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How does identity influence the way people respond to events? That is the central question class members grapple with as they examine a political cartoon, read a vignette by Sandra Cisneros, watch of video of police officers discussing race, and analyze the results of a poll of reactions to the shooting of Michael Brown. The activity ends with individuals reflecting on how their identity influences their reaction to events.
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Instructional Ideas
- Begin by having individuals review the class contract and reflecting in their journals about what they saw as the strengths and challenges in the previous days' discussion
Classroom Considerations
- Requires either a projected copy or individual copies of the vignette, "Those Who Don't" from Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street
- Second exercise in an 11-lesson unit the uses the reporting of the shooting of Michael Brown as a case study
Pros
- The final journal asks class members to reflect on how identity influences their responses
- Provides links to all required materials
- Includes step-by-step directions for the lesson
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