The famous "White Stag" building sign in downtown Portland. Photo taken over Winter Break, 2015.
Welcome back from your Thanksgiving Break! We now have 4 full weeks together before we break for the end of the year, and lots to do! Here's what happened in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Behavior LT 2: I can manage my responsibilities as a student.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge LT 16: I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place, or region.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the role and impacts of social hierarchies.
Soundtrack: "Come Rain or Come Shine" by Billie Holliday. Selected for today because of the rainy weather over the weekend and the desire to keep a positive attitude about coming back to school! Lyrics here.Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge LT 16: I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place, or region.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the role and impacts of social hierarchies.
AGENDA 11/26/18:
Wildcat News Brief – Sofia
Oregon's Racist History
Lift Ev'ry Voice
Discussion
Homework: Read the blog. Know your grade and how to improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Dahson.
News Brief: Sofia had the news brief today and selected an article about this story: NBCNews.com - San Diego border crossing shut down after migrants try entering U.S.. This was obviously a big story and we spent some time debriefing what is going on and why. We also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class over the long weekend. It was great to rest up and relax!
Anusha was selected to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
BBCNews.com - One-minute World News
We also watched Westview Wildcat News today in class, which is available here if you wanted to watch it again:
Oregon's Racist History: 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 I wanted to show in class:
Lift Ev'ry Voice: For the rest of class, we started watching an excellent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice, and ended class about 27 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 continue to watch this next class!
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 I wanted to show in class:
Lift Ev'ry Voice: For the rest of class, we started watching an excellent documentary from OPB, called Lift Ev'ry Voice, and ended class about 27 minutes in. If you want to watch again, share, or get caught up, it is here:
Jackson Perez, homework completed
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