Circle of Viewpoints
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Do Now: "The White Witch"
Read "The White Witch" by James Weldon Johnson with a peer. On your own, fill out the handout to guide your thinking. Prepare to share out. Do Next Get out your accordion books and title a new page Chapter 6 & 7. Today we will be talking about how racism in the North compares to racism in the South. Respond to the prompts below: 1. Two examples of racism in the chapter. 2. One question you have about the chapter. Independent Reading Read the chapters by yourself for 20 minutes. Respond to the prompts, and if you have time, respond to the questions at the bottom of the handout. Discussion How does New York City compare to the “White Witch” poem? How does New York City compare to the South? How does ECM feel about the different black communities he comes into contact with? How does ECM place himself in the different black communities he comes into contact with? With which “class” of people does ECM feel most comfortable? What does that say about his character? How does the Club compare to the first bar he went to? What’s different? What’s similar? What are some examples of racism you found in these chapters? How do they compare to the racism he experienced/saw in the South? What does it mean that white people are “slumming” in the Club? What does this tell us about the relationship between white and black people in the North? (57) How does ECM describe the minstrel in the Club? What does ECM mean by his use of the word “tragedy/tragedian”? Do they mean different things? (56) Who is the rich widow? Why is she interested in young black men? What do they offer her? Exit Ticket Completed "White Witch" handout. Do Now: Small Groups. 15 minutes.
Circle of Viewpoints What are the various American perspectives you can identify during the Reconstruction Era?
Circle-up for discussion. 10 minutes. The terrible death and destruction of the Civil War followed by the decade of Reconstruction touched the lives of every American in some manner. The United States was reunited and the democratic experiment of self government was to continue. Notable attempts were made to address the ideals of equality, yet these efforts fell short of being fully realized for a multitude of reasons. Expense and taxation to support Reconstruction programs, regional interests superseded national ones, and perhaps the biggest factor was many white Americans could not or were not willing to look beyond skin color. The South purposefully was able to implement policies which denied rights to African-Americans while the rest of the country turned a blind eye to events taking place there. So, what distractions turned Americans' attention away from this issue in the decades following? Growth in the West as well as postwar rapid industrialization. Google Classroom | Jim Crow Reading and Study Guide | 40 minutes class time.
Next week we confront the ugly past. Do Now
What is class in society? What factors decide class? Is it wealth? Race? Something else? How do you see class in our society? Reflect on these questions in your accordion book. Be prepared to share out. Do Next In your accordion book, title the next page Chapter 5. While you read today, you will keep track of these things:
Independent Reading Read Chapter 5 independently for 30 minutes. Take note of the prompts above, and think about the discussion questions below. Discussion What are some examples of class or hierarchy that you see in this chapter? How does ECM respond to different classes? How do other people? How does ECM define different classes? How does he decide which people are in which class? Does class only pertain to wealth? What other elements are there? REMINDER THAT YOU HAVE A WRITING PORTFOLIO POST DUE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH. Directions here. Reminder: Casey has an assignment due from you tomorrow! Review skyward updated grades. Literacy Test.
Time Permitting Perspectives | How many viewpoints can we generate that existed during the Reconstruction Era?
Exit Ticket: Reconstruction Success/Failure |
Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. This year will consist of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the landmark 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson. Known only as the “Ex-Colored Man,” the protagonist in Johnson’s novel is forced to choose between celebrating his African American heritage or “passing” as an average white man in a post-Reconstruction America that is rapidly changing. The course will encounter themes of racial passing, multiracial families, and African-American music traditions.
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