25.5.11

Wednesday, May25th - Periods 3, 5, 6 & 7

Revolutionaries: Day 3

Do Now: When schools were segregated, was there any reason not to integrate?  (Was there any reason just to leave it alone as it was and remain segregated?)

Critical Thinking Questions: What impact has integration had on our society?  What were the positive and negative implications of integration?  What works still needs to be one in terms of civil rights in our society?

Content: Warriors Don’t Cry - Chapter 3

Objective: We will be able to make connections between social philosophies (the melting pot) with forced integration, and create a “found poem” from Chapter 3.

Class Activities: Do Now Discussion, Melting Pot Review, Reading Chapter 3, Found Poem in groups.

Homework: a) In what ways can non-violent resistance more effective than violent resistance?  
b) Is violent resistance ever necessary?