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Name: Class: READING

Contemporary Connections to The Grapes of Wrath

1) Watch the following video clips in class. Links are also available on class website.

A) Harvest of Shame Revisited(5:06 mins)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkV3oVn209s

B) Children in the Fields(15 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_YEet_G4sA

During Viewing: What did you see in these films that surprised you the most?- Write down any phrases, statistics, images, etc. that strike you.

Harvest of Shame Revisited Children in the Fields

2) Read the definition of social justice (from Wikipedia). In the column on the right, make notes about howthis definition connects to our study ofThe Grapes of Wrath, Harvest of Shame Revisited, and Children of the Fields

(about young migrant workers in 2008):

Wikipedia Definition Connections to Class

Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating asociety or institution that is based on the principlesofequalityandsolidarity, that understands and valueshumanrights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being

3) Read the excerpt below from SIs Grad at Grad profilea set of outcomes for which each SI studentshould strive by the end of his/her 4 years at SI. As you read, take notes in the column at the right to makeconnections to our study ofThe Grapes of Wrath, Harvest of Shame Revisited, and Children of the Fields.

Grad at Grad profile Connections to Class

V. COMMITTED TO JUSTICE

A graduate of St. Ignatius is aware of the many needs of the local

and global communities and is beginning to use his or her time and

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talents to work toward a just society in the context of Christian faith.

The graduate is preparing to take a place in the community as a

competent, concerned, compassionate, and responsible member.

At the time of graduation the St. Ignatius student will:

exercise a personal value system based on the Gospel

message and thus be able to confront the moral ambiguities

promoted by contemporary culture;

understand the connection between personal faith and theneed for commitment to a just society, and, in that

commitment, recognize the needs of the disadvantaged;

recognize the global nature of many current social problems,

including the protection of the natural environment, and the

responsibility to address these problems for the benefit of

the human community.

3) "Who is responsible?" This is the question we've been asking ourselves about the plight of these migrantworkers. Based on the book, the film, and the video clips, what kind of conclusions do you come to? What

questions do you have?

4) As a student of SI who will soon go out into this world, what does this commitment to social justice askyou to do? What have you, personally, learned from our study ofGrapes of Wrath, Harvest of Shame Revisited,and Children of the Fields? Write 4-5 sentences to fully explain your ideas.