WEEK 1:                                         
BEGIN UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB Introduction and protocols
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Writing into the day:  Watch slide 2. Respond to slide 3. Watch “The Hill We Climb” Make a Copy and Read the Transcript while listening again and highlight the “most important words.” Discuss the words you highlighted on the transcript of “The Hill We Climb.” Share/discuss

Writing into the day: Respond to Slide 25 Watch TEDtalk about the history of rhyme. Explore “types of rhyme” Amanda Gorman writes with various types of subtle rhymes, wordplay, and polysyllabic rhyme. Listen to/reread “The Hill We Climb” and underline the rhymes on your copy of the transcript that stood out for you. How do these rhymes accentuate the meaning of the poem? Explain in the comments.

Writing into the day: Watch Tedx Student talk: Amanda Gorman (slide 3) and answer the journal prompt on slide 4.  Create a 1-pager for “The Hill We Climb.” 

Writing into the day:  slide 5 Discuss.  Share your 1-pagers with the class Read pages 3-38 in Dear Martin. Take TQE notes  

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 6. Make a copy of “The Hill We Climb” in 2021 and thoughtfully answer the questions in groups. Finish reading pages 3-38 in Dear Martin and finish TQE notes. Finish 1-pager.

WEEK 2 UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB
Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 7. Discuss TQE 3-38 in Dear Martin. Watch King in the Wilderness 00:00-30:00 Take TQE notes

(Short day)  Writing into the day: Respond to Slide 8 Watch King in the Wilderness 30:00-60:00

Writing into the day: Slide 9 Watch King in the Wilderness 60:00-90:00 Read pages 39-84 in Dear Martin + annotate.

(short day) Writing into the day:  Slide 10   Read pages 39-84 in Dear Martin + annotate. (wireless went down)

Writing into the day: journal prompt on Slide 11 Read  pages 85-120 in Dear Martin and fadd to TQE notes for Dear Martin and King in the Wilderness. Complete week 2.7 Reflection and Feedback

Week 3 -March 14-18 UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB
Writing into the day: journal prompt on Slide 11 Finish King in the Wilderness 1:30:00-1:51:00 Take TQE notes Small group and large group discussions: TQE discussions over Dear Martin  + King in the Wilderness. Thoughts: Initial thoughts Questions: Lingering Questions Epiphanies: Realizations about the book/themes/society Read Dear Martin pgs 120-164 and take TQE notes.

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 12. In groups, read and discuss the following article and data report from the ELPD. Create a Google Slides Presentation that discusses: Slide 1: your names Slide 2: 5 things you notice or 5 thoughts you have as a group. Slide 3: 5 questions you have as a group. Slide 4: 2 epiphanies your group had. Continue reading Dear Martin pgs 120-164 and take TQE notes.

(short day) Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 13. Begin Considering Elegy 

Writing into the day: journal prompt on Slide 14 Finish Considering Elegy activities Finish reading Dear Martin pgs 120-164 and take TQE notes.

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 15. Listen to and annotate Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “The Other America.” Choose 2 of your annotations from “The Other America” and write a paragraph response to each annotation. In your paragraphs you should: Who/what/when of the thing you highlighted or annotated Explain why you annotated this specific item What is your T/Q/E about this item? explain/discuss.       4.  Complete week 2.8 Reflection and Feedback

Week 4: March 21-24
UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB
Writing into the day: journal prompt on Slide 16 Small group and large group discussions: Create a group discussion presentation that discusses the TQEs from: The journal prompts from last week “The Other America” MLK speech Dear Martin pp. 120-164 Read Dear Martin pp. 165-208

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 17. Listen to and annotate Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “Letter From Birmingham Jail.”

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 18. Choose 2 of your annotations from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and write a paragraph response to each annotation. In your paragraphs you should: Who/what/when of the thing you highlighted or annotated Explain why you annotated this specific item What is your T/Q/E about this item? explain/discuss. Read Dear Martin pgs 165 - 208 and take TQE notes.

Writing into the day: journal prompt on Slide 19 Small group and large group discussions: add to your group discussion presentation and discuss the TQEs from: The journal prompts from this week “Letter From Birmingham Jail” MLK speech Dear Martin pp. 165-208 4.  Complete week 2.9 Reflection and Feedback

Week 5: 
UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB
Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 20. Read “The Long History of Anti-Asian Hate in America, Explained. Write: article response.

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 21 Complete Library of Congress PRIMARY SOURCE SET: Native American Boarding Schools
Watch: Amend, episode 6

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 22 Response Choice:  Write an essay about your own hyphen-nation, or Record a video on your phone about your own hyphen-nation, or Create a visual representation (one-pager) of your own hyphen-nation

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 23. Assessment: Write a Letter to MLK Take all sticky notes out of book and turn it in! Complete week 2.10 Reflection and Feedback

Week 6 (testing week)
UNIT 5: THE HILL WE CLIMB Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 24. Explore Poor People's Campaign. In groups, create a 10 slide google presentation with Thoughts, Questions, Epiphanies.

Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 25/26. Finish your TQE from yesterday  Add your thoughts/questions/ideas on how you can enact change to your google presentation.

​Writing into the day: journal prompt on slide 27. Add your thoughts/questions/ideas about racial literacy to your google presentation. Complete week 2.11 Reflection and Feedback