Activity 2 - Deep Thinking About Race

Notebook Research, Compare, Earth Placeholders, Blog

Compare census data, wikipedia, and what others say about race

 

Use the web for research, notebook for notes and citaiton, Blogger for your reflection and Earth to document place.

 

• Individual Blog

Go to your blog. Write about what do you mean when you use the word race. Read your partner's blog and make a comment their blog.

• Read & talk.

Look at the 2000 census form questions on race. US Census 2000 view page 3, read the questions about race. US Census Application The 2000 census has been revised from earlier versions to offer citizens the option of identifying themselves as being of more than one race. Discuss: When you read the census questions and answers what do you think the US government means when it asks you to identify your race?

• Research and cite the research

Work in pairs to research "race" and how this concept is treated by others from the web. Pay attention to perpective, bias, point of view from the authors you researcha and cite. Keep track of your research in your Google notebook and share the results with your team partner and teacher.

• Read, talk, blog.

We all have opinions and ideas about what race' means. To get an idea of what the English speaking world is saying the definition of race is, skim: Wikipedia. Based on your reading, what are people saying the definition of race is? Discuss the reading from Wikipedia and your ideas with your partner. Now, blog what you think race means based on your reading and discussion. For homework, comment on three other classmember's blog.

• Read & Blog Prompt:

Even though the census may now allow people to identify themselves as being of more than one race, people tend to still think in “either-or” categories when it comes to race and ethnicity. The following poetry examples of combining race and ethnicity in the US . Take turns with your partner and read aloud Yellow Woman and Aila Dinglasan . Blog what reading these examples makes you now think about race.

• Update your team page with progress on completeing this activity

 

Use Google Earth:  Cultural/race heritage map. Make a list of all the ethnic/cultural places that make up who you are. Use Google Earth and pin point all the places in the world that you and your partner come from.You can save and upload the kmz file to your team page and create a class overlay of everyone's heritage map.