Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
Black History Assembly Skits
This is an invitation to
the creative writing department to write a few short scenes for the Black
History Assembly, which will be held at 7 p.m. on February 4th,
The theme of the program is "Read All About it! Black hHstory and Culture Through the Centuries." The idea is to choose an article from a newspaper from a specific time in American history and project the article onto a screen in the theater. While the atricle is visible, two or three characters discuss it as though they were living through it. Each vignette should be 3-5 minutes long. We currently envision four of these short scenes.
The first newspaper article is about a slave rebellion in the antebellum South; the characters could comment on the morality of slavery and the yearning among the slaves for freedom. The second article will be about the rise of jazz culture in Harlem in the 1920's; the characters could talk about the excitement and energy of black culture and the music of Duke Ellington. The third article will be about the civil rights marches of the early 60s. The final article will be something from contemporary history; perhaps the election of Obama, or the new civil rights protests. Of course, all scenes must be family-appropriate in terms of language, tone and subject matter. We might want to take these scenes with us to elementary schools, so please keep our audiences in mind.
Please share this opportunity with interested students. please let us know by the end of the week if there is student interest. The Black History Assembly is coming up soon; we would like the scenes to be roughly finished by the 15th of January so we can cast and rehearse them. We know this is a tight timeline, but hopefully some young writers will be inspired by a chance to hear their words performed.
The theme of the program is "Read All About it! Black hHstory and Culture Through the Centuries." The idea is to choose an article from a newspaper from a specific time in American history and project the article onto a screen in the theater. While the atricle is visible, two or three characters discuss it as though they were living through it. Each vignette should be 3-5 minutes long. We currently envision four of these short scenes.
The first newspaper article is about a slave rebellion in the antebellum South; the characters could comment on the morality of slavery and the yearning among the slaves for freedom. The second article will be about the rise of jazz culture in Harlem in the 1920's; the characters could talk about the excitement and energy of black culture and the music of Duke Ellington. The third article will be about the civil rights marches of the early 60s. The final article will be something from contemporary history; perhaps the election of Obama, or the new civil rights protests. Of course, all scenes must be family-appropriate in terms of language, tone and subject matter. We might want to take these scenes with us to elementary schools, so please keep our audiences in mind.
Please share this opportunity with interested students. please let us know by the end of the week if there is student interest. The Black History Assembly is coming up soon; we would like the scenes to be roughly finished by the 15th of January so we can cast and rehearse them. We know this is a tight timeline, but hopefully some young writers will be inspired by a chance to hear their words performed.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Rattlebone Writing Assignment
RATTLEBONE WRITING ASSIGNMENT: After reading Rattlebone by Maxine Clair, write a short story (at least 4 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font) that uses setting and time in American history as background for a "coming of age" story with a young protagonist. Your story should reveal the impact this important event has on the protagonist.
Do research on your important "historical" event to provide accurate details in your story.
If you have an idea for the story, speak to Ms. Gamzon about it. If you are looking for an idea, start with your own birthday and look it up in "This Day in American History."
Background for Rattlebone
The Civil Rights Movement in the American South was a struggle for the civil rights in the modern times. It challenged the racism in America and made the country a humane society for all. Some of the popular people who participated in this movement were Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and The Little Rock Nine. The Civil Rights Movement Timeline discloses the important events in this historical movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954),was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which reinforced segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement
Civil Rights Movement Timeline1954: The American Supreme Court declared the segregation in public schools in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka ruling as unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st as required by the city ordinance. The bus boycott was launched. The bus segregation ordinance was declared unconstitutional. Segregation on interstate buses and trains was banned by Federal Interstate Commerce Commission.
1956: Coalition of Southern congressmen demanded for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings. On 21st December, the Montgomery buses desegregated.
1957: Arkansas governor Orval Rubus used the National Guard to prevent nine black students from attending a Little Rock High School. According to the court order, President Eisenhower sent the federal troops to keep up with the court order to avoid the segregation in schools. Garfield High School became the first Seattle high school having more than 50% nonwhite students.
To continue with the timeline just click on this link: Historical Timeline
To learn about key figures of the civil rights movement click here
Do research on your important "historical" event to provide accurate details in your story.
If you have an idea for the story, speak to Ms. Gamzon about it. If you are looking for an idea, start with your own birthday and look it up in "This Day in American History."
Background for Rattlebone
The Civil Rights Movement in the American South was a struggle for the civil rights in the modern times. It challenged the racism in America and made the country a humane society for all. Some of the popular people who participated in this movement were Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and The Little Rock Nine. The Civil Rights Movement Timeline discloses the important events in this historical movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954),was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which reinforced segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement
Civil Rights Movement Timeline1954: The American Supreme Court declared the segregation in public schools in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka ruling as unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st as required by the city ordinance. The bus boycott was launched. The bus segregation ordinance was declared unconstitutional. Segregation on interstate buses and trains was banned by Federal Interstate Commerce Commission.
1956: Coalition of Southern congressmen demanded for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings. On 21st December, the Montgomery buses desegregated.
1957: Arkansas governor Orval Rubus used the National Guard to prevent nine black students from attending a Little Rock High School. According to the court order, President Eisenhower sent the federal troops to keep up with the court order to avoid the segregation in schools. Garfield High School became the first Seattle high school having more than 50% nonwhite students.
To continue with the timeline just click on this link: Historical Timeline
To learn about key figures of the civil rights movement click here
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