Lesson 3.6 - Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Presentation Preparation on Foreign Countries

  • Lesson 3.6 - Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Presentation Preparation on Foreign Countries

    Learning Goals: by the end of this class you will be able to:

    (1) Understand the concept of culture (vs. race, ethnicity, nationality, and heritage) 

    (2) Understand cultures, nationalities and heritages from around the world 

    (3) Understand how to make a detailed power-point on foreign countries


    • TODAY'S SCHEDULE Thư mục

      (8:00 pm - 9:30 pm)

      • Announcements: New incentives - Assignment Submission, Warning Letters, Midterm Course Evaluation, Midterm Report Cards, Student/Teacher Conferences
      • Midterm Course Evaluation
      • Icebreaker: Crossword Review - Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Heritage
      • Group Activity: Forum - Building a Venn diagram 
      • PowerPoint: Stereotyping vs. Racism vs. Bullying
      • Presentation Preparation for group assignment, "My group trip to..."

      (9:30 pm - 9:45 pm)

      • BREAK

      (9:45 pm - 11:15 pm)

      • Video: "Stop" Short Film
      • Assignment: Short Film Analysis
      • Wrap-Up Announcements: New incentives - Assignment Submission, Warning Letters, Midterm Course Evaluation, Midterm Report Cards, Student/Teacher Conferences
      • Exit Card


    • Group Activity: Building a Venn diagram Diễn đàn


      Your In-Class Task:
      You are each going to be assigned one of the following terms:

      Working in pairs, define your term in your own words and post your definition to the forum. 

      The teacher will create a Venn diagram based on your definitions, and we will discuss this diagram together in class. 

    • Video: "Stop" Short Film Thư mục

      We will be watching the following short film: 

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      The film tells a story of Zayrek, a young, black high school student who is passionate about baseball and wants to play baseball professionally. 

      As you watch the film, please pay attention to the events that take place and how they come to affect Zayrek.


       

       

    • Short Film Analysis: "Stop" Bài tập

      You are going to be working on a film analysis of the short film, "Stop".

      You will be answering the following questions. Please write in complete sentences, check for grammar and spelling, and provide reasoning. 

      1. What sport was Zayrek (the main character) and his friend playing at the start of the film?

      2. What does Zayrek want to do after high school? Does it seem important to him? Is he confident in his abilities?

      3. Does Zayrek seem like he is a good student? Support your answer.

      4. Why do you think the police stopped Zayrek on his way home? List 3 ways black people are stereotyped to support your answer. 

      5. What do you think the police were looking for when they asked to check Zarek's backpack?

      6. How do you think Zayrek was feeling when this police incident occurred?

      7. Did the police pronounce Zayrek's name correctly? How can mispronunciation of a name be harmful to an individual with a unique name?

      8. Why did Zayrek say nothing to his mother about his police encounter? 

      9. Do you think Zayrek's police encounter would have been different if he was of a different race?

      10. Do you think Zayrek's police encounter could have been worse? What do you think could have potentially occurred?