Racism

Amy Leopold, Kyle Brown, Sarah Kelly, Jenn Smith, Fallon Blask

(Sociology) the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others

(Sociology) Abusive or aggressive behavior towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief

Definitions: Racism

Colonialism Slavery Immigration/ Melting pot Internment camps Civil Rights Movement Current: 9/11, Boarder, hip-hop, White

racism

History

Exclusion and Omission

Exclusion, Omission Con’t

Devaluing, Discrediting, Appropriating, and Trivializing

Misrepresentation, Using Stereotypes, Creating Scapegoats, Tokenism

Misrepresentation, Using Stereotypes, Creating Scapegoats, Tokenism

Prejudice, Marginalization

Prejudice, Marginalization

Discrimination, Use of Slurs, Exploitation

Systemic Violence

Anti-Racism

To counter hegemony you need to integrate activities Make students aware of what has happened in the past Do not avoid questions or opinions of students Show how we are different and how our differences can

be good Show how we are alike! Introduce students to a variety of literature, music,

media Set the tone at the beginning of the year that

acceptance and tolerance of others is expected Create a culturally aware classroom Be an model and ally! Critique learning materials

Counter-Hegemony Strategies

Dr Martin Luther King Jr: “I have a Dream”Learning to Respect Each other Read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream” speech. Discuss specific quotes: have students discuss what they think they

mean and write their ideas on the board. Discuss segregation and discrimination with the students help define the word stereotype. Explain that when we make

assumptions about an entire group of people, those assumptions are referred to as stereotypes. When assumptions and stereotypes influence our attitudes, we may find that making a fair judgment about someone or something is difficult. This influence on our judgment is called a bias.

Ask students what kind of discrimination they’ve observed in their everyday life. How do assumptions and stereotypes play a role in this discrimination? Do they see discrimination on TV? How about in their school or neighborhood?

 

Ways/ Materials to teach about RacismActivities!

Activity:Learning about Racism through

“Text”- K-6

• Multicultural Picture Books• Embracing Differences Picture Books

– http://librarybooklists.org/fiction/children/jpicture.htm

– http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com/

• Music– http://www.songsforteaching.com/diversit

ymulticulturalism.htm

• Movies– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnYWC

tX3Us4

Activity: Literature

Activity Objectives

◦ Exploring how individuals became conscious of prejudices and how they feel about it

◦ Creating awareness◦ Understanding forms of oppression

Activity◦ Break students into groups and tell a story

about…

Activity (Continued)◦ 1. the student experienced prejudice or

discrimination◦ 2. discriminated against somebody else◦ 3. witnessed discrimination and did nothing about

it◦ 4. witnessed discrimination and did something

about it◦ Share observations together

Why do we act or not act?

Activity Objectives:

Students will…

1.) experience decimation and develop a sense of fairness and equity.

2.) apply literature to real life experiences.

3.) be empowered to take responsibility for their environment.

Sneetches Con’t Activity Read the book The Sneetches. Make the list of class privileges on the board. Divide the class into two groups (stars/dots). Allow one group to be privileged with class routines.

Discussion How did you feel when you were/were not privileged? What kind of activities do we do that make people feel

special? What type of feelings did you have during the activity? List two actions you could do to make people feel belong.

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