Archived+LIVE+Class,+Oct.+25,+Post-Multicultural?

media type="custom" key="21248060" Full Class Archived

Slides Transcript of Backchannel

media type="custom" key="21236100" "The Danger of a Single Story" (Full length version) -- Chimamanda Adichie

media type="custom" key="21244252" @http://www.scoop.it/t/cultivating-empathy (Note The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction article)

media type="custom" key="21244764" Mirrorbox: The Story of How Art Became Science (Resist temptation! Watch only until 5:03 . . . out cue, Lei Sook Liew, Neuoscience PhD: " . . . it changes how they see people).

The Mirror Box -- more on the application . ..

The Emphatic Civilization by Jeremy Rifkin -- don't miss the RSAanimate video to learn about mirror neurons.

media type="custom" key="21243472" Sarah MacLachan's World on Fire recommended for teaching about global poverty and microlending by Bill Ferriter, Salem Middle School, Apex, NC.




 * Notecard**


 * The Plan**


 * Begin with an Essay . . .**
 * Naomi Shihab Nye's "Wandering Around an Albuquerque Terminal"**


 * Compelling questions . . .**
 * 1. What really is multicultural literature and is the term still relevant?**
 * 2. What is multicultural literature's place in the curriculum?**
 * 3. What is the danger of the "single story?"**
 * 4. What is empathy and can we teach it through literature?**

Groups

Bookhenge- Sonya, Doug, Jill, and Christine

Island Lighthouse 􀀃-- Shannon, Curtis, Abbey, Jamie (Quirk Alert: If you miss the sit balls with your cursor then you'll end up on the bench one story up.)

Cloud 9 --􀀀 Teresa, Amanda, and Caroline

Solar System 􀀂-- Kelly, Alden, John, and Sarah (Be sure and turn around to see nearest planet)

Activity #1

Discussion Web Directions:

Individual 1. Make your decision after taking both sides and providing any evidence-based documentation from your reading that you can.

Pair 2. Join with one other person in your group and try to reach consensus. No cop-outs. Note sticking points.

Quartet 3. Join with another pair to try and reach consensus. No cop-outs. Note sticking points.

G8 4. Now join with another quartet (Cloud 9 join Bookhenge Group and Island Lighthouse teleport to Solar System Group) and attempt to reach consensus. No cop-outs. Note sticking points.

Whole Class 5. Report out to the class. Include consensus reached & any sticking points

Question:

Should the American Library Association create an Arab American Award to recognize the artistic expression of the Arab American experience by Arab American authors and illustrators? Yes l No




 * Activity #2**


 * Individual 1. Watch 6-minute clip from TED video: "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Adichie**
 * http://bookhenge.wikispaces.com/Archived+LIVE+Class%2C+Oct.+25%2C+Post-Multicultural%3F**


 * Individual 2. List the titles of the YA books you've read this semester.**


 * Individual 3. Identify whose stories were told.**


 * Individual 4. Consider whose stories were not told.**


 * Individual 5. Whose stories / which cultures should be included in "multicultural?"**


 * Whole Class 6. Share findings.**



Activity #3 Reflections on empathy?

Questions:

What is empathy?

Why do you think Dan Pink included empathy as one of the six elements of creativity?

How can literature serve as a medium for cultivating empathy?

Resource: Cultivating Empathy ScoopIt Collection http://www.scoop.it/t/cultivating-empathy

Video: The Mirrorbox http://bookhenge.wikispaces.com/Archived+LIVE+Class%2C+Oct.+25%2C+Post-Multicultural%3F Watch first 5:03 minutes.

Activity #4 Critical Reflections on Collaborative Inquiry

Book Club Self – and Peer-Review Rubric

Categories

Contributions Time Management Preparation Attitude Working with Others Quality of Work

Virtual or Actual Book Clubs – Advice for Teachers and Students Step 1: Reflect upon your work in book clubs and discuss what went well and what your groups and you would need to work on for more success.

Step 2: Work with our class to compile a list of tips & strategies for both teachers and students

PREP

Session 10: Post-Multicultural? 1.Post CR on Session 10. (AOK if post by 11:59pm Thurs., Nov. 1) 2.RAPPost-MC CCI(AOK if post by 11:59, Thurs.) 3.Lit Review Lite(11:59,Sun,Oct28)

Session 11: Intellectual Freedom 1. VoiceThreadPost #1 Tuesday, Oct.30, 11:59pm, Post #2, Wed., Oct.30, 11:59pm 2. Post CR Post; 3. RAP IF CCI

Field Trip? Link to NC State Wolflands