Thursday, February 28, 2013

2/27 - 2/28 Class Update

Yesterday, we talked about Marcus Garvey and the United Negro Improvement Association. We read four documents about him and the UNIA, as well as answering questions. We also were given a writing assignment to answer why Marcus Garvey was a controversial figure.

Today, we read multiple poems by Langston Hughes and listened to a couple of songs by Duke Ellington from during the Harlem Renaissance.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

2/25 - 2/26 Class Update

Yesterday, we only had 7 or so minutes of class due to the assembly running into F period. We listened to Mr. Boyle while he talked about what he got from the assembly.

Today, we got in partners to read and analyze documents about the Civil Rights Movement. We got in different groups and shared what we had so we'd have he stuff for both documents.

Friday, February 15, 2013

2/14 - 2/15 Class Update

Yesterday, we filmed the drawing part of the RSA project. I controlled the camera while the others in my group were drawing, but we had some difficulty with making the camera focus stay where it was supposed to because the tripod would let us raise the camera view but not lower it. Due to this, I held the tripod at weird angles to have the camera capture what we wanted it to.

Today, we recorded the VoiceOver for the RSA project. This recording will go over the video we did yesterday. Over vacation, Mr. Boyle is going to put the finalized video together so it will be ready when we go back to school.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

2/6 - 2/7 Class Update

Yesterday, we finished the PowerPoint notes about the response to the Fifteenth Amendment, which we focused on the Civil Rights Cases and the Jim Crow Laws, which allowed for segregation of public places and transportation.

Today, we talked about sharecropping. At first, the contracts for sharecroppers seemed to be fair, but upon further investigation, there was no way for sharecroppers to get out of it and pay off their debt, which made it very similar to slavery.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

2/4 - 2/5 Class Update

Yesterday, we took PowerPoint notes on the response to the Fifteenth Amendment. The government passed the Enforcement Act of 1870 and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 due to the response by the South. We then looked at the Civil Rights Cases from 1883.

Today, we decided if treating people equally means treating them the same. It was decided that to treat people equally, they have to be given the same opportunities, even if it's unequal conditions that get them there. Also, treating people equally is proportional to their conditions. For example, if two people went to the doctor with headaches and one had a brain tumor while the other had a regular headache, equal treatment would be proportional to their condition. We also talked about the Plessy v. Ferguson case.