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Synchronous work
Synchronous work
This week during our synchronous class time we will:
Generate ideas for the synthesis argument
Read some voices in the conversation
Keep outlining for the synthesis argument!
Need help?? Have questions??? Come to office hours!!
Need help?? Have questions??? Come to office hours!!
Mon, Tues, and Thurs: 2:00-3:30 pm
Need a time that's not during office hours?? E-mail Ms. KP to set one up!
Tasks to complete before coming to next class:
Tasks to complete before coming to next class:
Be sure to have ideas jotted down on the first page of your outline sheet, so you have something to work from for this week's class!
Asynchronous Work - 3 steps
Asynchronous Work - 3 steps
Step 1: Look at some other pieces of the national conversation - other ideas for possible legacies of slavery (45-ish mins)
Step 1: Look at some other pieces of the national conversation - other ideas for possible legacies of slavery (45-ish mins)
Over the next couple of weeks I am going to introduce you to possible sources that might be helpful to constructing your synthesis argument - these are prominent voices in the cultural conversation about how we should deal with America's past!
This week's voices are looking at some other possibilities for the legacy of slavery: mass incarceration, traffic, medical inequality, and capitalism.
Go through the 4 sources below and look at where the conversation is right now...
- "Mass Incarceration" by Bryan Stevenson
mass_incarceration_by_bryan_stevenson.pdf2. "Traffic" by Kevin M. Kruse
2. "Traffic" by Kevin M. Kruse
traffic.pdf3. "Medical Inequality" by Linda Villarosa
3. "Medical Inequality" by Linda Villarosa
medical inequality.pdf4. "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
4. "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
Capitalism.pdfStep 2: Process/respond to the articles (10 mins)
Step 2: Process/respond to the articles (10 mins)
Now that you've read the articles, consider the arguments you found there, and how persuasive you found them.
Then, discuss the reflection questions in the Padlets below! Just like with the Song of Solomon discussion Padlets, you can:
Start a new tile with your own idea about an answer
Ask a sub-question of your own for other students to respond to
Respond to a comment or question already posted by someone else!
Step 3: Keep working on the synthesis argument outline sheet (20 mins)
Step 3: Keep working on the synthesis argument outline sheet (20 mins)
We started working on this in class last week, but now that you've heard some more voices in the conversation, come back and add more ideas!! Your main job this week is to try to finish the outline!!
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