How to tame a year 9 history class…
It’s cliche, but true. Year 9 Have the potential to drive a teacher nuts. In my experience, I’ve ‘babysat’ a year 9 class full of divas and wannabe gangsters who believe having multiple peircings, nike shoes and listening to rap music makes them ‘ghetto’. They use derogatory terms to refer to eachother and think it’s cool. Never again did I volunteer to babysit them again.
Instead I thought I could educate my other year 9 class on the history of African Americans and just how derogatory the term ‘nigger’ was and still is. It was agreat unit, but towards the end, kids were over the worksheets. It was time to hear and see the real thing. The above video is from teachertube about Rosa Parks. I’ve attached the worksheet I created, the lesson plan, and the listening task. It worked like a charm.
Please feel free to use it!
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Khadija did this with my class and the way the girls responded to hearing the voice of Rosa pARKS WAS AMAZING. It truly brings historical events to life and engages the students in the lesson. Well done Khadija!!!
Lorraien White
Thank you Miss! Better still was the reaction from the Martin Luther King lessons. When the girls viewed his speech ‘I have a dream’, they were moved in way I have never seen 14 year olds moved before. They felt his words and understood the power of social change (not to mention the technicality of the great language used). Futhermore, his speech ‘I have been to the mountain top’ caused much discussion and debate about the eerie prophecy to come. The girls were convinced of a conspiracy, some argued from the God perspective, “I’ve seen the comming of the lord”, some argued the “I’m not weary about anything!”. It was a truly amazing lesson in terms of engaging with outside events and social factors at the time.
Futhermore was the viewing of Robert Kennedy announcing the death of M.L.K, and Malcolm X’s speech. They were amazed with the issues of the Civil Rights Movements, and making great links with continuity and change. So proud of their efforts. Thank you for the opportunity to teach this elective. It always has and always will change me.