Homework: April 28-30

Hello Everyone!

We are finishing our finishing our final few days of a Letter from a Birmingham Jail.

This week we are combining classes with Mr. Timmins to prepare for a Socratic Seminar. 

Monday:

Today we watch a section of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

As we watched the video, I asked you pay attention to the mood of the characters and at what point do the moods changes.  Use what we discussed in class and your own experience to answer the question below.

At what point do you think people stop going along with crowd and make their own choice?

Tuesday:

Today we read small sections of the letter.  Use what we discussed in class to answer the question below.

  According to Dr. King, does direct action help or hurt negotiation?

Wednesday:

 Today we had our seminar.  Use your experience and what discussed in class to answer the following questions.

1.) What could you have done better?

2.) What did you do well?

3.) Would you like to do this again, why or why not?

4.) What would you change for next time? 

Homework: April 24

Hello everyone.

Posted below is your homework.

As a reminder:  You may post homework in the comment section below OR you can turn in a hard copy during class.

Homework: Read the quote and answer the question that follows.

“In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action.” 

                         –Dr. King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail.

1.) Which step would benefit most from the use of social media, why?

Homework: April 23

Welcome back!!

I am so happy to see all of you!  I hope you all had an amazing break and had a chance to enjoy the nice weather.

Homework:
Group 1: Read the quote below.  Answer the following question.

 "[W]hen you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people."
                                                                                               -Dr. King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail

What are the two things the six year learns?
1.)
2.)


Group 2: Read the quote below.  Answer the following question.

 "[W]hen your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to develop an unconscious bitterness toward white people."
                                                                                               -Dr. King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail


What are the two things the six year learns?
1.)
2.)


Group 3: Read the quote below.  Answer the following question.

 "[W]hen your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public park and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see her beginning to develop an unconscious bitterness toward white people."
                                                                                               -Dr. King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail


What does the 6-year-old learn?
1.)

Homework: April 8-11

Good   Morning,

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.  As we approach Spring Break I thought it would be best to reflect on Dr. Kings work while in prison.

Dr. King was in prison over Easter break in Birmingham, Alabama. 

Below is your homework for the week.

Tuesday: Today you were asked to write a letter requesting change.  What does the quote below mean to you?   

"Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever."                             


Wednesday: Listen to the NPR podcast.  

Birmingham Bombing: 50 Years Later, A Different America?

September 16, 2013 1:34 PM ET

Does this follow Dr. King's message of nonviolence?

Thursday: Respond to the quote below.

"I began thinking about the fact that I stand in the middle of two opposing forces in the Negro community. One is a force of complacency, made up in part of Negroes who, as a result of long years of oppression, are so drained of self respect and a sense of "somebodiness" that they have adjusted to segregation."

Friday: Respond to the quote below

"… one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. 

I would agree with Augustine that “An unjust law is no law at all.”

April 7

Good afternoon!

Today was a great day.  Although the Debate team did not win, they did an amazing job!


For homework: Read the quote and answer the question that follows.


"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
                                                                    -Dr. King


Today we discussed nonviolence and the words that Dr. King uses in his letter.  

1.) Is freedom a right or a privilege?  Why?
2.) Why does Dr. King  say that freedom must be demanded?

April 2 and 3

Hello everyone!!

In class today we watched the video " A Class Divided."  Use information from the video to answer the following questions.

To review the video again click on the link.  Segment 1 will be watched on April 2 and segment 2 will be seen on April 3. 

A Class Divided

Tuesday Homework:

1.) What was the purpose of Ms. Elliot's experiment?

2.) How did the students will brown eyes feel during day one of the experiment?

3.) “…when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children…”

                                                                        -Dr. King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Are the feelings of the brown eyed students similar to those who were denied service due to the color of their skin?  Why or why not?

Wednesday Homework:

 We have now seen day two of the experiment

1.) What changed? How is day 2 different from day 1?

2.) How did the students will brown eyes feel during day two of the experiment?

3.) What if power roles during segregation were reversed, do you think similar behavior would be seen in adults as was seen in the classroom?

April 1st.

Hello Everyone!

Happy first day of April!

This month we are starting to read Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

For homework: Listen the NPR podcast

This is an article about the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's letter.

Answer the question below:

1.) Why did Dr. King write the letter?

2.) Who was he writing the letter to?

3.) What is an unjust law?

4.) Do we have unjust laws?