This is how I see our week:
Monday
Assigning of Praxis Project topic
"Citizen King"
Emphasis on Dr. King's Nobel Prize Speech and the struggle within the Civil Rights movement to champion voting rights. King's "move to the North"
Nobel Prize Sppech:http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1853
Tuesday
Praxis Group
"Citizen King" - working toward non-violence and addressing the War in Vietnam & Poverty
Selection of "Beyond Vietnam" or "A Time to Break the Silence"
Wednesday - Conclusion of our viewing of "Citizen King"
Review of Chapter One and Questions from King's sermons.
Favorite Songs Carried MLK Through Troubled Times
Songs inspired by Dr. King's death
Nina Simone (1968) -"Why" (The King of Love is Dead)
U2 (1984) "Pride" (In the Name of Love)
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Test #1 Review of Chapter 1 of text, notes, But if Not Sermon, and "Citizen King" (see discussion handout)
25 objective questions (True/False, Mutiple Choice, Matching)
3 Short Answer Essay related to "Citizen King"
Objective portion - Terms to know: compassion, enlightend sef-interest, individualism, hope, human dignity, free will, Original sin, personal sin, justice, grace, kingdom of God, prophet (role of), social justice defintion (notes), Jesus' Mission Statement (what Gospel & what are we called to do), "If Faith" v. "Though Faith"
Short Answer portion (Minimum 5 sentences each):
Why was non-violence so important to Dr. King?
What did Dr. King understand "power" to mean?
What did Dr. King uncover about poverty and racism when he went to the North, namely, Chicago?
Extra Credit:What did Dr. King uncover about the reality of war (Vietnam War) and its connection to racism and poverty?
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Friday - Praxis Groups
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