Language and Identity - BOW Michelle Alexander

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This lesson contains 24 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Lesson duration is: 45 min

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America's justice system is biased and aimed at targeting poor people and POC.

yes

partly

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Jim Crow laws

The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation, "Jim Crow" being a pejorative term for an African American. Such laws remained in force until 1965.

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What is meant with "Jim Crow laws"?

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characteristics of
an op-ed

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In what ways is/isn't the article by Michelle Alexander structured as a "typical" op-ed?

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Main message of the editorial:

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Explain here why the examples of the Trump and Obama presidencies were used.

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Effect of argumentation

Read from: Contrary to what ... (p. 33) to ... becomes nearly inevitable. (p. 36).

While reading, try to answer the following questions:

What does this text make you think?

What does this text make you feel?

What (could) this text make you do?

Try to find an example for each of these questions from the text.

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What does this text make you think, feel and do?

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Main point as it is phrased here.

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Reflect on the ending of the article here, does it fit with the introduction of the article?

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comparison two text types:

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