Lesson 1: History and background

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome GM2A

- Please take your seat.

- Put your phone and earbuds in your bag.

Class rules

Don't use your phone without permission. 

Listen to each other and to me :) 

Raise your hand if you want to say anything.

Try to speak as much English as you can. 

Respect!!

Today's planning

1st hour: 

• What is racism? 
• Slavery and civil war
• 'I have a dream'

At the end of this lesson:

- You can explain how slavery influenced racism. 

- You can talk about hopes and dreams using the present simple.

What is racism?

Is this racism?

We are going to discuss three different standpoints. 

You will get a minute to think about whether you think it's racist or not. 

Make sure you can explain your answer. 

Remember to respect each other's opinion

Is this racism?

Standpoint 1: 

People of color can't find bandaids that match their skin color in supermarkets.

Is this racism?

Standpoint 2: 

Singing along to a song and saying the word n-word 

Is this racism?

Standpoint 3:

People of color are being followed in a store because they look 'suspicious'. 

Where do you think racism came from?

Slavery during the 19th century

The North: federal government, paid workers and industrial           Union

The South: local government slaves            Confederate

Slavery during the 19th century

               13th amendment.

Civil War 1861-1865.

A war between the North and the South due to the ending of slavery. 

What happend after the war?

Post slavery

1876-1964: The Jim Crow laws: a period of racism and oppression.

1896: Plessy v. Ferguson: ''seperate but equal''. 

Match the names to the different civil rights activists.

Rosa Parks 

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King 

Civil rights activists

Divide into six groups. 

Two groups (A+B) look into one activist. 

Group A: why is this person famous? 

Group A: what is their biggest achievement?

Group B: how are they different from the other two activists?

A: Who is Rosa Parks?

B: Who is Rosa Parks?

A: Who is Malcolm X?

B: Who is Malcolm X?

A: Who is Martin Luther King?

B: Who is Martin Luther King?

What do you know about
the Present Simple

Recap: Present simple

Present simple: verb or verb + s/es/ies

I,you, we, they work very hard

he, she, it works very hard. 

! SHIT-rule: he, she, it ALWAYS get an s/es/ies behind the verb

Recap: Present simple

Present simple is used when: 

always, schedules, habbits and regularities. 

She always goes to the gym. 

The train leaves at 10 AM. 

We go to school every day. 

Tim's soccer practice starts at 7 PM. 

I like to ............ (spelen) with my friends

1. play
2. plays
3. played
4. playing

My mom ............ (zwemmen) every Sunday.

1. swim
2. swims
3. swimmed
4. swimming

We always ............ (rijden) to school.

1. drive
2. drives
3. drove
4. driving

The bus ............ (vertrekken) at 9 AM.

1. leave
2. leaves
3. left
4. leaving

03:19

Do you think MLK's dreams are still relevant today? Explain using the present simple.

What's your dream?

Write down what your dreams are for a less racist world.

Think of ehat you would change snd which problems that would solve.

Write at least 125 words and use the Present Simple.

I can explain how slavery influenced racism.

1. Yes, I can.
2. No, I can't.

I can talk about hopes and dreams using the present simple.

1. Yes, I can.
2. No, I can't.

Current situation

Look at the pre teach materials and complete the homework. 

Study paragraph R1 from the wordlist.

Slaves

Raw products: such as sugar, tobacco and cotton.

Manufactured products: guns and textiles.