11th Grade English

Welcome to 11th grade English. I look forward to working with all of you this year. This is our on-line classroom. Check out this page daily for important information.

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-up-Daily Language Practice
2. Read and analyze the poem, "What Happens to a Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes.
3. Introduction to A Raisin In the Sun (named after Hughes' poem)  by Lorraine Hansberry via PowerPoint.
4. Closing-Video clip "Southside Chicago 1940s". How does this video and song relate to Langston Hughes' poem and the theme of the American Dream? 

Click here: Southside Chicago 1940