{"id":5707,"date":"2021-08-13T22:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T22:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/?post_type=chapter&p=5707"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:39:37","slug":"module-13-assignment","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/chapter\/module-13-assignment\/","title":{"raw":"Module 13 Assignment: Casting Call","rendered":"Module 13 Assignment: Casting Call"},"content":{"raw":"Given the rousing success of Hamilton: An American Musical<\/em>, Broadway big shots are producing Freedom\u2019s Cry<\/em>, a new play or musical about the sectional crisis in the ten years before the outbreak of the Civil War. They have named you the casting director, and want you to select five historical figures whose perspective this production will follow through the 1850s. Once you have selected the five historical figures, you will select the contemporary people who you will cast in these roles.\r\n

Instructions:<\/h2>\r\nStep 1:<\/strong> Select five\u00a0historical figures whose perspective this production will follow through the 1850s. The producers expect that these five figures must include at least one woman, one enslaver, and one enslaved or Indigenous person. (These requirements may overlap, if you wish. For example, you may select a female enslaver.) Remember to cite your sources.\r\n\r\nStep 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Once you have selected five historical figures, ponder who you would cast in these roles. While movie or television stars might be the most obvious options, you may pick musicians, athletes, or even contemporary politicians if you prefer. Beware of making frivolous casting choices! Consider carefully the personalities, challenges, and agendas these historical figures have and ponder which modern public figures would be most adept at drawing out the drama and conflict they face in that moment of history. Just as in the musical, Hamilton,\u00a0<\/em>your casting choices do not have to correlate with a person's looks; nontraditional casting is welcomed.\r\n\r\nStep 3:<\/strong> Complete a table similar to the example below for each of your casting selections.\r\n

Example:<\/h2>\r\n
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Historical Figure\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\nHistorical Summary<\/strong><\/td>\r\nActor\/Public Figure Cast<\/strong><\/td>\r\nReasoning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Margaretta Mason from Primary Source: Margaraetta Mason and Lydia Maria Child discuss John Brown, 1860<\/a><\/td>\r\nMargaretta Mason was a northern-born woman who married James M. Mason, who went on to become a U.S. senator from Virginia and a supporter of the Confederacy. Alongside her husband, Mason was an enslaver.<\/td>\r\nAnn Dowd<\/td>\r\nDowd\u2019s work on the Hulu series The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> as Aunt Lydia shows her talent for playing stern, authoritarian characters who view their own actions in a maternal light. The Aunt Lydia character also, in the show\u2019s dystopian setting, uses religious texts sincerely, but in justification of a stratified order in society that tolerates no dissent or resistance. Like Mason, Dowd\u2019s Aunt Lydia lacks basic social rights even as she works to deny them to others.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Assignment Grading Rubric:<\/h2>\r\n
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Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPoor<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGood<\/strong><\/td>\r\nExcellent<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Five suitable historical figures are chosen<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNot all five figures are named, or are anachronistic.<\/td>\r\nFive figures are named, but may not fit the criteria perfectly (one woman, one BIPOC, etc.).<\/td>\r\nFive figures are chosen fitting the criteria comfortably.<\/td>\r\n___\/4<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
The historical import of these figures is justified<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe historical summary does not address their relevance to the sectional crisis.<\/td>\r\nThe learner provides accurate, straightforward\u00a0 biographical data to show the five peoples\u2019 relevance to the coming of the Civil War.<\/td>\r\nThe historical summary considers the nuances of the person\u2019s biography, and is more than just \u201ca White slaveholder\u201d or \u201ca Black woman\u201d.<\/td>\r\n___\/8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Casting choice justification<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe reasoning is superficial and does not consider the historic person\u2019s perspective, such as choosing someone merely based on their resemblance to an actor.<\/td>\r\nConnections are made to contemporary public figures, but in a sketchy or somewhat simplistic way. The reasoning makes an attempt at historical context.<\/td>\r\nThe justifications demonstrate historical empathy and draws from the primary source readings or textbook. Considers their worldview and can make apt connections to 21st-century public figures<\/td>\r\n___\/8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTotal<\/td>\r\n___\/20<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n ","rendered":"

Given the rousing success of Hamilton: An American Musical<\/em>, Broadway big shots are producing Freedom\u2019s Cry<\/em>, a new play or musical about the sectional crisis in the ten years before the outbreak of the Civil War. They have named you the casting director, and want you to select five historical figures whose perspective this production will follow through the 1850s. Once you have selected the five historical figures, you will select the contemporary people who you will cast in these roles.<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/h2>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Select five\u00a0historical figures whose perspective this production will follow through the 1850s. The producers expect that these five figures must include at least one woman, one enslaver, and one enslaved or Indigenous person. (These requirements may overlap, if you wish. For example, you may select a female enslaver.) Remember to cite your sources.<\/p>\n

Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Once you have selected five historical figures, ponder who you would cast in these roles. While movie or television stars might be the most obvious options, you may pick musicians, athletes, or even contemporary politicians if you prefer. Beware of making frivolous casting choices! Consider carefully the personalities, challenges, and agendas these historical figures have and ponder which modern public figures would be most adept at drawing out the drama and conflict they face in that moment of history. Just as in the musical, Hamilton,\u00a0<\/em>your casting choices do not have to correlate with a person’s looks; nontraditional casting is welcomed.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong> Complete a table similar to the example below for each of your casting selections.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Historical Figure\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHistorical Summary<\/strong><\/td>\nActor\/Public Figure Cast<\/strong><\/td>\nReasoning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Margaretta Mason from Primary Source: Margaraetta Mason and Lydia Maria Child discuss John Brown, 1860<\/a><\/td>\nMargaretta Mason was a northern-born woman who married James M. Mason, who went on to become a U.S. senator from Virginia and a supporter of the Confederacy. Alongside her husband, Mason was an enslaver.<\/td>\nAnn Dowd<\/td>\nDowd\u2019s work on the Hulu series The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> as Aunt Lydia shows her talent for playing stern, authoritarian characters who view their own actions in a maternal light. The Aunt Lydia character also, in the show\u2019s dystopian setting, uses religious texts sincerely, but in justification of a stratified order in society that tolerates no dissent or resistance. Like Mason, Dowd\u2019s Aunt Lydia lacks basic social rights even as she works to deny them to others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Assignment Grading Rubric:<\/h2>\n
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Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\nPoor<\/strong><\/td>\nGood<\/strong><\/td>\nExcellent<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Five suitable historical figures are chosen<\/strong><\/td>\nNot all five figures are named, or are anachronistic.<\/td>\nFive figures are named, but may not fit the criteria perfectly (one woman, one BIPOC, etc.).<\/td>\nFive figures are chosen fitting the criteria comfortably.<\/td>\n___\/4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The historical import of these figures is justified<\/strong><\/td>\nThe historical summary does not address their relevance to the sectional crisis.<\/td>\nThe learner provides accurate, straightforward\u00a0 biographical data to show the five peoples\u2019 relevance to the coming of the Civil War.<\/td>\nThe historical summary considers the nuances of the person\u2019s biography, and is more than just \u201ca White slaveholder\u201d or \u201ca Black woman\u201d.<\/td>\n___\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Casting choice justification<\/strong><\/td>\nThe reasoning is superficial and does not consider the historic person\u2019s perspective, such as choosing someone merely based on their resemblance to an actor.<\/td>\nConnections are made to contemporary public figures, but in a sketchy or somewhat simplistic way. The reasoning makes an attempt at historical context.<\/td>\nThe justifications demonstrate historical empathy and draws from the primary source readings or textbook. Considers their worldview and can make apt connections to 21st-century public figures<\/td>\n___\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n___\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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