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Week 8Transitional Issues: issues of racism and microaggressions

Recitation Activity 8

Learning outcome: students will be able to identify the dimensions of their

personality they are proud to share with their classmates. Students will be

able to talk openly about their positive and negative experience and share

ideas about dealing with issues of racism and microaggression.

Group activity “What akes e! e"

#art $ %students &ork in mini'groups of ( people)* Write your name inthe center circle. Then ll in each satellite circle with a dimension of youridentity you consider to be among the most important in dening yourself.

Examples could include: female athlete !ewish brother educator "sian"merican middle class etc. # $ minutes.

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#art + % once students are done lling in the circles they will work with &''

activity sheet and answer (uestions # ,'- minutes.

#art ( . students &ork in mini'groups of ( people . $/ minutes*a. Write)share a story about a time you were especially proud to identify

with one of the descriptors you used above.b. Write)share a story about a time it was especially painful to be

identied with one of your identiers or descriptors.

c. *ame a dimension you identify with that is consistent with who youare. +ill in the following sentence:I am proud to 0e %a1an) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 0ecause

 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

E.g. if one of my identiers was -brother- & might say & am proud to be a

brother because of my awesome relationship with my siblings.

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#art 2 ' Group discussion . , minutes*3uestions for discussion or 0logging prompts:

. What are parts of your identity that you consider important/ Why/

 0ow do these parts of your identity di1er from the parts other people

use to make 2udgments about you/3. 'o you think you share these parts of your identity with anyone/ &f so

what part4s5 do you share and what is one di1erence you noticed/6. 'id you hear anybody challenge a stereotype)generali7ation that you

believed to be true/ What was the stereotype/ 'id you change your

opinion the stereotype)generali7ation/#art , . students &ork in mini'groups of ( people! , minutes*4ead14eart14ands*  "sk yourself: What is one thing & will think about

feel or do this week to support the things & learned today/