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Topic One- Free Verse Poetry
Group Discussion Questions for the Group Teams Page:
Discuss the following questions with your group after you have watched the poem above
1. Have you ever watched Spoken Word Poetry before?
2. What was the main thing your poet was trying to express?
3. What emotion came through the most? Why do you think this was? How did it effect you as a listener?
4. So far, do you think your novel's main character would relate to this poem? In what ways?
Discuss the following questions with your group after you have watched the poem above
1. Have you ever watched Spoken Word Poetry before?
2. What was the main thing your poet was trying to express?
3. What emotion came through the most? Why do you think this was? How did it effect you as a listener?
4. So far, do you think your novel's main character would relate to this poem? In what ways?
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson One:
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
How did you feel watching this poem and in what ways did the thoughts come across better because it was in spoken word poetry form?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
How did you feel watching this poem and in what ways did the thoughts come across better because it was in spoken word poetry form?
Topic Two Bias
Group Discussion Questions for the Group Teams Page:
Discuss the following questions with your group after you have watched the poem above
1. What ways can you identify on campus or in your city that might be a challenge for someone in a wheelchair? What accommodations have you seen?
2. What what was the most powerful part of this poem for you?
Discuss the following questions with your group after you have watched the poem above
1. What ways can you identify on campus or in your city that might be a challenge for someone in a wheelchair? What accommodations have you seen?
2. What what was the most powerful part of this poem for you?
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Two:
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What are the five types of bias and the 5 ways of manifesting it that you learned in the checkology course?
How have you caught yourself exhibiting bias?
How has the Checkology bias lesson changed your views?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What are the five types of bias and the 5 ways of manifesting it that you learned in the checkology course?
How have you caught yourself exhibiting bias?
How has the Checkology bias lesson changed your views?
Topic Three Freedom of Press
Group Discussion Questions for the Group Teams Page:
1. In what ways did you relate to the poem?
2. In what ways does their experience differ from you?
3. What was your favorite line of this poem?
1. In what ways did you relate to the poem?
2. In what ways does their experience differ from you?
3. What was your favorite line of this poem?
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Three:
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What countries were you surprised to learn about the rank of their freedom of press?
What are the 4 main elements of press freedom?
Did this lesson change your perception about the importance of the press? Why or why not?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What countries were you surprised to learn about the rank of their freedom of press?
What are the 4 main elements of press freedom?
Did this lesson change your perception about the importance of the press? Why or why not?
Topic Four Assumptions
Group Teams Page Discussion Questions
1. How did this poem make you think differently?
2. In what ways did the poet use specific words to illicit emotion? Give an example
3.What poem that we have watched so far has been the one you enjoyed/felt the most moved by?
1. How did this poem make you think differently?
2. In what ways did the poet use specific words to illicit emotion? Give an example
3.What poem that we have watched so far has been the one you enjoyed/felt the most moved by?
Part One: Assumptions Activity: Click Here
Part Two: Read this article HERE
Then Watch the videos below
Then discuss the questions under the videos
Then Watch the videos below
Then discuss the questions under the videos
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Wiki Group Discussions
1. Have you witnessed examples of tropes or poor representations of disability on film and television? Describe one 2. Did the first video make you think about any interactions you have had or will have in the future? How so? 3. Do you think actors who are not disabled should be cast in roles where a person with the ability described in the script could do the role? |
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Four:
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What was the thing that made the biggest impression on you from the reading and/or videos?
What assumptions are characters making about the main character in your book? Give an example with textual evidence
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What was the thing that made the biggest impression on you from the reading and/or videos?
What assumptions are characters making about the main character in your book? Give an example with textual evidence
Topic Five Arguments
Group Teams Page Discussions
1. What was the overall tone of this poem?
2. What was the main issues they were against or for?
3. Choose a theme to assign this poem. Explain why you choose it.
1. What was the overall tone of this poem?
2. What was the main issues they were against or for?
3. Choose a theme to assign this poem. Explain why you choose it.
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Five
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What are the five types of logical fallacies that were detailed in this Checkology?
Choose one of these logical fallacies and write an imaginary social media post that demonstrates the fallacy in use.
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
What are the five types of logical fallacies that were detailed in this Checkology?
Choose one of these logical fallacies and write an imaginary social media post that demonstrates the fallacy in use.
Topic Six representation
Group Teams Page Discussion Questions:
1. What type of representation would you like to see more of on tv and movies?
2. Have there been any situations when you or someone you know has felt under represented or misrepresented?
3. What are some forms of action we can take as individuals to promote inclusivity and representation?
1. What type of representation would you like to see more of on tv and movies?
2. Have there been any situations when you or someone you know has felt under represented or misrepresented?
3. What are some forms of action we can take as individuals to promote inclusivity and representation?
.Part One: Click HERE for Street Calculous Discussion Questions. (Answer in Wiki)
Part Two: Click HERE for the news article about Representation relating to your theme. Read and then discuss (Answer in Wiki)
1. What are initial reactions to this article?
2. In what whys have you seen the issues discussed portrayed in tv and film? Try and think of some specific examples
3. How will reading this article alter the way you look out for these issues?
Part Two: Click HERE for the news article about Representation relating to your theme. Read and then discuss (Answer in Wiki)
1. What are initial reactions to this article?
2. In what whys have you seen the issues discussed portrayed in tv and film? Try and think of some specific examples
3. How will reading this article alter the way you look out for these issues?
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Six
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-What does "Street Calculus" suggest about how stereotypes might impact the way we see ourselves and the way we see others?
-What does Adichie mean by "single story"?
- What is an examples of "single stories" that may be part of your own worldview?
-Referring to article you read in Part Two, describe how you yourself have witnessed the kind of representation detailed in the article. Give an example.
-What is a "single story" that your main character is encountering in the novel? Be specific and thoughtful in your description.
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-What does "Street Calculus" suggest about how stereotypes might impact the way we see ourselves and the way we see others?
-What does Adichie mean by "single story"?
- What is an examples of "single stories" that may be part of your own worldview?
-Referring to article you read in Part Two, describe how you yourself have witnessed the kind of representation detailed in the article. Give an example.
-What is a "single story" that your main character is encountering in the novel? Be specific and thoughtful in your description.
Topic Seven Exclusion
Group Teams Page Discussion questions:
1. In what ways have you observed exclusion in society?
2. What was the poet struggling with/against?
3. Which poem has now spoken to you the most?
4. What ways do you have control or no control over exclusion in society?
1. In what ways have you observed exclusion in society?
2. What was the poet struggling with/against?
3. Which poem has now spoken to you the most?
4. What ways do you have control or no control over exclusion in society?
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Seven
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-Referring to the video above- In what ways is exclusion being shown? Do you feel it is justified or unjustified? How do you propose it be alleviated?
-In what ways is your main character excluded? Give textual evidence to support your claims
-Give and example of a time you felt excluded for something beyond your control. How did the events play out?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-Referring to the video above- In what ways is exclusion being shown? Do you feel it is justified or unjustified? How do you propose it be alleviated?
-In what ways is your main character excluded? Give textual evidence to support your claims
-Give and example of a time you felt excluded for something beyond your control. How did the events play out?
Topic Eight watchdogs
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Eight
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-Choose one of the events from this timeline from the Watchdog Checkology
https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Investigative-Journalism-Timeline.pdf
Research more about the event you chose by visiting or reading three different sources. Then write a summary that answers the following questions:
1. How much did you know about this event before researching?
2. What is the most surprising thing you learned?
3. Copy and paste a picture you found that was powerful
4. What further questions do you have?
5. Put the three resources you looked at when investigating more
6. Why is the watchdog element important to democracy?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-Choose one of the events from this timeline from the Watchdog Checkology
https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Investigative-Journalism-Timeline.pdf
Research more about the event you chose by visiting or reading three different sources. Then write a summary that answers the following questions:
1. How much did you know about this event before researching?
2. What is the most surprising thing you learned?
3. Copy and paste a picture you found that was powerful
4. What further questions do you have?
5. Put the three resources you looked at when investigating more
6. Why is the watchdog element important to democracy?
Topic Nine solutions
Topic Response Journal Prompt Lesson Nine
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-What is an issue you wish to be an advocate for?
-Who is a Powerful Voice you admire in this area? (Do some research to find a voice if you don't know. Do not cite parents, friends, relations. Look for a voice that currently has a national/global standing and power in this area. if you know someone with this strength of platform then you can use them but I should be able to google them and their accomplishments.)
-How will you take concepts from this unit forward in your reading and writing life?
Answer the following question in your Topic Response Journal.
-What is an issue you wish to be an advocate for?
-Who is a Powerful Voice you admire in this area? (Do some research to find a voice if you don't know. Do not cite parents, friends, relations. Look for a voice that currently has a national/global standing and power in this area. if you know someone with this strength of platform then you can use them but I should be able to google them and their accomplishments.)
-How will you take concepts from this unit forward in your reading and writing life?