Assignment
Watching Boyz In The Hood, American History X, And Scheindler's List Write 2-3 Pages Reaction Paper.
Reaction Paper Instructions
After watching (Boyz in the Hood, American History X, and Scheindler's List) write a reaction paper describing your personal reaction to the movie. Discuss how you reacted emotionally, morally/ethically, and intellectually; then describe any physical reaction you may have had, as well. What did you learn from the movie? What stereotypes did you share with characters in the movie? Were your stereotypes incorrect? Discuss them. Finally list the ways that this movie illustrates basic concepts we cover in class.
You should be able to write two pages on this assignment.
Boyz ‘n the Hood
1. How does the neighborhood you grew up in compare to this one?
• What were the kids in this neighborhood exposed to daily that you were or weren't?
• How would these conditions affect children's progress in school? In life?
• What disadvantages were they living under?
2. The grade school teacher:
• How did she feel about her job?
• How did she feel about the children in her class?
• How did she feel about the parents of the children in her class?
• Why did she take that job?
• How relevant was her pilgrim lecture to these kids? (Can you see any irony about "worshipping" the pilgrims in light of the movie, "Violence, an American Tradition"?)
• What types of stories were told in the pictures on the walls of the classroom?
3. What risk factors could you identify from the movie that relate to violence potential in children?
• Child abuse/violence in the home?
• Drug/alcohol use in the home?
• Weapons available?
• History of arrest?
• Gang membership?
• Neurological problems/learning or physical disabilities?
• Difficulties at school?
4. Who seemed to be more empathetic, the white cop or the black cop?
• What motivated the black cop?
5. What did Furious mean when he said, "There's a liquor store and gun shop on every corner, they want us to kill ourselves."? Who are THEY? Is this an accurate statement?
6. Ricky and Dough Boy's home.
• Who were the permanent members of the household?
• Did anyone appear to work? What were their sources of income?
• Who was the smartest (most intelligent) person in the house?
• Describe the relationship between the brothers.
• What role did Ricky and Dough Boy's mother play in their outcomes?
• What would Ricky's son's future be like?
7. Dough Boy.
• Describe Dough Boy.
• How was he portrayed?
• Do you think he was frustrated?
• At what age was his future determined?
• What future did Dough Boy have to look forward to?
• What did he have to live for?
• What did the American dream look like to Dough Boy?
8. Gun availability.
• How available were guns in "the hood"?
• How available was ammunition?
• How old was the youngest gun owner?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.