Discussion Catch-Ups

After being gone for two days we had some catching up to do.  Good discussions in most classes helped to pave the way for deeper understandings.

Honors:  After checking for the assignments completed during my absence, we had an open discussion on Malcom X and his "On Revolution" speech.  You came to understand his purpose in discussing the house negro and the field negro as well as his ideas of what constitutes a revolution. You identified his desire for separation over both segregation AND integration and saw that his position did make Martin Luther King Jr.'s views more palatable for the whites.  Finally, you touched on his style of speech--his presentation--and started to think about its effectiveness.

We'll probably spend some time tomorrow looking more deeply at MLK's "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" to be sure we understand some of his larger points and his style.

Knowing that you will be writing a compare/contrast piece on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., I'll then have you shift to table groups so that you can discuss their similarities and differences and produce a document that you can reference as you move forward into the paper.  Can't wait to get started.

Such good discussion that tonight's homework is only to read some of Warriors Don't Cry.  You should have it finished in a couple weeks.  For pacing perspective you should be reading chapter 2 tonight.

Standard: After checking for the assignments you completed during my absence, we had a discussion over the first three chapters of the text, Warriors Don't Cry.  I stressed the need for you to text code and highlight due to the compare contrast paper that you will be writing over the book and a related video.  It's important for you to find information quickly if you are going to write an effective paper.

During our discussion we clarified some of the events that took place and discussed the effect Brown vs. The Board of Education had on Melba and her community.  We raised our essential question: Does one person have the power to make a difference in the fight against prejudice?  As you read the book, keep this question in mind and make a note of any examples either way.

Tomorrow, you'll be identifying important ideas from chapters 4-6 and keeping an organized account of the events from the story.

See you then.