Ethnic Studies Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Kimberly Young
- Term
- Spring
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Past Assignments
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Extra Credit Opportunity: Read the article and write a thorough one-paragraph overview. Also, write 1 level-1 question, 1 level-2 question, and 1 level-3 question.
Due by Friday, June 7 at the beginning of class.
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The Sentencing Project: https://www.sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/
Two Statements per statement based on the statistics: “Something I know… ”, “Something I believe… ” and “Something I wonder...”
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- Finish parts 1 & 2 of the Chumash activity https://docs.google.com/document/d/125IlKYi9eDMgqPrJJIgPWEutoPefLPoF8nu1eVnL0zI/edit?usp=sharing
- Work on Race in America project due at the end of class on Friday, May 31st.
- Check your grade! Submit any missing assignments asap!
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Google Survey: https://forms.gle/1Egd2H5o7oYTpNCQA
Native Peoples in Southern California Assignment:
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Link to supporting information for
Blackhorse: Do You Prefer ‘Native American’ or ‘American Indian’? 6 Prominent Voices Respond. Activity
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15vwuUTuV4BfppFWMJUPhKmNigryNiCp_mo7eETFAzak/edit?usp=sharingAlso, my apologies for the typo on your graphic organizer. It should say "rationale" not "rational."
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Race in America Project
If your creative element includes an artist statement, please make sure that it includes:
- Clearly explains important parts of the artist’s background or the art piece itself.
- Explains how the art answers project question or frames how the artist wants the audience to understand the piece.
- Is neat and free of written errors.
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1. Directions from the cycle of liberation poster from Thursday's class. (Based on the Reading The Cycle of Liberation)
- Write each step in the Cycle of Liberation on your poster.
- Describe each step in your own words under the heading.
- Draw a visual representation of each step of the cycle.
2. Once your group finished the poster, please turn it into the sub and begin reading your chapter for the Race in America project. (The textbook is attached.) Take notes on a separate sheet of paper as you read.
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Which reading is of interest to you? Look through the table of contents and select a chapter that sounds interesting to you.
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Cultural Appropriation Wrap-up: https://forms.gle/VmAVh1MusqBoPuAy6
Video for the wrap-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEz8-oywKUk
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Examples of Asian-Americans Resisting Oppression:
https://medium.com/@tseng.putterman/8-asian-american-movement-stories-from-2017-f1c04f51fb18
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Asian American Treatment in the United States
Reading 1
Reading 2
Image 1
Image 2
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Google Folder: Cultural Appropriation Readings
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Cultural Appropriation Questions:
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Sorry, I am missing class today, I am at home sick.
1. Please take this survey during the announcements: https://goo.gl/forms/W3tqEavEH31eF9oI2
2. Assignment #14 Liberation Journal Assignment
Think of a factor in your life that is oppressing you or that hinders you from living your full existence. What does liberation from this factor feel like? What does liberation look like? What would need to change for you to achieve this liberation? (3/4 to 1 page)
3. You also have a group quiz and you may use your notebook as a resource.
4. If you have any time remaining in the period, finish up your timelines. They are due at the beginning of class on Monday.
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Assignment 12
- Find a new partner according to your conversation tracker
- Figure out who will read which chapter
- Find the article overview template, you will complete the overview for the chapter that you are assigned to read.
- You will have the entire class period on Wednesday to read
- You must have the chapter read by the beginning of class on Thursday
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What kind of Resistance did Ona Judge display? Add her acts of resistance and the type of resistance to your semantic map.
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Current Event Assignment attached - I am sorry if the directions are confusing. You have time to read them over more than once if you need to. Once you have completed your current event, you are welcome to finish Resistance to Enslavement or complete work for another class.
See you on Monday!
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Good Morning!
For today's class please complete the following assignments:
- Four I’s of Oppression - Read (in your groups or with a partner) and take notes in your notebook about the main points of the 4 I's of Oppression. The reading is attached.
- Comprehension and Connection Questions - Answer questions in complete and thoughtful sentences in your notebook under your notes from the reading.
- Think about everything that you know about the system of American slavery. Make specific connections to slavery and each of the 4 I's of oppression.
- What do you know about resistance to the system of enslavement? Have a conversation with your group and capture anything that you know about resistance and revolt in bullet points. Try to come up with at least 5 ideas or historical facts to write in your notebook.
- William Henry Singleton Video - Ask the sub for the “Worksheet for Watching Boy Runaway Video.” Watch the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc8gQzxi1Y) and answer the questions. You may use headphones if you brought them to class. If not, you can watch the video with closed captions on.
Cool! See you all on Wednesday. We will move from oppression into resistance towards liberation.
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Definition of Ethnicity
Ethnicity denotes groups, such as Irish, Fijian, or Sioux, etc. that share a common identity-based ancestry, language, or culture. It is often based on religion, beliefs, and customs as well as memories of migration or colonization (Cornell & Hartmann, 2007).
Ethnicity denotes groups, such as Irish, Fijian, or Sioux, etc. that share a common identity-based ancestry, language, or culture. It is often based on religion, beliefs, and customs as well as memories of migration or colonization (Cornell & Hartmann, 2007).
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Towards a more inclusive America...
As we read through the bill think of 3 "I wonder" statements connected to this new legislation.
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Please make sure that you have listened to The Sentence on Uncivil by the start of class on Thursday. Link to the podcast: https://www.gimletmedia.com/uncivil/the-sentence
Also, please complete an Article Overview for the podcast episode by the start of class on Thursday.
You will also need to leave your notebook to be graded on Thursday at the end of class.
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We/They Video Questions:
Content (just discuss, no need to write these answers down)
- According to Dr. Appiah, from where does the need for categorization originate?
- Where does the insiders and outsider mentality originate?
- What are some of the consequences of the insiders and outsider mentality in our complex society today?
Connections (with a piece of information presented in the clip…) - Please write your answers to these questions in your notebook before you discuss them as a small group
- What did you hear?
- What do you think about that?
- What does it make you wonder?
Glossary to use to define terms:
Race a Survey Class Data: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TbaDQ6Mx-wLQ8MZBEBLB0ixXShLJysKyq1Dsi0-x4mo/edit?usp=sharing
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For Friday's Socratic Seminar you will need to have 4 level questions:
- (2) Factual questions (level one) can be answered explicitly by facts contained in the text.
- (1) Inferential questions (level two) can be answered through analysis and interpretation of specific parts of the text.
- (1) Philosophical aka Universal questions (level three) are open-ended questions that are raised by ideas in the text. They are intended to provoke a discussion of an abstract idea or issue.
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Link to Week 1 Reading Assignment: https://goo.gl/forms/BmHycLiwEYzggSSg2
Link to Socratic Seminar Reflection: https://goo.gl/forms/PgNIScuzPlsGcVbm1
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Examples of dominant and counter-narratives
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Hello Ethnic Studies Scholars,
After you complete the two "worksheets" take a 60-second brain break and grab a computer. It is time to tap into your creativity. You are going to make a mood board (an electronic collage) in response to the question: What is Ethnic Studies? There are more instructions and two general examples of mood boards attached. Good luck!
Please email the mood board to me ([email protected]) after it is complete.
See you tomorrow!
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Curated sources to help you with definitions and dominant and counter-narratives about the migrant caravan and border wall.
- There is a blog below that defines Dominant and Counter-Narratives
- Wikipedia also has relatively strong definitions: Narrative, dominant narrative, and counter-narrative
- Video about how El Salvador (and Central America) became dangerous:
- Podcast: Is there a humanitarian crisis at the border?
- President Trump's address about a humanitarian crisis:
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers an impassioned response to President Trump's address:
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Ethnic Studies Assignment #1
You have about 10 minutes to purposefully skim 2 articles and take brief notes on the migrant caravan. You need to be able to talk for about 4 minutes about the situation and the people in the migrant caravan outside of Tijuana.
Article 2: Migrants in Tijuana Know Trump Doesn't Want Them. They Aren't Giving up. ~ New York Times
Article 3: 'I don't want to go back': what's next for the Central American migrant caravan?