Dangerous Stereotypes: January 11, 2018

Focus: What stereotypes dictate the narrator's world in Invisible Man?

1. Warming up with Academic Vocabulary, Unit 1 (5-10 minutes)

2. Viewing part of Ethnic Notions to gain an understanding of the danger and depth of black stereotypes

• Please use the handout given out in class (and also linked HERE) to help you sort through, understand, and apply the stereotypes presented in Ethnic Notions

3. Discussing these stereotypes in small groups and connecting them back to Tuesday's freewriting:

In the first half of the 20th century, how do racial stereotypes factor in to the following questions?

• What does it mean to be invisible? 
• In our society, who's invisible? Who's visible?
• In what ways is invisibility be empowering?
• In what ways is invisibility disempowering?
• Why is important to still be talking about (in)visibility right now, in 2018?

4. Briefly addressing your new reading ticket possibilities

HW:
1. Spend a few minutes perusing Academic Vocabulary, Unit 1.

2. Read the Prologue and Chapter 1 of Invisible Man by Friday; prepare your first reading ticket for Friday's Socratic.

• Overview of Socratic expectations and grading method
• Reading ticket possibilities