ALICE MOVIE: :Lessons to Be Learned from It

ALICE MOVIE: :Lessons to Be Learned From It

By Quincy Stewart

​Slavery Still Occurs in the World....

​Slavery Has Many Forms....

Kept from the rest of the world, it is still possible to enslave someone, even today! ​

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​Let's Research a Bit...

In your Group, look up places where modern-day slavery occurs. You may be surprised (or not) at where it still happens the most!

Google Modern-day Slavery​.

Take 10 minutes and let's hook back up to discuss!​

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Video Response

Do you think Slavery could happen to people in the Detroit area? Why? Why not?

How many forms of Slavery are there? Is it just the kind we have been reading and studying about as from 1619 to 1865?

Open Video Recorder

In what ways can education help free someone from Slavery?​

​LEARNING​

​Take A Look At This Image

​​What does this image say to you?

Alice is based on a real-life story!

​Please take good notes and discover facts!

​Alice is inspired by the very real-life history of Black Americans who remained enslaved after the Emancipation Proclamation. One major example of 20th century enslaved people is the case of Mae Louise Walls Miller, an enslaved woman who wasn’t granted freedom until 1963.

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As We Watch Alice, Think About:

​These Four Things:

1. What does being able to read do for oppressed People?

2. What does Alice do in her situation to cope with the cruelty of Slavery?

3. What points are being made by the filmmaker to Black People?​

4. ​What role does Common (Frank) play in the story?

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Open Ended

Now, Listen to short clips from the soundtrack of ALICE....What Song Appeals to You? Why? Is it the lyrics? The beat? What instruments do you hear? Based on what we have learned the past few days about music theory, do you hear where there are whole, half, quarter, or eighth notes? Who wrote and/or performed these songs?

https://www.tunefind.com/movie/alice-2022

• Take Notes

• Pay Attention

• Lean Into the Story for the Key Points

• Put yourself in Alice's position

• What role does Common (Frank) play in the story?