The famous "White Stag" building sign in downtown Portland. Photo taken over Winter Break, 2015.
It is a busy last week before finals week! Here's what happened in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Soundtrack: "Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey and Cedric Gervais. Selected for today because it is almost summer, but we unfortunately still have plenty of work to do for finals! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 6/12/17:
News Brief – Sofia
Finish S+L Presentations
Lift Ev'ry Voice
Discussion
Homework: Read the blog. Continue studying for finals! Next news brief: Syd.
News Brief: Sofia had the news brief today and selected an article about this story: CNN.com - Trump's new world order. We watched a bit of this video before moving on to check in about what we have been up to outside of class.
Finish State and Local Presentations: We completed this in class today! Thanks to everyone for your effort on this. If you have not already, please submit an electronic copy of your paper on Google Classroom, or a physical copy to me in person, by the end of this week.
Lift Ev'ry Voice/Discussion: As I tried to point out today, there is a LOT of history in our own community of racism, that I think students do not typically know about. But, there is a reason that Portland is one of the whitest major cities in the United States. A few links for curious students to check out:
I also wanted to be sure that we talked about the laws that prevented people of color from owning property in places like Lake Oswego and throughout Oregon. Here is an example:
We also watched the first 4 minutes or so of this video, to help set the stage for the main documentary we wanted to show in class:
Lift Ev'ry Voice: For the rest of class, we started watching an excellent recent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice, and ended class about 38 minutes in. If you want to watch again, share, or get caught up, it is here:
Here is the worksheet that goes along with the documentary:
I think it is super important that we understand our own history regarding race in Portland, especially as I think there are some common assumptions that are just not true. As such, I was glad to see that almost everyone was glued to this in class. Thanks for your focus and willingness to learn about our own history! We will finish this next class and then prepare for the final!
I also wanted to be sure that we talked about the laws that prevented people of color from owning property in places like Lake Oswego and throughout Oregon. Here is an example:
We also watched the first 4 minutes or so of this video, to help set the stage for the main documentary we wanted to show in class:
Lift Ev'ry Voice: For the rest of class, we started watching an excellent recent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice, and ended class about 38 minutes in. If you want to watch again, share, or get caught up, it is here:
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