Zoya's SAS Blog

Should the movie Glory continue to be shown in the 8th Grade social studies during the study of the Civil Wat? Why or Why not?    The movie Glory should definitely continued to be shown. It provides a look at what life was like inside the Union army as a coloured soldier. Even though we read accounts being able to have a visual representation of what may have happened during is really nice because instead of imagining it we can think about the battles we hear about to a film. Also, the movie was interesting and really cool to watch in general.

What was the most enjoyable aspect of this assignment and what was the most challenging?  The most enjoyable part was probably the end of the project and finally being able to see my completed work and the most challenging was coming up with designs. Thinking of 12 separate designs in short amount of time is not all that easy and I really have a new respect for fashion designers.   How can colour effect the interpretation of an artwork?  If this was in black and white your eye wouldn't be as drawn to it as it is now. People can also draw symbolism from the shades of colour an artist uses. 

In what wa ys does the model reflect your understanding of the story? Refer to and integrate your summary into this response. This response should be no more than one double-spaced page in size 12 font.   “ They Called Themselves the KKK ” by Susan Campbell Bartoleti is a real-life horror story documenting the creation and reign of white supremacy in the form of an American terrorist group known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).   After the Civil War, many Democrats in the South became frustrated with the way the freedmen were using their new freedoms. As we are currently studying slavery and it’s after effects in social studies I already knew this but the description Bartoleti uses in the book gives a more in depth understanding of the feelings of anger felt by the Southern white public during the Reconstruction Era. “ In the last days of fighting, Confederate leaders warned white Southerners that if the South lost the war, the sl...