Tuesday/ Wednesday: Read, annotate and take a quiz)  

As a class we will read and annotate an article on human rights. Students will use the reading and annotation for their quiz (multiple choice quiz.) 

Thursday/Friday: We will read the Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez. We will examine the figurative language within the text. Students will have an activity to complete in class or for homework if it is not completed. 

Our unit essential question is: Why is it essential to defend human rights?

All of our readings revolve around this question.

During the past couple of weeks we read "About Cesar Chavez" and learned what he did for migrant farm workers. We also read an article about laws for young farm workers as well as watched a video looking at the lives of young migrant farm workers and the pros and cons of  laws that are aimed at protecting young farm workers. 

We also read a poem by Gwendlyn Brooks titled Speech to the Young as well as a story about Mary G. Harris known as Mother Jones who fought for child labor laws. 

Coming up- Next week on Friday we will have a test on figurative language