11 th Grade U.S. History Wednesday November 5, 2008 Mr. Weber – Room 217

Activator What do you think about the election? Did you do anything to encourage others to vote? How were you involved in the process (watching, discussing, helping, volunteering, etc.)? Do you think race was a factor? Why or why not and explain… What do you think will change in the next 4 years?

Agenda Activator, agenda, and objective (15 minutes) Unit 4 introductions (10 minutes) Understanding Prejudice (10 minutes) Election discussion (20 minutes) Exit ticket

Objective All students will… Discuss the Presidential election. Make connections between issues of race and racism in the U.S. in the 1920s and today Students analyze the attacks on Civil Liberties and how people responded.

Introductions Unit 4: “The Roaring 1920s” This unit is about a cultural change in the U.S. following her rise to power at the end of the century. We will focus on the 1920s and study topics such as: reactionary white racism and attacks on civil liberties; people organizing against such attacks; the Harlem Renaissance and African American artist identity; women’s rights and the passage of the 19 th amendment allowing women to vote.

Essential Questions 1. How did people organize to form movements to fight against racism and the destruction of their civil liberties? 2. How did the Harlem Renaissance shape American culture and counter-culture and forge an identity for African Americans? 3. How did women win the right to vote and struggle against sexism in American society?

Understanding Prejudice Girl like me… Obama Speech

Focus Questions What role did race play in the election? Do you think the race of the candidates affected the way people voted? What about the race of the voters? Does it matter? Why or why not?

1. how many times did each person speak? 2. which students started the conversation? 3. how often does the group get off topic? 4. how many people make reference to the focus question? 5. how speaks most – girls or boys? 6. which comments moved the conversation forward – got people to react? 7. what body language did you see? Gestures. 8. how do people disagree? Politely? 9. does anyone seem nervous or unwilling to participate? 10. do any students encourage other students? Seminar questions

Where we are headed 11/6 – birth of a nation, the jazz singer, racism Socratic seminar 11/12 Palmer raids, KKK, Jim Crow, Maafa 11/13 Social justice movements response (poster projects due 11/19) 11/17 Harlem Renaissance 11/19 Social justice presentations 11/20 Women’s rights 11/24 Political context 11/26 Debate

homework Watch one of the following movies and write a 1-2 page summary due 11/12. Summary should include 4 sections: (1) what I learned, (2) questions it raised, (3) things I disagreed with, (4) conclusion. Movies: – Birth of a nation (1915). – The Jazz Singer (1927) – Bamboozled by Spike Lee – Ethnic Notions