For Tuesday 2/7/12

Read the In Group and answer Connections 1, 2, and 3 in your notebooks.

In your notebooks:

Write a letter to someone you have bullied in the past and apologize for your behavior. Or write a letter to someone who has bullied you and explain how that made you feel.

Stereotype Questions

Answer in your notebook:

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?

For Tuesday 1/31/12

Read the article "Why Do All The Black Kids Sit Together In The Cafeteria?"

ON THE BLOG, Respond in detailed complete sentences your thought on the article.

Do you agree or disagree with Beverly Daniel Tatum?

Take a look at the OHS commons during lunch. Where do people sit?

Why do they sit where they do?

Are there isolated kids -- those who seem to have "no table" and how are they treated by other students?

Do yo think her article applies to Orange High School?

How does the seating pattern in our commons relate to our identity?

Make sure you write this in 4-6 sentences and make sure to reply to your classmates' posts.

MAKE SURE TO USE YOUR SECRET NAME AND CLASS PERIOD.

Homework for Friday 1/27/12

Cover Spiral Notebooks - outside cover "how the world sees me";

inside cover "how I see myself"

Read "White Privilege" and be ready to discuss on Friday. Mark the statements that you can relate to.

Homework for Tuesday January 24

1) Choose a secret name

2) Email to gprice@orangecsd.org

a) your name

b) your SECRET name

c) cell phone number

3) POST:

Think about the title of this blog: "facing history and ourselves" Write your thoughts on what this means to you (2-3- sentences). Use your SECRET name to identify yourself. Read your classmates' post and you can respond to their comments in your post.

4) Bring back signed permission form.

5) Bring your artifact!!!

6) Copy of Syllabus if you need an extra one.

Final Project Due Friday 1/13/12

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.

Read this article in today's Plain Dealer by Regina Brett