Good afternoon! This week, we’re going to touch on Watergate. Because of the ongoing demonstrations in Minneapolis and around the rest of the country, I decided that I’d like to also talk about that this week, because what’s going on is extremely important and ties in well with much of what you’ve read about over the past month or so in my class.
Your check in this week is this: I want you to go to the following two websites, one of which shows pictures from the Detroit Riots of 1967, and the other of which shows pictures of what’s going on this week. You will use them to respond to two questions.
Links: https://www.life.com/history/detroit-burning-photos-from-the-12th-street-riot-1967/
https://www.insider.com/george-floyd-death-15-powerful-images-of-nationwide-protests-2020-5
Questions:
- From the pictures and the descriptions, and from what you know or have seen before, what similarities do you see between the two events? What differences do you see?
- What images stand out to you? You should pick at least one from each site and explain very briefly why they stood out to you.
Again, please send me your answers on remind or by email by Friday this week. Also, I know some of you guys have stressed a little about these check ins — they shouldn’t cause you any extra stress. These are just meant to be like our old bellwork and are a way for me to see how you’re doing and what you think. If you need help with anything, please reach out to me or Ms. Homayed, we are more than happy to provide you with any assistance you might need!
Have a wonderful week guys! Let’s finish strong! Stay safe! 🙂
