making historical context and social commentary real - the duck/rabbit cartoon, a few Macklemore videos
**What are the questions you need to ask yourself about the surroundings of a literary work's characters in order to understand their historical context?
What do you really not understand about your parents' generation? QuickWrite: What do you think your kids are not going to understand about your experience as a teenager (what you worry about, what you are concerned about, etc.?)?
looking at 2.14 for historical context / social commentary that you need to have deeper understanding of MCS's and AM's messages
Now, let's think about what parallels social conflicts seem to have, from time period to time period. QuickWrite on this...
Which literary terms would you use to try to communicate these traits and characteristics? WT>P>S
Come choose one or two of the social conflicts on our sticky board to investigate, in terms of what we've learned.