Monday, October 2, 2017

What is An American? Periods 1,3, 4

Does being American mean the same thing to everybody? What does it mean to be American to a: Native-American; Asian-American; African-American; Latinx-American; Poor-American; White American? Use words from the following word bank and write on-post in notes. Then, you will place the words most appropriate to each groups experience on the post-it.
Word-Bank:Entitlement; Freedom; Poverty; Assimilation; Education; Opportunity; Privilege; Hatred; Stereotyped; Burden; Better-Life; Acceptance; Shared Values; Pride; Patriotism; Work;
Homework: Think back to the words from the word bank that you ASSIGNED to Racial Categories. Why do you think you assigned them the way you did? Write a short reflection in which you justify the words, or one specific word that you assigned to a racial group. 

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