critique

Links to resources: Interview with Ken Burns about his new Jackie Robinson Documentary (start at 4:00). Emmett Till clip from Eyes on the Prize you can watch it here. "Little Rock Nine - 1957" from Eyes on the Prize you can watch here. You can find "Rise!" from The African Americans here. Start at the beginning and watch until the end of Ruby Bridges' story (you will see a still photograph of her on the way down a set of stairs.) I have also posted a list of the materials we've studies for this unit below.

4/5: We worked in class on the notes.

4/1: Homework this weekend: Both classes voted overwhelmingly to try “flipping the classroom” in terms of the critique work, so let’s get started on that this weekend. I am going to give you homework for the critique that will be due on Monday and I am going to give you the work you need to have done by Tuesday (so you can take advantage of the weekend if you have more time to get work done then). Work due for Tuesday is posted on the website (and includes watching a video – it is on the 1960s page). For Monday: Please bring in at least a full page of notes of ideas for your critique. These can take any form that works for you (outlining, notes, paragraphs, etc.) but they should not really be brainstorming (we should be beyond that by a little – I mean, webbing probably isn’t helpful). Remember that the guiding question here is what you have discovered about some aspect of the “problem of the color line (racism)” through our studies together and why that matters. You can write about the topic your group focused on – choose one of the discoveries you made (like courage displayed through leadership is the most effective at breaking down stereotypes) – or a new idea, or you can use one of the art pieces created in class as the piece you critique (I will try to take a few photos and post them on the website). Think in terms of three organizing principles and at least two pieces of evidence – some from literature and art we’ve studied and some from the historical materials we covered – for each idea that you are proving. On Monday you need to have with you a working thesis idea (or two), evidence for each organizing idea (in its context from the piece or from history) and your ideas about how it fits your critique (analysis)