Standard
HS.SP1.1: Evaluate how events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader contexts.
Learning Target
I can analyze how the creation of the American Republic was shaped by the unique circumstances of time and place.
HS.SP1.1: Evaluate how events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader contexts.
Learning Target
I can analyze how the creation of the American Republic was shaped by the unique circumstances of time and place.
Listen to the first part of the podcast (00:00–02:44), Eboo Patel on Collaborating across Differences. Then use the questions below for discussion.
Listen to the second half of the podcast (2:44–8:02) as Patel tells the story of Ruth Messinger’s experiences in Oklahoma in the 1960s. Then use the questions below for discussion and reflection.
Hand in to Mr. Wince (use a half piece of paper and please copy the questions)
1. Using 3-5 sentences, what did you learn from going through this activity?
- How does Patel define democracy? How does he define diversity?
- Why is religion an especially powerful kind of difference? What do you think Patel means by “matters of ultimate concern”?
- Patel says that in a democracy, people “get to make their personal convictions public.” What might that look like? What are some of the benefits and challenges of living in such a society?
Listen to the second half of the podcast (2:44–8:02) as Patel tells the story of Ruth Messinger’s experiences in Oklahoma in the 1960s. Then use the questions below for discussion and reflection.
- Who is Ruth Messinger, and what was she doing in western Oklahoma?
- What were some of the key differences between Messinger and other people in the community where she was working?
- How did she find allies in her work to improve foster care and child welfare? What did she see in the small churches in her neighborhood? What did she recognize about them that might not have been obvious at first glance? What do you think her allies in the community might have seen in Ruth?
- How would you evaluate the approach Messinger took to collaborating with people who had very different beliefs about “fundamental things”? What is gained in her approach? Is anything lost?
- Can you imagine using Messinger’s approach to find allies and work for the common good in your community? What might that look like?
Hand in to Mr. Wince (use a half piece of paper and please copy the questions)
1. Using 3-5 sentences, what did you learn from going through this activity?