ANNOUNCEMENT: Names on papers

From now on, I will be taking 10% off of any and all assignments that are turned in without a name written on them.

You have been warned.

In class: Film - "Chinatown, Africa"

Date assigned
Tuesday, Oct. 30


Assignment
Watch "Chinatown, Africa" (link here).  Write 10 questions you have while watching the movie.


Due date
2nd and 3rd period - Tuesday, Oct. 30, end of class
4th period - Thursday, Nov. 1, end of class

In class: Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Date assigned
Monday, Oct. 29


Assignment
Look up the definition of "neocolonialism."  Read the prologue of Confessions of an Economic Hitman, but John Perkins (link here).  Be prepared to discuss the reading in class on Thursday, Nov. 1.  If you missed class on Monday the 29th, Tuesday the 30th, or Thursday the 1st, print out and highlight and annotate the reading.


Due date
Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning of class.

In class: Hoop Dreams 15 years later

Date assigned
Thursday, Oct. 18


Assignment
Read three articles about Hoop Dreams:

1) Hoop Dreams, 15 years later - link

2) The Great American Documentary - link

3) The death of Arthur's father - link


Then answer the following questions:

1) What is Hoop Dreams about?  How many different things is it about?

2) What issues does Hoop Dreams raise about American society?

3) How did Hoop Dreams change your perspective?  What did it make you think about that you haven’t considered before?  How did it change your thinking?

4) Of all the films we could have chosen to show you yesterday, why did we choose Hoop Dreams?

5) How could the lives of William, Arthur, and all of the other people in the film have been improved? 

6) Can poverty be eliminated?  If so, how?  If not, why not?

7) Discuss the idea of athletes as role models.  Why are athletes idolized?  Should athletes be idolized?  Why don’t teenagers have posters of scientists or writers or journalists on the walls of their bedrooms?

Due date
Thursday, Oct. 18, end of class

 

In class: Film - "Vice Guide to Congo"

Date assigned
Thursday, Oct. 25


Assignment
Watch "The Vice Guide to Congo" (link here).  Write 10 questions you have about what you see in the movie.

More info about the film can be found on the Vice website: http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-1


Due date
Thursday, Oct. 25, end of class

ANNOUNCEMENT: 1% infractions

From now on, I will be taking 1% off from your assignments every time I see one of the infractions listed here.

You have been warned.

If you need help with proofreading prior to turning an assignment in, ask me or your parents to help you.

Homework: The Congo - resources, war, and elections

Date assigned
Tuesday, October 23


Assignment
Read this article on the Congo 50 years after Lumumba's speech.  Highlight/underline and annotate the article.


Due date
Thursday, October 25