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Unit 0: COMMUNITY BUILDING
WEEKS 1 + 2 ASSIGNMENTS
0.2 Your Name Story
0.3 Best/Worst Class Partner Interview
0.5 Letters from Past Students
0.7 Syllabus Quiz
UNIT 1: Intro to ethnic studies
Essential Questions: How do race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, gender, sexuality, and its intersectionalities shape identity?What impact does the dominant narrative have on the experiences of oppressed people?UNIT SLIDES
UNIT TEXTS
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS
1.1 The Fight for Ethnic Studies
1.3 Debunking Native Stereotypes
1.4 Counter Narrative Poem
Student Template
1.5 The Impact of the Master Narrative
1.6 Road of Life Project
UNIT 2: the legacy of slavery
Essential Questions: How does racism and social inequality become institutionalized, and thus, perpetuated?How does the legacy of slavery shape and inform our identities as Americans?UNIT ASSIGNMENTS
2.1 Lecture Notes (Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation)
2.2 Poster Project: Oppression and Resistance News Analysis
2.3 13th Documentary Work Packet
2.5 Zine Project (includes links to templates and tutorials)
Longterm Project: Book Club Reading
UNIT 3: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Essential Questions: How do social movements develop, evolve, and impact society in ways that fight injustice and create solidarity across diverse groups of people?What is the role of solidarity in movement building?How do activists and organizers use their community cultural wealth to practice transformational resistance?BOOK CLUB MATERIALS
BOOK CLUB ASSIGNMENTS
Book Club Mtg #1: Reading Plan
Book Club Mtg #2-3: The 3 Systems
Book Club Mtg #4-5: Character Map
Book Club Mtg #6: The 4 I's
Book Club Socratic Seminar