We finished screening "The Butler," and then discussed students' notes on the three perspectives and on the thesis of the film. I returned to the students their exam prep self-evals that they completed after the fall semester exam as food for thought as we prepare for the year-end exam. I also provided a handout with the remaining exam-prep info that might be helpful to them (schedule, test-taking tips, etc.) For homework, study with great focus these items: Mental Map Timeline, the timeline handout with pictures on the topic of race and slavery, and the political parties packet. We'll move on to new subtopics for study focus each day as well as have new instructional activity for the current, Modern U.S., unit.
