We took some context notes about 12 Years A Slave on the back of the note page that was distributed Tuesday, then we took analysis notes on the four prompts on the front side of the note page while viewing the following excerpts of the film: scene 8 through when the plantation owner's wife speaks to Eliza when Eliza is in the wagon; scene 12 through when the plantation owner's wife turns her back to Platt/Solomon and walks away on the porch; scene 27 through the letter burning (note: Platt?Solomon is now on a different plantation); and scene 31 through the point when Patsy is tied to the post. Note: this is a realistic portrayal of slavery; beware that younger children are not in the room if you are viewing this as make-up work via You tube, Netflix, etc. We will view the last clip tomorrow and then have a scored Socratic discussion on Monday.
