watch the entire film of 'A Class Divided.' This is a famous experiment run by Jane Elliott after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr that examines the impact of discrimination and prejudice. The film is 53 minutes long.
A Class Divided (full film) | FRONTLINE
After watching, in at least one page, please consider the following questions:
General Reactions (at least one of these should be answered)
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?
Impact of Discrimination (please answer at least two of these, connect to book)
What did the children's body language indicate about the impact of discrimination?
How did the negative and positive labels placed on a group become self-fulfilling prophecies?
In the prison seminar, one of the white women asserts that all people face some kind of discrimination. Another woman challenges her, claiming that white people can't really know what it's like to face discrimination every minute of every day. What do you think?
Both Elliott and her former students talk about whether or not this exercise should be done with all children. What do you think? If the exercise could be harmful to children, as Elliott suggests, what do you think actual discrimination might do?
Rubric
A Class Divided Reflection
A Class Divided Reflection
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGeneral Reactions
10 pts
Accomplished
You clearly reflected on documentary's intended and unintended messaging and answered at least one question fully from the 'General Reactions' section.
7 pts
Proficient/Good
You connected information from our textbook to the documentary but could have used just a little more detail to clearly connect.
4 pts
Developing
While you provided some general reactions, it wasn't specific enough to the documentary to clearly demonstrate an understanding of the film.
0 pts
No Marks
This section was missing or did not follow the directions as outlined.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImpact of Discrimination
20 pts
Full Marks
You clearly reflected on documentary's intended and unintended messaging and answered at least two questions fully, supported by the textbook, from the 'Impact of Discrimination' section.
15 pts
Proficient/Good
You connected information from our textbook to the documentary by answering two questions. but could have used just a little more detail to clearly connect.
8 pts
Developing
While you summarized the content and reflected, this was not clearly linked to our information from the textbook on discrimination/social psychology. You were supposed to answer two questions from the 'Discrimination' section.
0 pts