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January 14, 2013. In your table groups, have yourselves a chit chat by answering the following questions: 1. What is the cause of racism in America? 2. How would you identify yourself? Be specific in your response, and BE READY TO SHARE! . Let’s watch a video!.
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In your table groups, have yourselves a chit chat by answering the following questions: • 1. What is the cause of racism in America? • 2. How would you identify yourself? Be specific in your response, and BE READY TO SHARE!
Let’s watch a video! • THE COLOR LINE: RACISM IN AMERICA • http://vimeo.com/48320883 • TAKE NOTES WHILE WATCHING! YOU’LL NEED TO REFER BACK TO THEM!
TIMED WRITING • Respond to the following prompt: • Using your knowledge of the chapter titled “The Color Line in New York,” from Jacob Riis’s text How the Other Half Lives, compare / contrast Riis’s opinion of racism in 1890 to those of the people in the video “The Color Line: Racism in America.” Are the opinions similar? Do they differ? Explain your answer thoroughly using supporting evidence from the text and video.
Let us compare / contrast • Come pick up a graphic organizer!
TIME TO CREATE YOUR OWN VISUAL RHETORIC! Using a standard sheet of white paper, create an illustration that demonstrates your understanding of the chapter. Be as detailed as possible. You will be assessed on: • Supporting details in your illustration • Your use of persuasive appeals • Amount of effort put into the illustration