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Charlottesville, VA Protests and Willing to be Disturbed Reading

8/24/2017

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Starter

  1. Create a new folder in your google drive and title it "Hum. 11"
  2. In that folder, create a new document and title it "YourName_ReflectionJournal"
  3. Put today's date on the top of document. (Always put the MOST RECENT reflection response on the TOP of your document).
  4. Respond to the following prompts:
  • ​How would you classify your own political views? Liberal? Conservative? Other?
  • Where did your political beliefs come from- How did you form the political views you currently hold?
  • To what extent have you felt safe to share your political beliefs in school? Beyond? 

Agenda

Pair-share starter

Ashley to explain reason for our starter prompt (as it relates to today's seminar reading AND our class in general)


Syllabus Review
  1. Quiz!
  2. Go over quiz questions
  3. Go over questions about the syllabus and call attention to various aspects of it​.

Seminar Reading #2: "Willing to be Disturbed" (see docs page for the link).  As you read, reflect/take notes on the following to help you prep for seminar:
  1. Annotate for ideas that stand out to you!  As always, they can ideas you hate/love or are curious about.
  2. What is her thesis?  Why do we need to be willing to be disturbed according to the author? Why is certainty destructive to human relationships? Do you agree with the author?
  3. In what ways do you need to "be disturbed"? What ideas/beliefs/identities do you cling to that you could be challenged on?
  4. Are you afraid of uncertainty? Is it more important to you to appear "certain", "on it", "correct"? 

Charlottesville, VA (8/12/17) Case Study
  1. Key Terms Defined:  White supremacy, Neo-nazis, Facism, Anti-Facists, Nationalism, Hate speech, Confederacy, Robert E. Lee
  2. Read: "Man Charged After White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Ends in Deadly Violence" 
  3. 4 Corners
  • Hate speech should be protected under the 1st Amendment
  • Statues of historical figures who have committed racist, illegal, immoral or inhumane acts, should be dismantled.
  • Reverse discrimination (racism against white people) occurs within our law system and/or political system
    4.  Debrief 4 Corners

If time allows:  
  1. Honors Meeting
  2. ALL: Research the aftermath of the Charlottesville, VA protests!  Topics to research include....
  • Antifa groups
  • Satirical responses 
  • Politician responses to Charlottesville (how are various political leaders responding?)
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