Thursday, December 7, 2017

12/7

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  1. Share response to the video
  2. Music in history about resistance/protest or celebration of a marginalized group of people or a specific movement
Pick a song and play it for your neighbor- listen



“Strange fruit” by Billie Holliday (late 1930s)
Purpose of Jazz early (1920s) to simply bring about celebration and change and emotions of having new voices heard through instruments and/or lyrics
Black and Blue  by Louis Armstrong
Black Butterfly  by Duke Ellington
“Harlem Renaissance “ by Immortal Technique

Recent Music: (count off by 6) -- break down lyrics

Read or watch one or more of the following and respond to the questions on classroom:


Music behind the movements-

Music behind black lives matter


“One love” playing for change
Extra: If you have netflix, watch episode 1 of the get down
By Next Thursday:

  1. Compare/contrast modern musician with musician from harlem Renaissance (3+ sentences)
  2. Share your response to any videos or articles from class or posted above (3+ sentences)
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Monday, December 4, 2017

12/4


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With a partner, make a list of as many American movies, books, tv shows as you can that have white protagonists , directors, authors, etc (can be from any time) Then, make a list of American books , tv shows, movies with Black people as the protagonists , authors, directors, etc (can be from anytime)


list of any other minorities represented in film, tv shows, books,etc: -Someone with disabilities (mental or physical)
-Someone who identifies as (races according to census) hispanic/Latino origin, Asian American, Af. American, Native Americans or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander/ Native Hawaiian , two or more races, other race
- Someone who identifies as not heterosexual or cisgender (gender identified at birth)
- Women
- other minority categories of your choosing (people in poverty, etc)
- or any combo of these minority categories



Why is it important to hear the voices of minorities in our media and in our art culture?
















Excerpt: John Green
“Their eyes were watching God”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kF0U8kIMp4
Excerpt from Their Eyes were Watching God

What do you notice about the style of her writing? and the content?



Personal stories by Zora Hurston “how it feels to be a colored me”
Read solo or aloud with someone Discovering books “ by Richard wright”

Modern essays “ te hotesi coates letter to my son
Sherman Alexie- Superman and me


Compare/contrast 2 of the stories from class or find one of your own.

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