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Quiz on Nazi Readings!!!!Complete readings –due Friday
p. 183 Breeding German Race
p.193 Eliminating Opposition
p. 195 Isolating Gays
p. 201 Defining a Jew
p. 172 Taking Over Universities
p. 175 Changes at School
p. 179 Killing Ideas
Read these readings in Resource book and complete worksheet:
p. 151 Hitler in Power
p. 162 Targeting the Communists
p. 165 Targeting the Jews
Worksheets -download and complete if you don't have a copy.
Part of Shawn Berry’s defense was that he was a bystander, not an instigator. The jury did not believe that claim, but assuming that such a situation could occur, what is the responsibility of an observer to an act of racism. Should bystanders who don’t intervene be held culpable in any ways? How might the responsibility to respond be different for blacks and whites? Racist acts can range from extreme violence to a thoughtless comment or joke. Have you ever witnesses any act of racism? What did you do? If the event happened today, would your response be the same? If not, what has changed? 4-6 sentences and respond to one other post.
Part of Shawn Berry’s defense was that he was a bystander, not an instigator. The jury did not believe that claim, but assuming that such a situation could occur, what is the responsibility of an observer to an act of racism. Should bystanders who don’t intervene be held culpable in any ways? How might the responsibility to respond be different for blacks and whites? Racist acts can range from extreme violence to a thoughtless comment or joke. Have you ever witnesses any act of racism? What did you do? If the event happened today, would your response be the same? If not, what has changed?
Part of Shawn Berry’s defense was that he was a bystander, not an instigator.The jury did not believe that claim, but assuming that such a situation could occur, what is the responsibility of an observer to an act of racism. Should bystanders who don’t intervene be held culpable in any ways? How might the responsibility to respond be different for blacks and whites? Racist acts can range from extreme violence to a thoughtless comment or joke. Have you ever witnesses any act of racism? What did you do? If the event happened today, would your response be the same? If not, what has changed?
Watch this video: The Bad Samaritan parts 1 & 2 and post comments below.
Eighteen-year-old David Cash chose to walk away as his friend, fellow eighteen-year-old Jeremy Strohmeyer, assaulted and murdered Sherrice Iverson, age 7, in the girls room of a Nevada casino at 3 in the morning. He told the Los Angeles Times when his friend was arrested that he was “not going to lose sleep over someone else’s problems.”
Clearly what Jeremy Strohmeyer did was reprehensible. What David Cash did was to choose to be a bystander, not to be a rescuer or a resister in any way. One can only speculate what might have happened had Cash more actively intervened. But according to Nevada law at the time, he was under no legal obligation to do otherwise.
As awful as the situation was, I’d like to hear your views on the situation. What do you think should have governed Cash’s actions? What obligations does a person who witnesses another wrong have? Are there different rules depending on the nature of the “wrong”?
1. Were any stereotypes posted about groups or categories that you belong to? How did it feel to see them "in print"?
2. Where do these stereotypes come from? How are they perpetuated?
3. Were positive as well as negative stereotypes posted? Why should positive stereotypes be avoided?
4. Are there stereotypes for White People? Why don’t white people care about these stereotypes?
5. Where have you seen these stereotypes portrayed? television programs, movies, magazines, books? Give examples.
6. How do you think a stereotype might cause someone to act unfairly toward another person?
7. What did you learn from this activity? Is there any group that is free of stereotypes?
8. What if there were no stereotypes? Do you think people would behave differently toward one another?
9. Suppose your best friend believes that all the stereotypes about a certain group are true. How would you deal with that situation? What are some things we can do to avoid perpetuating stereotypes?
Evaluation Sheets: 30 points
LEARNING
· What information did you learn in preparing for your project?
· What skills did you develop through the activities?
· How did this project help you better understand the phrase “choosing to participate”?
· Through this project what did you learn about:
· Yourself
· Working with others, adults, other students
· Your community
· How will you use what you learned in this experience?
· What issue would you like to take on next, given the opportunity?
SERVICE
· What was the need for your service effort?
· What contribution did you make?
· How did your service affect the community?
PROCESS
· How did you and your group make decisions and solve problems?
· Were there any differences between the initial project and what you actually did?
· What kinds of challenges or roadblocks did you encounter during this project?
· What did you do to overcome any of these problems?
· What would you do differently if you did this project again?
Group Scrapbook: 30 points
1) the name of your project and the members’ names
2) Photos of your project
3) Copies of fliers, posters, and documents you used for your project.
4) Your final evaluation sheets. EACH STUDENT IS TO COMPLETE THEIR OWN EVALUATION SHEET.
5) Some type of scrapbook cover – a file folder, a clear project cover, a real scrapbook
6) Any decorations you would like to add.
