Overview of Week:
When we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we often remember his dream that all of us would be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. Sometimes we forget that Dr. King was criticized significantly for his social justice work. This week, you will read Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, a piece that is a profound statement on what he saw as the barriers to racial justice that went far beyond a simplistic analysis. Is there some level of complex analysis required of us today as we continue to struggle for racial justice? What would that analysis look like? How can the liberal arts, a women-centered perspective and Catholic Social Teaching inform how we consider the question: What are the needs of our time concerning racial justice?
Last week, we focused on community involvement as individuals. This week, you will work for community and justice with a group--your learning community.
This module will address the following objectives:
We will address the following outcomes this week:
Introduction to Learning Video
When we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we often remember his dream that all of us would be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. Sometimes we forget that Dr. King was criticized significantly for his social justice work. This week, you will read Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, a piece that is a profound statement on what he saw as the barriers to racial justice that went far beyond a simplistic analysis. Is there some level of complex analysis required of us today as we continue to struggle for racial justice? What would that analysis look like? How can the liberal arts, a women-centered perspective and Catholic Social Teaching inform how we consider the question: What are the needs of our time concerning racial justice?
Last week, we focused on community involvement as individuals. This week, you will work for community and justice with a group--your learning community.
This module will address the following objectives:
- Become an active member of the St. Catherine University community of scholars
- Develop critical and reflective judgment using various perspectives from liberal arts traditions, women-centered scholarly work and Catholic Social Teaching
- Develop excellent reading, critical thinking, writing and speaking skills
- Claim your education
We will address the following outcomes this week:
- Apply an understanding of social justice, as an active member of the St. Catherine community of scholars, with a particular focus on dismantling systemic racism
- Apply excellent critical thinking, critical reading and scholarly writing skills (including excellence in sentence level fluency, organization, voice and audience)
- Lead and influence
Introduction to Learning Video
Critically Read, Watch and Annotate:
Critical Thinking Questions:
Write:
Post:
- Letter from a Birmingham Jail (read the annotated letter and listen to the audio recording of Dr. King reading the letter)
- The Structured Controversy Case Study on a current question of racial justice.
Critical Thinking Questions:
- What was the purpose of the Dr. King letter? Was he trying to persuade, explain and/or advocate? What was he arguing about systems of oppression?
- Had Dr. King written that letter today, how might it be received?
- How is Dr. King’s approach to social justice similar or different than the approach of the Sisters of St. Joseph?
- What does working for community and justice look like in the context of racial justice?
Write:
- Your RTW paragraph responding to the Structured Controversy Case Study
Post:
- Your RTW audio or video presentation under Week 13 Discussion
- Your 6-8 sentence discussion post responding to Critical Thinking Question #2
- Comment on the presentation or response of two members of your learning community
- Your RTW formal paragraph that you used for your presentation under Week 13 Assignment
