When+the+Levees+Broke

During the next several days, we will view Spike Lee's //When the Levees Broke.// Upon completion of each day's video segment, please click on **your class's** "discussion tab". Please comment on that day's video segment. You may react to what you saw, respond to a specific quote or image, discuss connections between the events in the film and our studies of Reconstruction. You are encouraged to engage your classmates in a dialogue/conversation. You will be evaluated on the thoughtfulness, completeness and quality (grammar/spelling/mechanics) of your responses. In order to receive full credit, responses must be posted by 8am.

Please note, if you are absent on a viewing day, you should not complete this "Discussion" assignment but rather complete the following alternative assignment:

Locate an article about Hurricane Katrina (use [|ABC-CLIO] or another newspaper search database). Read the article, briefly summarize it and write a response to it (be sure to include the MLA citation of the article). Responses should be double spaced and be a minimum of 1-page in length. ** They are due (printed) on the day you return to class. **