Thursday, January 10, 2013



Do Now: On your "Entrance Ticket" answer the following question:

What is a metaphor?
Write your own original example.

Today's Goals:
1. Understand and recognize metaphor.
2. Read "Strange Fruit" and understand the realities and fears faced by African Americans in the South.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Web007rzSOI&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Extra Credit Opportunity:

Go to this link http://www.billieholiday.com/about/biography.htm and read the short biography about Billie Holiday.  Write a 1 paragraph response explaining some important aspects of her life.

Exit Ticket:  On the back of your "Entrance Ticket," answer the following question:

What is the "Strange Fruit" being spoken/ sung about in the poem/song?

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