Session: democratic Dissent: The Arab spring Case Study Concept: Dissent (when people disagree) Skills: Criteria Building

BIG Question we are looking at… Can significant change happen without violence? Emphasis for this question will be on JUSTIFYING your answer with evidence To get your feet wet on this very important aspect of research

What you’ll be doing today: Defining and expanding on the word DISSENT Outlining factors or circumstances that would push you to take significant action towards something Examining the Arab Spring of 2011- Present Looking at timeline of events Images of the movement Video on how Social Media impacted these revolutions By end of period Creating a list of criteria (reasons) why and how dissent happens Redefining the term dissent in your own words

Expectations for Today Video Analysis, Individual Work and Discussion Work Individual Work: Silent when writing/reflecting individually Conversation(s): Focus on question or task with partner Floor- One person at a time- raise hand with comment or question Video Analysis: Focus on video (heads up, body upright-YOU CANNOT SLEEP) Purposefully annotating where appropriate

Question to Consider: How does a person know when it is time to dissent? “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism!” -Thomas Jefferson Dissent: To differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority (most people) Preamble: What does this quote mean to you? Take 2 mins to free write

What factors or circumstances would “set you off” in dissent What factors or circumstances would “set you off” in dissent? To Take action against something you disagree with Talk to person next to you- 2 mins Morgana’s List of Things that set him to action in the past: Prop 187 Prop 227 HR 4437 Prop 8

Images of dissent 2011 Take a look at these pictures from 2011 What do you notice about the people? What does this tell you about what dissent looks like? Arab Spring in Photography

The Arab Spring 2011-present Turn to the person next to you and talk about ANYTHING you noticed about these images. What do they tell you about Dissent? Take 1 min each

FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE TUMBLR INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE How social media impacted the Arab Spring: Things to watch for: -Causes for these protests -impacts on people -How did people show dissent -response from govt/police -response from outside world How Facebook Changed the World

Hints: What did you see happening? Any important facts or events that stood out How social media impacted the Arab Spring: Debrief: -Take 3 mins to write a quick summary of what you wrote -down about video -You will share this with person next to you and then out to whole class for discussion

Exit Slip: Criteria and definition for dissent Criteria that moved Mr. Morgana to take action: Direct impact to my background or family Impact on student’s education and lives Something hurtful to people I care for and spend time with Conscious disregard for people’s rights, protections, safety, etc You create some criteria: (Take 3 mins to list some of your own-make them general) Redefine the term dissent in your own words with some examples Be sure to provide examples from class today Your response MUST be 50-75 words MINIMUM