Video analysis

View the video "A Class Divided" by clicking on the link below.  After viewing the video complete the  " A Class Divided - Reaction Questions".  There are a total of 10 questions. Refer to the course calendar for the due date and time.  This video is a thought provoking message.  Your reaction to the questions  will require you to think outside of the box with detailed responses.

• Video Link:  Google http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/ video

What features did Elliott ascribe to the superior and inferior groups and how did those characteristics reflect stereotypes about blacks and whites? How did Elliott's discrimination create no-win situations for those placed in the inferior group? How did she selectively interpret behavior to confirm the stereotypes she had assigned? It's easy to understand why third-graders might not refuse to obey their teacher, but when the exercise is done with the prison guards, why don't any of the adults object? At recess, two of the boys from different groups get in a fight. Elliott asks the one who was teased if responding with violence made him feel better or made the teasing stop. What does the answer suggest about the use of violence as a political strategy? At the time, who was using violence for political purposes and why? How is the blue eyes/brown eyes exercise related to the Sioux prayer, "Help me not judge a person until I have walked in his shoes"?  What did you learn? What scene or scenes do you think you'll still remember a month from now and why those scenes? Did any part of the film surprise you? Do you think someone of a different race, ethnicity, or religion would also find it surprising?      

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