Do Now: Hear/See. Think. Wonder.
Watch the video above. Complete the handout to guide your thinking. Share out one element of your thinking routine. Do Next Get out your accordion books and title a new page Chapter 7 & 8. Today you will be finishing up Chapter 7 from Friday and also reading Chapter 8. While reading, respond to the prompts below: 1. Find one example of racism (could be subtle or obvious) and one example of ECM talking about music. 2. Ask one question about either of these chapters. Independent Reading By yourself, read Chapter 7 and 8 for 30 minutes. Discussion (Chapter 7) 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? - (Chapter 8) Why is it important to talk about Black music? The history of it? What does ragtime mean to the Black community at this time? What does it mean to ECM? How does the millionaire’s mansion compare to the Club? How are the contexts different? How are they similar? Who is ragtime for? What makes you say that? Exit Ticket Give Dan your completed handout.
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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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