#  McCarthy Clip 4 

 



##  McCarthy Clip 4 

**Instructional Themes:** Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; responding to students; using humor to cut the air in tense discussions; learning from students

**Profiled**: [Timothy Patrick McCarthy](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/timothy-mccarthy), Lecturer on History and Literature, teaches "Stories of Slavery & Freedom" to 16 students at Harvard College.

**Clip Length**: 3 minutes, 36 seconds (1:07:17-1:10:53)

**Clip Context:**

- “Stories of Slavery & Freedom,” an undergraduate seminar with 16 students enrolled.
- This course critically examines prevailing narratives of slavery and enslaved people through careful reading of archives and primary sources that speak to the experiences of enslaved people, free African-Americans, and abolitionist allies. McCarthy uses a broad range of pedagogical techniques to facilitate generative, student-centered discussions in this seminar.
- This clip comes about one hour into the 2-hour class session as McCarthy listens and responds to students during the discussion.



 

 

 

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[Clip Transcript](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/file_url/797) | [Facilitators Notes](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/file_url/703)



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Undergraduate ](/audience/undergraduate)
- [ 2-5 minutes ](/duration/2-5-minutes)
- [ McCarthy, Timothy ](/instructors/mccarthy-timothy)
- [ Harvard College ](/school/harvard-college)
- [ Questioning, listening and responding ](/topics/questioning-listening-and-responding)
- [ Using humor ](/topics/using-humor)
- [ Challenging content ](/topics/challenging-content)