1. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

2. Bell Ringer
Loving Vs. Virginia Supreme Court Case: How is the movie different from the Loving family’s situation? What are reasons the filmmaker may have had for portraying such a different situation?

3. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Viewing
1967
Directed By:
Stanley Kramer

4. Articles and Annotation
As you read your article, annotate it for the following:
Things you don’t understand with a “?”
Things you agree with using a “!”
Things you don’t agree with a “#”
In a paragraph, respond to the article. Why do you think this movie impacted society? Would this movie have the same impact if shown today? Explain your thoughts and include evidence from the article/film.
Create ONE question you can add to discussion concerning your article to add to your other Socratic questions.

5. Here are some extra questions to generate discussion or additional bellringers, if needed:
1. Why was it difficult for the parents to accept the fact that their child wanted to marry someone of a different race?
2. How would your parents react if you wanted to marry someone of a different race? How would you react if your children brought home someone of a different race? Would it make a difference which race? Why?
3. What do you think your parents would do if you brought home a boyfriend/girlfriend of a different religion? Would it make a difference which religion? Why?
4. Some say that in several hundred years, most Americans will have blood in them from all races and will be a shade of light brown. Do you agree that this will happen? What are the benefits and the detriments if this occurs?

6. 5. What are the necessary components for a lasting marriage
5. What are the necessary components for a lasting marriage? In light of your answer, how do you think the marriage described in this film would have lasted?
6. The father of the bride thought of himself as a "liberal" and enlightened in matters of race relations. However, at least initially, when it came to his own family, he had a lot of difficulty dealing with the consequences of his enlightened philosophy. What is this divergence between expressed philosophy and action called? Give some other examples of it.
7. Think about how this film shows how, in a society such as the U.S., racial and ethnic divisions break down and a new identity arises. Rather than thinking of themselves as Irish-American or African-American, the children found in each other shared values and a similar outlook and philosophy which were more imt to them than their differences of race. Think about the marriages that you know which cross racial or religious lines. What are the shared values and similarities which make those marriages work?

7. Discussion Pay attention Ask one question
Offer one insightful connection/comment
Avoid side conversations, phone use, and talking