Two Town of Jasper

We are watching this film in class.

Final Identity Project - Due Tuesday 9/20/11

Final Identity Paper

The "In" Group - for Block Day

Read "The 'In' Group" and answer the Connections paragraphs 1,2,3 in Your Journals

In Group Reading and Questions

In Group Video

Homework for Monday 9/12

Interview about 9/11

Handout (page one only)

Make sure to create 3 additional questions (as noted on the handout) for your interview. One question should be: "In what ways do you think America has changed in the past ten years?"

Due Tuesday: White Privilege

Is there such a thing as "white privilege," as many writers allege? Do people identified as "white" have an unspoken, often unrecognized "invisible backpack" that affords opportunity, access, ease, comfort that people who are not "white" ("light," "tawny," "toast") lack?

Write 3-4 sentences. In addition, comment on at least one other student's blog.

When you sign your secret name, include your class period. For example: 4/5 Bingo

Tim Wise's Video

Homework for Block Day (8/31 or 9/1)

Read "The Bear That Wasn't" and answer Connection questions paragraphs #2 (What does the title....) & 3 (How does our need to be part...)

Read "Little Boxes" (page 10) and answer the Connection questions paragraphs #2 Psychologist Deborah Tannen - read only), #3 ( Give examples....) #4 (What is Wright's dilemma?) & 5 (How do Tannen's...)

Write your answers in your journal in complete sentences.

Homework for Tuesday 8/30

Identity Notebooks - Outside cover: Your Name and visuals of "how the world sees you"

Inside cover: "how you see yourself - what the world doesn't see"