MOMA EXTRA CREDIT!!

Given the need for permission slips, there is not time to plan an after school excursion to the MOMA.  However, Tuesday July 1 admission to the museum is free. 

 If you are able to visit the museum on your own and provide a written reflection of your visit, you will receive extra credit.

What's in the news?

Read and respond to newspaper articles from one local and one national paper.  

America

America

Claude McKay

Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,

And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth,

Stealing my breath of life, I will confess

I love this cultured hell that tests my youth!

Her vigor flows like tides into my blood,

Giving me strength erect against her hate.

Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood.

Yet as a rebel fronts a king in state,

I stand within her walls with not a shred

Of terror, malice, not a word of jeer.

Darkly I gaze into the days ahead,

And see her might and granite wonders there,

Beneath the touch of Time's unerring hand,

Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand.

What does this poem mean to you?

Respond to line 4, "I love this cultured hell that tests my youth!" Do you relate to this comment?  How?

Summer Jazz Concert

How was your experience at the summer jazz concert?  What did you hear, see, think?  What did you learn?  What surprised you?

Reflect on the concert here!

Praise Poems

Please post your Praise Poems here. To do so, click on the "Praise Poem" blog post, and then click on Post a Comment. Post your poem as a comment.

Welcome to the Summer School Blog Spot!

This is a space where assignments will be posted and where you will be expected to share ideas and communicate with each other about our summer school curriculum.