Assignment goal:
- Discuss about Black Americans
- Express what stands out.
- Practice discussing a contemporary issue related to the past.
Assignment purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to take what you learn about the materials on Black Americans and describe what meaning/significance it has for you. This will also help to process the affective (emotional) and cognitive (mind). You will also use to past to imagine the future.
Step-by-step prompt directions:
Please read/watch the materials and write a response and submit via Canvas.
- Part I: In the reading and video(s): tell me 6 things that resonated/stood out (or that "spoke to you", that impacted you in some way, that surprised you, that you learned, that you knew already but "spoke to you" differently, etc). Please cite the the institutional racism video twice, and the Black Joy material twice, and you may choose the other two citations from the any of the institutional racism video/Black Joy material/slavery materials provided this week.
- Use direct quotations and cite them. THEN explain why you chose those quotations (why they resonated with you).
- To cite: After the quotation put (author, year)(subsection).
- Part II: answer the following 3 questions: Should we teach slavery in K-12 schooling? (elementary, middle school, high school). In order to answer this question, think about other horrific events (in terms of race and ethnicity in this country) that have occurred. Should we teach about those too? How do we put this in conversation with the piece about Black Joy? **Use the course materials as part of your answers. You must cite the slavery material and also the Black Joy material at least once.
Submission
Submit to Canvas by the deadline.
Grading Expectations
Part I
>using all 3 sources
>choosing quotations and citing appropriately
>providing an explanation for them
Part II
>answering the prompt
>using course materials to answer the prompt.
Resources
See Canvas for materials
https://www.history.com/articles/slavery
https://video-alexanderstreet-com.cuyamaca.idm.oclc.org/watch/the-house-we-live-in
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/black-joy-re...