The "Gaps" we discussed in class:
Social, racial, age, gender, economic, relationships
Social, racial, age, gender, economic, relationships
The Flood of the Century Media Reports
-The journalist account
-The kids of Winnipeg coming together to sandbag!!!
-How are the sandbags filled?
-The journalist account
-The kids of Winnipeg coming together to sandbag!!!
-How are the sandbags filled?
"Gaps" in Society and the importance of using a critical lens
The Gap by Ian Ross: Unit breakdown
"Gaps in Society" and the lenses we see them though. (Videos of 1997 floods in context)
1. Learn about gaps and lenses and types of symbolism AND view, read, listen to multiple examples for deeper understanding.
2. Read the play, "The Gap" by Ian Ross and write a one paragraph essay that highlights one or multiple gaps from the play by explaining them through symbolic gaps created by Ian Ross.
Symbolism: Consider the following and make notes as we read: Takes these notes in your journal and you will eventually send me a picture of all the notes, questions and research you have completed as a part of the PROCESS before you compete a formal written task. (Print or use this template HERE for your own reference at home)
3. Discuss the "Indigenous Gap" in Winnipeg > Listen to/Read MacLean's, "Winnipeg is the Most Racist City in Canada" and the response from Wheeler on Power 97. (Journal and discuss)
4. Final Projects options and requirements (explanation and details to come)
a) Lenses for Deeper Learning: Discuss lenses for deeper learning and create open ended questions in the provided chart as you being to read this play. Add as few lenses as we get into the play.
b) Watch, “A Nation of Tribes”
Discuss the following questions in small groups or as a class.
-Are these social classes obvious in our community or even in our school?
-Can you really tell what “class” somebody is? What would be some indicators?
-Are social classes a negative thing in society? Create an argument for both sides.
*SHARE WITH THE CLASS and put video in the correct lens with a point form note on HOW we view through this lens.
Lenses = We must try to be subjective as we view movies, readings and events that occur in the world through a variety of lenses. These lenses often help us to gain multiple perspectives and therefor provide a better understanding for why things happen in the world that appear good or bad through the various lenses we see them through. (Read and watch the following for your own knowledge and deeper understanding of lenses.)
-8 Critical Lenses
-Viewing film and written text through Critical Lenses
Task: Put the title of the video in the lens or two you think it fits best and make a point form note on a personal experience where you could expand on a time you experienced a "gap" in social class.
* Shrek through the critical race lens: What other lenses could we use to view Shrek? Choose 2 and explain your understand using examples from the movie.
* Disney Movies through the lenses: Discuss these movies and a couple others that that could be viewed by different lenses.
3 of the most popular lenses to always consider: But...what other ones would you put on your Fab 5 list?
Feminist Lens
Multicultural Lens
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2 Sides to Every Story: Practice and Interpretation (Bias and viewing through multiple lenses)
Maclean’s Article: Welcome to Winnipeg: Where Canada’s racism problem is at its worst:
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/welcome-to-winnipeg-where-canadas-racism-problem-is-at-its-worst/
"Winnipeg is the MOST racist city in Canada" Nancy McDonald
Lets TRY to read and listen from 2 different lenses and see if it helps to build some empathy and understanding for the stance that is taken. Does Wheeler lack the empathy required to relate to his audience OR is his lens also fair to consider in his own right?
LISTEN CAREFULLY to each response and pay attention to the tone and types of questions that the Mclean's editor uses vs Wheeler's interview. What do you notice that stands out about there TONE and the TYPES of questions and comments that are being made. ARE there 2 sides to this story?
Article on racist city of Winnipeg vs Wheeler sound bite
http://www.92citifm.ca/2015/01/25/wheeler-vs-macleans-magazine/
Nancy McDonald's and Mclean's editor radio interview: Listen Here
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Symbolism: Consider the following and make notes as we read: Takes these notes in your journal and you will eventually send me a picture of all the notes, questions and research you have completed as a part of the PROCESS before you compete a formal written task. (Print or use this template HERE for your own reference at home)
Mr. Connelly (his disappearance):
The “starling” bird that died:
The Flood:
The River and the sandbags: p12 –
Eating the Dog:
Watching WWF:
Foods Eaten:
-
Using the Bathroom:
ESSAY OUTLINE OPTIONS
a) What are three different ways Ian Ross used symbolism in the play "The Gap" to present 3 different; Indigenous, gender, social, economic or intellectual gaps in society?
OR
b) How has Ian Ross symbolically represented a ONE particular gap in society in three different ways in his play, "The Gap."
Example of how to turn your point form notes into explanations that SUPPORT your evidence/examples:
Ex. Mac and Cheese = Economic Gap = “I hope you liked your dinner, Sorry we didn’t have more to offer.” (p46) = Saul is concerned that Dawn will not enjoy her mac and cheese dinner as he feels it is not up to the typical “white” or “high class” dinner she is used to eating. It likely makes him feel ashamed that he cannot provide a better dinner and may contribute to identifying himself as being, “a lower class Indian.”
Task: Use your journal to practice 3 examples of different "gaps" you have taken notes on in Act 1. (Use example above for reference)
Take notes: on the following concepts for your "film analysis" final essay or speech:
a) What are 2-3 gaps that are highlighted by the film and what is specifically said or done to convey each gap?
b) What "lens" does the director of the movie want us to view the film from?
c) What is another lens that you might consider focusing on in your paper or speech?
Examples: Feminist, Multiculturalism, Socioeconomic, Freudian lens, Marxist/social class.
d) Be able to provide specific examples from the movie you reflect on to discuss and support your gaps and chosen "lens."
Final Project - Photojournalism
8. Take a picture in our school or community and write a short feature article that highlights a "Gap" in society that interests you.
a) Give your mini-article a title and the picture you took or have a caption.
b) Introduce the "gap" topic in your article.
c) Explain the picture and at least two techniques that are used in it to enhance understanding or draw the viewers I to certain areas of the picture.
d) Conclude with what we must do as a school or society to help close this gap.
"Gaps in Society" and the lenses we see them though. (Videos of 1997 floods in context)
1. Learn about gaps and lenses and types of symbolism AND view, read, listen to multiple examples for deeper understanding.
2. Read the play, "The Gap" by Ian Ross and write a one paragraph essay that highlights one or multiple gaps from the play by explaining them through symbolic gaps created by Ian Ross.
Symbolism: Consider the following and make notes as we read: Takes these notes in your journal and you will eventually send me a picture of all the notes, questions and research you have completed as a part of the PROCESS before you compete a formal written task. (Print or use this template HERE for your own reference at home)
3. Discuss the "Indigenous Gap" in Winnipeg > Listen to/Read MacLean's, "Winnipeg is the Most Racist City in Canada" and the response from Wheeler on Power 97. (Journal and discuss)
4. Final Projects options and requirements (explanation and details to come)
a) Lenses for Deeper Learning: Discuss lenses for deeper learning and create open ended questions in the provided chart as you being to read this play. Add as few lenses as we get into the play.
b) Watch, “A Nation of Tribes”
Discuss the following questions in small groups or as a class.
-Are these social classes obvious in our community or even in our school?
-Can you really tell what “class” somebody is? What would be some indicators?
-Are social classes a negative thing in society? Create an argument for both sides.
*SHARE WITH THE CLASS and put video in the correct lens with a point form note on HOW we view through this lens.
Lenses = We must try to be subjective as we view movies, readings and events that occur in the world through a variety of lenses. These lenses often help us to gain multiple perspectives and therefor provide a better understanding for why things happen in the world that appear good or bad through the various lenses we see them through. (Read and watch the following for your own knowledge and deeper understanding of lenses.)
-8 Critical Lenses
-Viewing film and written text through Critical Lenses
Task: Put the title of the video in the lens or two you think it fits best and make a point form note on a personal experience where you could expand on a time you experienced a "gap" in social class.
* Shrek through the critical race lens: What other lenses could we use to view Shrek? Choose 2 and explain your understand using examples from the movie.
* Disney Movies through the lenses: Discuss these movies and a couple others that that could be viewed by different lenses.
3 of the most popular lenses to always consider: But...what other ones would you put on your Fab 5 list?
Feminist Lens
- Foreward by Meg Cabot
- “How does Barbie influence body image? “
- Marie Curie: Pioneering Physicist by Elizabeth Cregan
- Good Housekeeping: “The Good Wife’s Guide”
- Suggested Disney Paired Text: Cinderella, Little Mermaid
Multicultural Lens
- French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon
- Growing Up Muslim by Sumbul Ali-Karamali
- Outcasts United by Warren St. John
- Suggested Disney Paired Text: Pocahontas, Mulan
- Freakonomics
- “A Nation of Tribes: How Social Class Divides Us”
- You might also want to try this simulation.
Disney Paired Text: Aladdin, Lion King
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2 Sides to Every Story: Practice and Interpretation (Bias and viewing through multiple lenses)
Maclean’s Article: Welcome to Winnipeg: Where Canada’s racism problem is at its worst:
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/welcome-to-winnipeg-where-canadas-racism-problem-is-at-its-worst/
"Winnipeg is the MOST racist city in Canada" Nancy McDonald
Lets TRY to read and listen from 2 different lenses and see if it helps to build some empathy and understanding for the stance that is taken. Does Wheeler lack the empathy required to relate to his audience OR is his lens also fair to consider in his own right?
LISTEN CAREFULLY to each response and pay attention to the tone and types of questions that the Mclean's editor uses vs Wheeler's interview. What do you notice that stands out about there TONE and the TYPES of questions and comments that are being made. ARE there 2 sides to this story?
Article on racist city of Winnipeg vs Wheeler sound bite
http://www.92citifm.ca/2015/01/25/wheeler-vs-macleans-magazine/
Nancy McDonald's and Mclean's editor radio interview: Listen Here
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Symbolism: Consider the following and make notes as we read: Takes these notes in your journal and you will eventually send me a picture of all the notes, questions and research you have completed as a part of the PROCESS before you compete a formal written task. (Print or use this template HERE for your own reference at home)
Mr. Connelly (his disappearance):
The “starling” bird that died:
The Flood:
The River and the sandbags: p12 –
Eating the Dog:
Watching WWF:
Foods Eaten:
-
Using the Bathroom:
ESSAY OUTLINE OPTIONS
a) What are three different ways Ian Ross used symbolism in the play "The Gap" to present 3 different; Indigenous, gender, social, economic or intellectual gaps in society?
OR
b) How has Ian Ross symbolically represented a ONE particular gap in society in three different ways in his play, "The Gap."
Example of how to turn your point form notes into explanations that SUPPORT your evidence/examples:
Ex. Mac and Cheese = Economic Gap = “I hope you liked your dinner, Sorry we didn’t have more to offer.” (p46) = Saul is concerned that Dawn will not enjoy her mac and cheese dinner as he feels it is not up to the typical “white” or “high class” dinner she is used to eating. It likely makes him feel ashamed that he cannot provide a better dinner and may contribute to identifying himself as being, “a lower class Indian.”
Task: Use your journal to practice 3 examples of different "gaps" you have taken notes on in Act 1. (Use example above for reference)
Take notes: on the following concepts for your "film analysis" final essay or speech:
a) What are 2-3 gaps that are highlighted by the film and what is specifically said or done to convey each gap?
b) What "lens" does the director of the movie want us to view the film from?
c) What is another lens that you might consider focusing on in your paper or speech?
Examples: Feminist, Multiculturalism, Socioeconomic, Freudian lens, Marxist/social class.
d) Be able to provide specific examples from the movie you reflect on to discuss and support your gaps and chosen "lens."
Final Project - Photojournalism
8. Take a picture in our school or community and write a short feature article that highlights a "Gap" in society that interests you.
a) Give your mini-article a title and the picture you took or have a caption.
b) Introduce the "gap" topic in your article.
c) Explain the picture and at least two techniques that are used in it to enhance understanding or draw the viewers I to certain areas of the picture.
d) Conclude with what we must do as a school or society to help close this gap.