“Introduction Exercise” in “A Resource for Instructors”
Introduction Exercise
“From Jesus to J-Setting in Real-Time!”
Lesson Plan: This is a classroom activity designed to encourage students to consider possible connections between varied cultural expressions found in the Black community and to understand how these experiences may influence the lives and experiences of the young Black people chronicled in From Jesus to J-Setting. In preparation for this class, students are expected to have read the Introduction. The exercise can be completed in groups of 3-5 students (or individually for smaller classes) followed by a general discussion with the entire class. Links are provided below to three experiences from the Black community. After watching the YouTube clips, ask students to discuss each experience based on the discussion prompts!
Trinity United Church of Christ Sanctuary Choir- Call Him Up Medley
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Discussion Prompts
- Perform a quick Google search of each group (Trinity United Church of Christ, the Prancing J-Settes, and The Dance Champz of Atlanta). What did you learn about each group?
- Compare and contrast each group (such as attire, expressions, music, body movement, and demographics). How are they similar? How do they differ?
- What message(s) are being conveyed? Provide examples.
- How did you feel as you watched and listened? What did you think as you watched and listened? Why?
- How are the three experiences linked to the Introductory chapter of From Jesus to J-Setting? Provide examples.
Additional Reading Resources for the Introduction:
Barnes, Sandra. 2013. Live Long and Prosper: How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS
and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology. New York: Fordham University Press.
Cohen, Cathy J. 2004. "Deviance as Resistance: A New Research Agenda for the Study of Black
Politics." Du Bois Review 1:1-27.
Collins, Patricia Hill. 2004. Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the
New Racism. New York: Routledge.
Ferguson, Roderick. 2004. Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique.
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
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