1. Journal #5
Take out your 5 subject notebook. Complete the journal entry in the first section.
What do you know about the term “American Dream?” What do you think it might mean? Write or list all the ideas you think or know connect to this concept.

2. As we watch and listen to Lecrae’s “Welcome to America”, write down conclusions (ideas you infer) drawn about the speaker’s perceptions about life, obligations, and society. List clues to support these perceptions.

3. Vocab
Each group is assigned a word. As a group, define the word, give it’s part of speech, use it properly in a sentence, and give a synonym and antonym. As we share everyone will write all the information shared in there A.N.
Free verse – (Batman)
Catalogue – (Superman)
Possessive pronoun – (Green Lantern)
Blythe – (Martian Manhunter)
Loafe – (Flash)
Abeyance – (Wonderwoman)

4. S.W.
Grab a poem and glue it to a blank page in the student workbook section.
We will read the poem once together.
Respond to the following questions after you finish your first read of both poems.
1. How does the speaker in “I Hear America Singing” announce that he is about to present a list?
2. What word would you use to describe the songs expressed by workers?
3. What does Whitman describe in “I Hear America Singing”?

5. S.W. Follow the tasks in the blue column.
The tasks that call for a response, write the response next to the poem in your notebook.

6. S.W. How old is the speaker in “I Celebrate Myself and Sing Myself”?
What does the speaker take time to observe in “I Celebrate Myself”.

8. Student Workbook
Directions: Answer the following prompts in your student workbook. You MUST restate the prompt and use TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to support your inference.
1. In “I Hear America Singing”, which key word is repeated by the speaker, and what is its impact on the poem?
2. Describe the overall tone of the poem.
3. What inferences can the reader make about the diversity and character of Americans?
4. What does this poem express about American potential?
5. What impact does the word “none else” have on the author’s purpose?
6. What evidence most strongly supports the idea that the workers are confident, empowered Americans.

9. Student Workbook
Directions: Answer the following prompts in your student workbook. You MUST restate the prompt and use TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to support your inference.
Look back at the description of the setting in the opening paragraph. Is it appropriate that the dead are buried at Rainy Mountain? Cite strong evidence to support your answer.
How is the legend about the Devil’s Tower important to the setting of the story?
What emotions does the narrator most associate with the memory of his grandmother? Support your answer with textual evidence.

10. Exit Slip What inference can you draw from this quote:
For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.