Wednesday, October 24, 2018

76 minutes

Learning Targets:

I can read and understand an academic argument

I can analyze cartoons for their underlying messages

I can discuss my ideas and listen to my classmates’ ideas

     1.   SSR 

     2.   Share your comments on your note-taking chart in table groups 

     3.   Read and jigsaw articles about  Pocahontas:

Trigger Warning: these articles discuss violence, sexual assault/rape, and other forms of abuse, including racial slurs. The articles with asterisks are the least harsh/detailed accounts of Pocahontas.

“The Myths of Pocahontas, Dispelled”

“Disney Exec: ‘She has to be sexy’ Historical Inaccuracies of Disney’s Pocahontas”

“Reservations about Films: Disney’s Pocahontas” *

“Revisiting Pocahontas at 20” *

“The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths versus Sad Reality”

Various excerpts about the life of Pocahontas

HOMEWORK: Finish your Pocahontas article

 ON FRIDAY, I will collect your Pocahontas chart and your Pocahontas article