Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tuesday, October 12th

Starter 10.12: What examples have you seen of indigenous activism and/or resistance in U.S. History? (past or present...)

Here is a new one from yesterday.


FINISH FILM? Where were we?


DISCUSS FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE FILM RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT....
1. What ideology did European explorers bring with them to the Americas? What were their values and their motivations?
2. How did it differ from the ideology of the indigenous peoples that inhabited the lands? (What do we know about this? How do some indigenous belief systems differ from "Western" ones?)
3. Why were these ideologies in conflict?
4. How do we see these ideological conflicts manifest in modern times? Can you think of other examples beyond the Cochabamba protests?

What other questions do you have that will help you write the TEA paragraph? The questions again....
1. How does this film juxtapose historical events to make ideological connections across time? What are these connections? (How can we view “La Conquista” on the same ideological timeline as the events in Cochabamba in 2000? See Wikipedia links below if you want to expand your knowledge of La Conquista and/or the Cochabamba protests.) 2. Why is this film called Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain)? What does this have to do with the ideological conflict portrayed in the movie?

Reading: Chapter 1, A People's History of the United States
THREE CHOICES!
2. Printed hard copy of the chapter
3. Borrow a copy of A Young People's History (modified! easier!)
ANSWER QUESTIONS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM (due Thursday)
1. What are some things you learned from this chapter that you didn't know before? What is surprising, interesting, disturbing?
2. In Chapter 1, Zinn reveals to us his A People's History's approach/bias. What is this approach? What is Zinn's goal as a historian? Can you find a quote that feels like the "thesis" of the work? If not, summarize what you think it might be.
3. A People's History of the United States is one of the history sources that is up for debate in the current controversy about how US History should be taught (President Trump mentioned Zinn by name in the speech he gave announcing the 1776 Commission). Why do you think this source is controversial? Do you think it should be avoided by history teachers?

HONORS:
Let's check in!

FILM RESPONSE DUE TONIGHT at midnight