1619 Reaction Interviews
Please record them on voice memo apps and submit them in Google Classroom.
Interview Questions:
What did you learn from this podcast that you didn’t know before?
What questions and curiosities did it bring up for you?
How did this podcast make you feel about America?
Why do you think there has been backlash against the project? Why do you think Donald Trump mentioned it by name? Why are folks trying to ban it?
Should the 1619 Project be included in the US history curriculum? Why or why not?
What concerns or feelings does this information bring up for you as a young American?
TWO CHOICES:
Take turns interviewing each other and submit two files.
Do a co-interview where you are answering the questions together in more of a dialogue/discussion format.
THEN: Share out! What did you hear from your partner? What did you discuss?
PREVIEW Monday’s controversy
Deconstruct….Columbus: Hero or Villain?
1. What do we remember/what have we learned about Columbus throughout our education?
Mine went a little something like this….
2. Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day?
THINK or RESPOND: What are some reasons in favor of celebrating Columbus Day?
Durango and FLC have reconsidered
THINK or RESPOND: Do you think Durango and FLC made the right decision in changing this holiday officially? Why does it matter?
***What might one's answer to this question say about their own ideology?