discussion_appointments
donald_trump’s_campaign_announcement_speech
langston_hughes_tweet_activity
let_america_be_america_again
letter_from_birmingham_jail_text_dependent_questions
social_justice_webquest
Is America the Greatest Country? Text Set
Overview
A group of texts that can be paired for a writing prompt: "Is America Really Great?" or "What is the American Dream?"
Aaron Sorkin Script and Commentary - "America is Not the Greatest Country"
See attached file to play with the Newsroom HBO Season 1, Episode 1 opening scene.
Discussion Appointments
To address the Speaking and Listening components, I used Louisiana discussion appointments. You could obviously modify.
Donald Trump's Campaign Announcement "MAGA" Speech
See the attached speech with commentary.
Let America be America Again
See the attached poem with guiding questions by Langston Hughes.
Tweeting Activity
See the attached activity (that has aged beautifully, lol) that asks students to imagine a twitter war between Trump and Hughes.
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Questions
This activity works well with discussion appointments.
Social Justice Webquest
The attached webquest will help to build background knowledge about the idea of social justice and human rights.