CAR: Book Debate 4, "Freshwater Road" vs. "To Kill A Mockingbird" (April 27

Question 1: Compare and contrast "Freshwater Road" and "To Kill A Mockingbird" focusing on their historical context and themes.

Question 2: "Black authors tend to have a clearer and more nuanced view of the Civil Rights Movement than white authors." Using the historical themes in your assigned reading as a source, to what extent do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.

You may find resources about "Freshwater Road" here and about "To Kill A Mockingbird" here.

CAR: Civil Rights Movement 3 (April 26)

Today you will finish your Sober History video scripts and work on your Final Project.

"Buttered Popcorn" by The Supremes (1961)

"Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes (1965)

"I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross (1980)

"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye (1971)

CAR: Cold War Movie Time, "Dreamgirls" by Bill Condon (April 25)

Today we will watch part of "Dreamgirls" in class, and you may watch the whole movie in the afternoon screening in Room C-20, from 4 to 6 PM.

This movie is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. It won the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing, and Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie.

For CAR 302: Today we will have a model class with another teacher, so the afternoon screening will still happen, but the part of the movie we watch in the classroom will happen on Thursday.

CAR: Civil Rights Movement 2 (April 24)

Today you will continue working on your Sober History video scripts.

CAR: Civil Rights Movement (April 23)

1. "Drunk History - Martin Luther King Jr. vs. J. Edgar Hoover"

Martin Luther King Jr. 

1."I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

2. "The Ballot or the Bullet" Speech by Malcolm X

2. "Drunk History - Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks"

Rosa Parks

1. "What if I don't move to the back of the bus?", from The Henry Ford

2. Interview with Rosa Parks, by the Academy of Achievement

3. "Drunk History - Nichelle Nichols Lives Boldly"

Nichelle Nichols

1. "Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols: ‘Martin Luther King was a Trekker’" by Simon Hattenstone

2. "Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols' Warp-Speed Visit to Dryden" by NASA

4. "Drunk History - Gloria Steinem Goes Undercover at the Playboy Club"

Gloria Steinem

1. "A Bunny's Tale, Pt. I" by Gloria Steinem

2. "A Bunny's Tale, Pt. II" by Gloria Steinem

5. "Drunk History - Judy Heumann Fights for People with Disabilities"

Judith Heumann

1. "The Dynamics of Empowerment" by Judith Heumann (Pages 15-19)

2. Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973

CAR: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

1. "The real reason To Kill A Mockingbird became so famous" by Vox: Overrated

2. "To Kill a Mockingbird, Part I - Crash Course Literature 210" by John Green

3. "Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211" by John Green

4. "Is To Kill A Mockingbird a racist book?" by Tanya Landman

5. "Reading To Kill A Mockingbird through the lens of rape culture" by Kristen Scatton

CAR: "Freshwater Road" by Denise Nicholas

1. "The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History 40" by John Green

2. "Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History 39" by John Green

3. Book review by Wendy Brandmark

4. "Freedom Summer" in the Civil Rights Digital Library

6. "Freedom Summer" by Samuel G. Freedman

CAR: Book Debate 3, "Antes que anochezca" vs. "The Price of Salt" (April 20)

Question 1: Compare and contrast "Antes que anochezca" and "The Price of Salt" focusing on their historical context and themes.

Question 2: "Capitalism is more accepting of sexual minorities than socialism." Using the historical themes in your assigned reading as a source, to what extent do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.

You may find resources about "Antes que anochezca" here and about "The Price of Salt" here. 

CAR: Cold War Crises & Kitchen Debate (April 19)

Today we will finish talking about Cold War crises, and we will discuss the Kitchen Debate.

July 24, 1959

(Doris Day in her kitchen in Malibu, California, in an advertisement for I-XL Furniture.)

CAR: Cold War Movie Time, "Hair" by Milos Forman (April 18)

Today we will watch part of "Hair" in class, and you may watch the whole thing in the afternoon screening. It'll be in Room C-20, from 4 to 6 PM.

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CAR: Cold War Crises (April 17)

Today we will talk about the yesterday's images and Cold War crises. :)

CAR 301: Final Project, Elle Conflict & Reconstruction (Due April 30)

For this project, you will create a commemorative edition of Elle magazine based on a topic from the class.

Each edition of Elle should have:

1. A cover with the proper logo and a human subject that is related to the topic, and
2. At least one 500 to 600-word article per person.

For the articles, you may choose to write either one of the following options:

1. A feature article about a specific perspective on the topic itself.
2. An interpretation of an image that represents the time period.
3. An account of an exclusive (fictional) interview with a historical figure or a character from the novel belonging to each topic where you use the novel as a historical source to explain a perspective on the topic at hand.
4. An account of a real interview with someone that experienced something in your time period.

Each team will have a team leader who will plan the magazine and make the final decisions on the direction of the design and how the topic is covered. The teams will be as follows: 

Elle Edition	Topic	Team
USA – February	The Cold War from an American Perspective	Fernanda Castro Paolette Tetsuji
Soviet Union - March	The Cold War from a Soviet Perspective	Javier Samantha Balam
Soviet Union – April	Counterculture and minority rights in the Communist world	Alejandra Elisa
United States - May	Counterculture and civil rights in the Capitalist world	Abril Ximena Juan
Mexico - June	The Cold War from a Mexican perspective	Paola Diana Villavicencio Abigail

Each team in every group has to turn in one cover per team and at least one article per person. The project should be turned in on Blackboard on Monday, April 30, 2018, before midnight. Late assignments, articles without sources, and e-mailed assignments will be graded according to the situation.

Rubric:
Cover has a human subject that is related to the team's topic, the correct Elle logo (available at this link), and at least the title(s) of the article(s) written for the project.	15%
Article has a specific main idea. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated in the introduction.	20%
Article has a development where all the elements of the main idea are explained.	20%
Article has a conclusion that justifies the main idea of the essay. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated at the end of the article.	20%
500-600 words, not including the title, subtitle, or byline.	10%
Article is visually organized into two columns with a title, subtitle, byline, at least two images, and sources at the end.	10%
Cover and article(s) are together in one single PDF file named “Elle CAR_[MONTH].pdf”.	5%
TOTAL:	100%

CAR 302: Final Project, Elle Conflict & Reconstruction (Due April 30)

For this project, you will create a commemorative edition of Elle magazine based on a topic from the class.

Each edition of Elle should have:

1. A cover with the proper logo and a human subject that is related to the topic, and
2. At least one 500 to 600-word article per person.

For the articles, you may choose to write either one of the following options:

1. A feature article about a specific perspective on the topic itself.
2. An interpretation of an image that represents the time period.
3. An account of an exclusive (fictional) interview with a historical figure or a character from the novel belonging to each topic where you use the novel as a historical source to explain a perspective on the topic at hand.
4. An account of a real interview with someone that experienced something in your time period.

Each team will have a team leader who will plan the magazine and make the final decisions on the direction of the design and how the topic is covered. The teams will be as follows: 

Elle Edition	Topic	Team
United States - July	The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era	Aranza Pamela Mariana
United States - August	The Roaring 1920s and the Great Depression	Miguel Martín
Russia – September	The Emancipation of the Russian Serfs and the end of the Russian monarchy	Ingrid Isabella Tamara
Soviet Union – October	The Russian Civil War and the Creation of the Soviet Union	Alejandro Daniel Sofía
Serbia - November	World War 1	Karla Sebastián Robledo Fernanda Maya
Poland – December	World War 2	Montserrat Luz Sebastián González
Mexico - January	Mexico after the Mexican Revolution: PRI’s regime	David Ernesto Lucio

Each team in every group has to turn in one cover per team and at least one article per person. The project should be turned in on Blackboard on Monday, April 30, 2018, before midnight. Late assignments, articles without sources, and e-mailed assignments will be graded according to the situation.

Rubric:
Cover has a human subject that is related to the team's topic, the correct Elle logo (available at this link), and at least the title(s) of the article(s) written for the project.	15%
Article has a specific main idea. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated in the introduction.	20%
Article has a development where all the elements of the main idea are explained.	20%
Article has a conclusion that justifies the main idea of the essay. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated at the end of the article.	20%
500-600 words, not including the title, subtitle, or byline.	10%
Article is visually organized into two columns with a title, subtitle, byline, at least two images, and sources at the end.	10%
Cover and article(s) are together in one single PDF file named “Elle CAR_[MONTH].pdf”.	5%
TOTAL:	100%

CAR 303: Final Project, Elle Conflict & Reconstruction (Due April 30)

For this project, you will create a commemorative edition of Elle magazine based on a topic from the class.

Each edition of Elle should have:

1. A cover with the proper logo and a human subject that is related to the topic, and
2. At least one 500 to 600-word article per person.

For the articles, you may choose to write either one of the following options:

1. A feature article about a specific perspective on the topic itself.
2. An interpretation of an image that represents the time period.
3. An account of an exclusive (fictional) interview with a historical figure or a character from the novel belonging to each topic where you use the novel as a historical source to explain a perspective on the topic at hand.
4. An account of a real interview with someone that experienced something in your time period.

Each team will have a team leader who will plan the magazine and make the final decisions on the direction of the design and how the topic is covered. The teams will be as follows: 

Elle Edition	Topic	Team
United Kingdom - January	Industrial Revolution	Eduardo Ángeles Ian Vanessa
Mexico - February	Mexican Revolution	Cynthia Daniel Núñez Santiago Avril
Soviet Union - March	Russian Revolution	Sabina Santiago Copado Elías Fernanda De Luna
Germany - April	German Revolution (1918)	Ana Fernanda De Luna Teresita Elías
Cuba - May	Cuban Revolution	Gilberto Santiago Ravelo Adolfo
Hungary - June	Hungarian Revolution	Eduardo Santoyo Diana Ruiz Alexa Leonardo

Each team in every group has to turn in one cover per team and at least one article per person. The project should be turned in on Blackboard on Monday, April 30, 2018, before midnight. Late assignments, articles without sources, and e-mailed assignments will be graded according to the situation.

Rubric:
Cover has a human subject that is related to the team's topic, the correct Elle logo (available at this link), and at least the title(s) of the article(s) written for the project.	15%
Article has a specific main idea. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated in the introduction.	20%
Article has a development where all the elements of the main idea are explained.	20%
Article has a conclusion that justifies the main idea of the essay. It has to be a complete sentence and clearly communicated at the end of the article.	20%
500-600 words, not including the title, subtitle, or byline.	10%
Article is visually organized into two columns with a title, subtitle, byline, at least two images, and sources at the end.	10%
Cover and article(s) are together in one single PDF file named “Elle CAR_[MONTH].pdf”.	5%
TOTAL:	100%