English 10

Power and Privilege

This year, our class will be discussing the themes of Power and Privilege. We will be exploring social justice issues and how this is expressed in both literature (novels, plays, poetry, short stories etc.) and media (movies, videos, news, songs, etc.).

 

Links & Resources:

 

Civil Rights Unit

1. Research
   • Civil Rights Web Quest Organizer
2. Harlem
   • Harlem Poem 
   • Harlem Renaissance & Langston Hughes Video 
   • Harlem (Dream) Simile Worksheet
3. I Have a Dream Speech
   • I Have a Dream Speech & Worksheet
   • Video: Martin Luther King Jr’s Speech (short)
   • Video: Martin Luther King Jr’s Speech (Full) 
4. Backstreet Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar
   • Backseat Freestyle Song & Worksheet