May Assignments

Continue responding to letters from Women Prisoners. Prepare for Public Conversation

Readings: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated by Nell Bernstein

Watch: Michelle Alexander in conversation with Bill Moyers (2014)

Watch:  The future of race in America: Michelle Alexander at TEDxColumbus


Lecture Topics for Discussion: 
1. We will look at the argument forms: Rogerian and Definition, Aristotelian and Toulmin

2. Talk about Fallacies. Make of list of fallacies connected to the theme of incarceration and women.

3. Look at Induction and Deduction.

4. Start developing scenes and dialogues for performance.

Peformances:
June performances (3): Skyline, public library or community center, prison.


Proposal for May-June

Monologues – Awele & Wanda

• Storytelling

• Ensemble Building

• Writing

• Dramaturgy

• Poetic Gesture

• Page to Stage Rehearsal Process

• Performance

Performance & Civic Engagement – Skyline Drama Students

• School Community

• Public Library

• Juvenile Justice Center

• Women’s Facilities