Pete Yob - May 21, 2025 Module 1, Step 5 - Strategy Application Blog - Class Strategy Blog

 Module 1, Step 5 - Strategy Application Blog - Class Strategy Blog

The text I chose for the class strategy blog exercise was a New York Times Article dates July 9, 2021 (updated November 8, 2021), titled Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue at Center of White Nationalist Rally.

The link to this article is: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/us/charlottesville-confederate-monuments-lee.html

The strategy I used for this exercise was in the form of an anticipation guide.

I first read the article and identified the major concepts in the reading, which included:

• The reasons for the placement of the statute in Charlottesville in the 1920s;
• The issues on both sides about the removal of the statue at this time; and,
• The Government's role in making and implementing this decision.

I then considered my students prior knowledge of this issue.  I would predict that some of my students are aware of the disputes over the removal of civil war statues, monuments, and flags.  There are current news articles on this new Presidential Administration questioning the removal of Civil War memorial statues and names (such as those given to some US military bases).  

Finally I wrote 10 statements pertaining to the reading that are relevant to the major concepts and not isolated facts.  I then narrowed these 10 down to 7 statements.

My anticipation guide and answers to the assignment questions follow: