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Slow & Critical Reading of History : Black ** History : The Un-Whitewashed...
New class
Ages 13-18
Live Group Course
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(92 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 39 weeks
2-6 learners per class
55 min
What's included
39 live meetings
35 hrs 45 mins in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. Students will need to prepare fully before each class. High-quality note taking is a weekly required homework activity.Mastery Evaluation
Class participation A key component. Students are expected to participate fully- which generally means open camera, open mic and speaking. We do not use the chat function.Letter Grade
I am happy to provide a narrative-style grade report based on the student's mastery, effort and classroom decorum. I am also able to provide an alternate grade option as need.Class Experience
US Grade 10 - 12
Intermediate Level
**An Honors-Level Course for Readers** >>THIS CLASS REQUIRES THE TEXT- PLEASE VISIT THE SUPPY TAB FOR BOOK INFO. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT LEARNERS READ ASSIGNED PAGES, GENERALLY 4-8 PAGES BEFORE OUR MEETING AND ANSWER WEEKLY READING QUESTIONS POSTED IN CLASS. WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL READING/VIDEO/AUDIO FROM TIME TO TIME<< Turns out, reading history is a community activity. It is best done slowly, with an open notebook, a dictionary, a few textbooks and, of course, Wikipedia! Sound interesting? Our classroom is actually a learning community, in which everyone bring valuable perspectives, life experiences, questions and insight to bear as we work our way through a text. Our Slow and Careful book for this class is Black AF History : The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot. It has a narrative style that feels like you are hearing about key points in American history over sweet potato pie in Big Mama's kitchen. It meanders through time like the Suwannee River- definitely not in a straight line. If you enjoy thinking about history by looking at events from several points of view and if you like to think about the cause and effect of events or people on the larger story, you will enjoy this book and our class. Expectations Learners are required to come to class prepared each time because we are doing serious knowledge work. The minimum preparation includes the following: 1. **Carefully** read the required pages, generally 4-8. No skimming! We also have additional reading/audio/videos from time to time. 2. Take notes from the reading. The notes should include thoughts/questions, a detailed list of people and events, and the main ideas of the text. 3. Choose two selections for discussion. 4. Complete weekly questions. Your decision to enroll in this class is also your commitment to the study. Our community only works if everyone arrives prepared and ready to engage. Please see the Syllabus for a week-by-week overview of the class.
Learning Goals
Students will gain factual knowledge about noteworthy events in American history to include dates, locations, and people as well as the cause and effects.Students will learn how to read nonfiction works for knowledge and critique. Skills include note-taking, fact checking and information synthesis.Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum39 Lessons
over 39 WeeksLesson 1:
Before We Begin
Why this book? Why so slow? We discuss the book, the author and if there is a need for such a work. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
The Introduction- Part One
...In which our author decides to write this book 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
The Introduction- Part Two
... In which out author explains his idea of "history, unwhitened" 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Chapter 1, Part One
...In which our author introduces us to Uncle Junior. 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents should note that this an advanced course using texts written for general audiences and/or college classrooms. This subject matter may be difficult to experience at times due to the violent nature of many experiences. I recommend that parents engage the material along with the learner whenever possible.
Pre-Requisites
This course requires a solid knowledge of U.S. or American history. Learners should have studied the major events in American history or have taken U.S. History or AP U.S. History.
Supply List
Black AF History : The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot. One dedicated notebook. Please consider purchasing your book at a Black Owned or Independent Bookseller. https://www.ebony.com/10-black-owned-bookstores-america/ No other purchases are required. ********* Our course focuses on reading the subject work, but students are encouraged to bring the materials from books and resources they have in their libraries to support conversations. Material for this course will be drawn from commonly used resources to include: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois < The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander < “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. < Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World by David Walker < Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass < “Discourse on Colonialism” by Aimé Césaire < Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself by Harriet Jacobs < “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” by Langston Hughes < “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass < Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson < “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates < The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson < The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano < Atlanta Exposition Address/Atlanta Compromise by Booker T. Washington < “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay < Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by D.T. Niane < “The Ballot or the Bullet” by Malcolm X. < The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon < “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color” by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw < “On How We Mistook the Map for the Territory, and Re-Imprisoned Ourselves in Our Unbearable Wrongness of Being, of Desêtre: Black Studies Toward the Human Project” by Sylvia Wynter < Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates < “Message to the Grassroots” by Malcolm X. < “The Negro Art Hokum” by George Schuyler < “The Black Campus Movement and the Institutionalization of Black Studies, 1965–1970” by Ibram H. Rogers < “Black Studies and Global Perspectives: An Essay” by St. Clair Drak
Language of Instruction
English
Sources
Black AF History : The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot.
We will also use Wikipedia for additional information.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Bachelor's Degree in History from Hampton University
I am excited to bring this class to Outschool. In addition to my education- my undergraduate (History- Hampton University) and graduate (U.S. History- Southern Methodist University) and my classroom experience (teaching college lower-division level African-American History) I also bring a wealth of interdisciplinary study and experiences to this space. I look forward to sharing my passion for understanding African American experiences through history, literature, music, cinema, food, sport, and institutions. Reviews
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