CLICK BELOW TO CREATE AND SUBMIT YOUR FLYER:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FphVq5zXxAl3J6m_uTy2WGTj7CDfn1f3AGI0tpezx7g/edit?usp=sharing
Sample flyer from the opposition:
"Neighbor Letter"
Please take thorough notes as they will be critically important for use on a future assessment:
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Here is a link to the video, in case you missed class or need to review. The transcript is available here.
And coincidentally, this pronouncement from the President just came out:
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— President Biden (@POTUS) March 11, 2021
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https://www.nphm.org/programs/exhibits and video
Listen to the WBEZ interview about the exhibit with Lisa Yun Lee, executive director, National Public Housing Museum.
If you were not able to join us at the museum, please complete the following assignment:
Read then answer the questions:
CLICK HERE TO INPUT YOUR DATA: Be careful, Trevs, because anyone can edit this info.
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Although this film is somewhat dated, consider how little has changed in terms of the American social class system. Watch the film here and fill out the study guide below. If you need extra help, the transcript is also included if you scroll down this post.
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What is the difference between the Sources of Class and the Influences on Class? How would you define the different types of Classism?
There are usually four components of class:
Can you guess what are the most and least prestigious professions are in the United States today? Click here for an editable Google doc. What would be your dream job? Click here: https://padlet.com/boloss/what-would-be-your-dream-job-di6rrra5b33pofny
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Please click here for the direct link to the survey.
Please complete #1-5 of the worksheet below BEFORE reading and annotating the article. Then complete the remaining questions based on your understanding of the article.
This video explanation is intended to link our unit on race/mass incarceration to our unit on social class. Look at the questions listed below before watching the video in order to focus your written responses afterward.
Mark Jay, a sociologist at UC Santa Barbara examines how mass incarceration and police violence overwhelmingly target poor people, regardless of race. Given the direct correlation between incarcerated individuals and those most affected by poverty and inequality, he suggests that providing resources, especially for those suffering from mental health issues, would substantially reduce those numbers.
The summer of 2020 is now being referred to as "a moment of racial reckoning". What have we as a country learned from the murder of George Floyd? Where did the #blacklivesmatter movement originate? An answer might be found in the tragic story of Michael Brown of Ferguson, MO. We will watch the following film in conjunction with a lesson on policing and media literacy:
Our goal: quote and cite a reputable source (not opinion-based) that either supports or refutes the slides in this artistic response to mass incarceration. Please be prepared to explain the slide IYOW (in your own words). ENTER YOUR RESPONSE HERE.
The slides:
The assessment criteria:
The music video:
Could Finland's system provide a different model? Click below:
Please upload your mistake image by clicking on this sentence.
How do the results of this survey relate to our unit on mass incarceration?
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Or does class matter most?
Please read and annotate the article below. Think about how you would define the terms listed below. How does the author define (and distinguish between) the following terms:
1. Prejudice?
2. Discrimination?
3. Racism?
In case you missed class or part of the video, here is everything you need:
Pre-viewing assignment:
Post-viewing assignment:
If you missed the film, feel free to watch it linked here.
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Click here to watch the entire episode!
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Read and annotate for HW. Please fill out the worksheet (below) which can be made into a Google doc by clicking here.
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