk earlier in the course.
Explore Artworks
You got this!
Tip: Interactivity is the key to capturing the interest and attention of your class. A genially is interactive because your students explore and engage with it.
In Genially you’ll find more than 1,000 templates that are all ready for you to enter your content and customize, and that are super handy for your classes?
Did you know?...In Genially you’ll find more than 1,000 templates that are all ready for you to enter your content and customize, and that are super handy for your classes?
In Genially, we use AI (Awesome interactivity) in all our designs so that you can level up with interactivity and turn your teaching materials into something that engages.
Unit 1 Project Instructions
The link below will take you to the padlet that explains instructions and expectations for this project option.