Script on race, class and gender from the 17th to 21th centuries
Write the script for your final project.
Learning Outcomes:
Gather, interpret, and assess information from a variety of sources and points of view.
Evaluate evidence and arguments critically or analytically.
Produce well-reasoned written or oral arguments using evidence to support conclusions.
Analyze and explain one or more major themes of U.S. history from more than one informed perspective.
Analyze and discuss common institutions or patterns of life in contemporary U.S. society and how they influence or are influenced by, RACE, ETHNICITY, CLASS, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, belief, or other forms of social differentiation.
Tasks to Complete
Select 3 primary sources to use in your final screencast. Sources must be from at least two different centuries.
Select 3 secondary sources to use in your final screencast. Only one secondary source can come from The American Yawp.
Write and submit your final project draft script.
Primary sources:
Hewes, G. (1773). The Boston Tea Party. Retrieved from
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1192.
Douglass, F. (1852). What to the Slave is the 4th of July. [Speech]. Retrieved from
https://bcc-cuny.digication.com/ushistoryreader/Frederick_Douglass_What_to_the_Slave_is_the_4th_of
Blackwell, A.S. (1917). Answering Objections to Women’s Suffrage. Retrieved from
Alice Stone Blackwell, Answering Objections to Women’s Suffrage (1917)
Secondary sources:
Gutiérrez, D. (2011). An historic overview of Latino immigration and the demographic transformation of the United States. National Park Service. Retrieved from
https://www.nps.gov/articles/latinothemeimmigration.htm.
Morris, B. (2016). History of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social movements. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/history.aspx
From The American Yawp: “The great recession.” (Citation, Locke, J. and Write, B, eds. (2017). The American yawp. Retrieved from
http://www.americanyawp.com).
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