Slavery and racism in the USA - 8A, 8B Vt 2021

Hardly a week goes by without news about police brutality against black Americans. George Floyd is a recent example. If we want to understand how these acts of racism are possible, we need to look at the history of the USA, the roots go back to slavery .

Purpose: 

To learn about an important part of American history and culture. To understand racism towards black Americans today you need to understand the historical background.

To understand the meaning of racism and why it exists

 To discuss racism from an ethical point of view (moraliskt perspektiv)

 

Centralt Innehåll:

"Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används."

Method:

* Lectures about concepts (slavery, racism, segregation, discrimination, Jim Crowe, human rights, civil rights" and historical background

* Reading articles about slavery and racism and the civil rights movement + watch videos

* Answering questions about the articles, in writing

* Talks and discussions about the articles, the facts as well as ethical issues (frågor)

* Individual work (reading, answering questions)/ Group work (talks and discussions in class)

 

Presentation:

* Verbal – Talks and discussions

* Written – Test with essay questions

 

Goal:

 To understand:

* The roots of racism towards african americans in the USA (slavery, Jim Crowe-laws) 

* What the civil rights movement fought for and what they won

* Central concepts:  slavery, racism, segregation, discrimination, Jim Crowe, human rights, civil rights

 

Time: Week 3 - 7

 

Articles:

African-Americans

What is racism?

Rosa Parks

 

Film: 

Jim Crow laws

Rodney King + George Floyd

Rosa Parks

 

Weekly Plan:

 W. 3 

Task 1. "African Americans"                                    

Lesson 1.

* Plan, lecture about slavery and Jim Crow Laws

* Read article, answer questions

Lesson 2.

* Task 1. "African Americans"

Watch film about Jim Crow laws, read article, answer questions

* Talk and discussion about Task 1

W. 4

Task 2. "What is racism?"

Lesson 1

* Read the article, answer questions

Lesson 2

* Talk and discussion about racism

W. 5

Task 3. "Rosa Parks"

Lesson 1.

* Lecture + film about Rosa Parks

* Read article, answer questions

Lesson 2.

Talk and dicsussion about Rosa Parks

W. 6

Task 4. "Rodney King and George Floyd"

Lesson 1.

* Watch films about Rodney King and George Floyd

* Answer questions in writing about what happened to both men.

Lesson 2.

* Talk and discussion about the police assault on Rodney King and the killing of George Floyd

* Repetition

W. 7

Lesson 1.

Repetition, prepare for the test

Lesson 2.

Written Test  (8A Thursday Feb 18, 8B Feb 19)

 

 

                                           

 

 

Uppgifter

Slavery and racism in the USA Here you find: * Task 1 - 4 * Links to films

Learning goals.docx

Task 2. Discussion questions.docx

Task 1. African Americans.odt

Task 1. African Americans questions.odt

Task 2 . What is racism.odt

Task 3. Rosa Parks.odt

Task 4. Rodney King and the LA riot - 92.docx

Links to films about Jim Crow, Rosa Parks, Rodney King, George Floyd.docx