Thursday, April 18, 2013

In class/homework: Stonewall Uprising

Date assigned
Friday, April 19


Assignment
Finish watching the documentary "Stonewall Uprising" (link here) about the Stonewall riots in New York City in June 1969.

Period 5 - 1:17:00
Period 6 - 1:22:00
Period 8 - 57:30

Write a response of 2 pages (typed) or 3 pages (handwritten) to the film.


Themes you can choose to focus on if you want:

1) prohibition, its effectiveness, and its effect on society (alcohol in the 1920s, homosexuality in the 1960s, marijuana today)

2) how far we've come in the fight for gay rights, and how far we still need to go.


Due date
Wednesday, April 24

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