Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Police Brutality in SC
Yesterday's video of a South Carolina high school student being subdued by a campus security officer has gone viral. Read the article about it published on Salon today. See the video here.
Post a response to the article on your blog. What was your reaction to the video? To the article? Is there such a thing as "white privilege"? Is the author implying that all white people are racist? Are they? What responsibility do white people have in this incident and others like it, if any?
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Derogatory Language in Literature
Check out this blog on a website devoted to teaching tolerance. The N Word: To Teach or Not to Teach?
We are going to read the book Blood Done Sign My Name this semester. This book contains many derogatory references to African Americans. Should students read books with this word in them? How does it make you feel when you read to yourself? How does it make you feel when you hear parts of this book read out loud? Should books like this be banned? Should the word be replaced?
Read this article which talks about using the N word as well.
Do you agree with the authors of these blogs? Why or why not?
Your post should be approximately 250-350 words)
We are going to read the book Blood Done Sign My Name this semester. This book contains many derogatory references to African Americans. Should students read books with this word in them? How does it make you feel when you read to yourself? How does it make you feel when you hear parts of this book read out loud? Should books like this be banned? Should the word be replaced?
Read this article which talks about using the N word as well.
Do you agree with the authors of these blogs? Why or why not?
Your post should be approximately 250-350 words)
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Strengths and Weaknesses
All writers have strengths and weaknesses. Reflect on the aspects of writing that are easy or fun for you and on those that you find difficult. Identify at least two strengths and two weaknesses and explain how/why you find these aspects of writing to be your talent or shortcoming.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Welcome
Welcome to DRE 098!
The purpose of this course is to provide you with the necessary skills to prepare you for college-level reading, writing, and thinking. These three skills will be developed over the next eight weeks. I will be teaching you strategies to improve these skills, but you should be aware that the only way you will get better at them is, in fact, to read, write, and think.
All of the coursework that you complete will be centered on the theme of Race Relations. This topic covers a wide variety of issues, many of which may expose difficult or uncomfortable feelings. People develop their belief systems or personal values based on two primary factors: social influences (including family, culture, religion, education, economic status) and experience. The beliefs and values that each of you brings to the conversation will help illuminate the variety of perspectives that exist about these issues. I challenge you to include, along with your personal influences and experiences, an open mind and heart as we embark on this journey together.
I am also excited to announce that this semester we will join many other classes in reading a non-fiction book. We will read Blood Done Sign My Name, by Timothy B. Tyson.
The next eight weeks will be interesting and challenging.
I look forward to meeting each of you on October 19!
The purpose of this course is to provide you with the necessary skills to prepare you for college-level reading, writing, and thinking. These three skills will be developed over the next eight weeks. I will be teaching you strategies to improve these skills, but you should be aware that the only way you will get better at them is, in fact, to read, write, and think.
All of the coursework that you complete will be centered on the theme of Race Relations. This topic covers a wide variety of issues, many of which may expose difficult or uncomfortable feelings. People develop their belief systems or personal values based on two primary factors: social influences (including family, culture, religion, education, economic status) and experience. The beliefs and values that each of you brings to the conversation will help illuminate the variety of perspectives that exist about these issues. I challenge you to include, along with your personal influences and experiences, an open mind and heart as we embark on this journey together.
I am also excited to announce that this semester we will join many other classes in reading a non-fiction book. We will read Blood Done Sign My Name, by Timothy B. Tyson.
The next eight weeks will be interesting and challenging.
I look forward to meeting each of you on October 19!
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