Introduction
Race, culture and religion are often used interchageably but there are distinct differences.
Do you know what those differences are?
Task
In this unit you will explore race, culture and religion, provide definitions and examples of each, complete a reflection activity and choose one subcategory to share with the group.
You can choose to share a one page written paper, picography, presentation, poem, panting or any other means that exhiibit your creative understanding of the concept. You can choose any race, culture or religion to bring to the group at large; however, your presentation must be FACT based with creditable sources (no Wikipedia) and sources MUST be documented. If you need examples or ideas PLEASE SEE ME!!!
This is a 3 part assignment (1) definitions and examples (2) complete the Mirror Activity (3) creative expression of one race, culture or religion of your choosing.
Process
- Read the article Culture Observation https://hubpages.com/education/Culture-Observation
- Watch the Youtube clip What is Religion?
- Complete the Race the Power of an Illusion activities and post your results http://www.pbs.org/race/001_WhatIsRace/001_00-home.htm
- Complete the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall exercise
- Reflective activity of your choosing
Evaluation
Assignment |
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Conclusion
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Please answer the following questions
1. When I look in the mirror each morning I see…
2. Who are my people? What do we see in the mirror?
Keeping in mind that diversity includes (but is not limited to) race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, physical and mental ability, language, education, occupation, nation of origin, etc., please answer the following questions.
3. If I had to describe myself in four words I would say that I am a:
____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
4. One experience that I have had that helped me to form this description of myself was:
5. One thing about being a ________________________________ that makes me proud is: