Overview: Each student creates a visual representation in response to the question: "In what ways are ordinary objects imbued with a sense of preciousness through personal experience, cultural significance, and emotional attachment?"
Student Reflection:
In response to her piece above, the student artist wrote: "The smell of lemons via lemonade and lemon meringue pies always reminded me of the hot summer when I turned 7, the first summer I experienced in America. I wanted to capture the nostalgia of struggling to make new American friends, and the "American Childhood" that I experienced in a way, but never fully lived (hence a better sweet sepia hue)." Lesson Overview: Students read the blog post, “I Fit the Description” by Steve Locke about his experience being stopped and questioned about a crime he did not commit. Working on their own and in small groups, students discuss Locke’s experience and identify examples of implicit bias.
Lesson Overview: Students first reflect upon their own ancestry and racial identity (see questions below), and then continue with a guided lesson on polygenic inheritance and genetic analysis to better understand the mechanics of DNA/ancestry testing and its inherent limitations. What can we conclude from such testing? What can we not conclude? Why?
Student Reflection:
“I was able to learn more about the specific backgrounds of people in the class, helping me to group people less.” |
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