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)
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?
Black authors- http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/10-black-authors-to-read/#.WiGVyGT810s Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
Excerpt: John Green
“Their eyes were watching God”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kF0U8kIMp4
“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.
Compare/contrast 2 of the stories from class or find one of your own.
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