POST 9/11 AND OUR VIEW OF IMMIGRANTS

WE DISCUSSED HOW AFTER 9/11 PEOPLE SEE IMMIGRANTS AS BOTH A BENEFIT TO SOCIETY AND A PROBLEM. PUT SOME OF THESE IDEAS IN YOUR FINAL PROJECT AS YOU FINISH IT THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE HAND IN THE FINAL PRODUCT ON MONDAY.

TOLERANCE: HOW WE SHOULD RESPECT OTHERS' OPINIONS AND BEHAVIOR

IN YOUR FINAL PROJECT ESSAY, INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF HOW TOLERANCE PLAYS A PART IN RESPECTING OTHER CULTURES. KEEP WORKING ON WRITING YOUR ESSAY INCLUDING THE QUESTIONS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU THINK IS RELEVANT.

ELLIS ISLAND AND THE WAVE OF IMMIGRATION

WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS IMMIGRANTS FACED WHEN THEY CAME HERE. HW: CONTINUE WORKING ON THE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECT. TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT IS TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER CULTURE USING THE SAME QUESTIONS YOU ARE USING FOR YOUR OWN CULTURE.

WORK ON OUR FINAL PROJECT

SORRY FOLKS FOR NOT POSTING YESTERDAY'S HW BUT YOU ALL RECEIVED YOUR HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK: NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________________________________ LEARNING GOAL____________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK FOR WEEK OF 2/24 TO 2/28/14 2/24 work on your individual piece… ask family members or friends on their view of whether immigrants have changed American more than they have been changed by America. 2/25 Give your opinion on whether American culture is a melting pot, salad bowl or chocolate fondue or something else? Give your reasons for your views. 2/26 Interview a friend or family member who has a different cultural background from you. Compare their culture with yours. Ask if they knew someone who came to America from Ellis Island. 2/27 Give some examples of people around you who have shown tolerance for others. 2/28 Finish your individual essay including what you think are the effects of 9/11 on American culture. CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE QUESTIONS YOU WILL BE ASKING FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT YOUR CULTURAL BACKGROUND. WILL PUT IT TOGETHER THRUSDAY AND FRIDAY.

IMMIGRATION IN THE US

WORK ON THE PACKETS GIVEN FOR THE VACATION. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT IMMIGRATION. YOU CAN USE INFORMATION YOU FIND ONLINE AND FROM DISCUSSION IN CLASS. HAVE A GREAT VACATION!

HOW DOES THE TREYVON MARTIN CASE FIT WITH THE QUILT OF AMERICA ARTICLE

Contrast and compare the Treyvon Martin case with the Quilt of America article that you have previously read. Explain whether the response to the case supports Quindlen's position or is in contrast to it , cite specific examples and supporting your point of view. Talk about whether tolerance was shown in this case.

COMPARISON OF CULTURES AND MORE ADVANCED ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

WE ARE HAVING SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS OF WHAT MAKES SOCIAL CLASS: ONE'S EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, RACE, MONEY OR OTHER. THERE ARE MANY ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER IN IDENTIFYING ONE'S SOCIAL CLASS AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS IN ONE'S CULTURAL IDENTITY. FROM OUR DISCUSSION, WE CAME UP WITH AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. If YOUR PARENTS ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT CULTURES, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU IDENTIFY WITH THE MOST? EXPLAIN YOUR REASONS IN AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH.

COMPARISON OF IGBO CULTURE AND AMERICAN CULTURE

CONTINUE COMPLETING THE COMPARISON CHART IDENTIFY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN CULTURE AND IGBO CULTURE. THINK OF OKONKWO AND THE KIND OF LIFE HE HAD IN HIS VILLAGE WHEN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

COMPARISON OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

CONTINUE WORKING ON THE CHART COMPARING THESE TWO CULTURES ALONG ALL THE CATEGORIES

DIFFERENT CULTURES

INTERVIEW SOMEONE YOU KNOW FROM A DIFFERENT CULTURE THAN YOU. ASK THEM THE QUESTIONS WE USED ABOUT OUR OWN CULTURE: LANGUAGE, RELIGION, ART, MUSIC, DANCE, DRESS, FOOD, SOCIAL HABITS (HOW CHILDREN ARE TREATED, GREETINGS).

MULTICULTURISM AND YOU

SORRY, EVERYONE, I COULDN'T POST THE HW FOR YESTERDAY. YOU WERE TO CONTINUE MAKING A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER WITH YOUR CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE AND ALL PARTS TO YOUR CULTURE: LANGUAGE, RELIGION, FOOD, ART, MUSIC, DANCE, SOCIAL HABITS.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

"A nation alone makes noise, but together we make music." After our discussion and reading in class today, write a paragraph about what this quote means.

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: COMPLETE THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER WITH YOUR CULTURE INTHE CIRCLE AND THE PARTS OF YOUR CULTURE IN THE BRANCHES.. ENJOY!

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY

WE DISCUSSED WHAT MAKES UP CULTURE AND HOW UNIQUE EACH CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD IS. WE LOOKED UP BRUNO MARS WHO PERFORMED IN THE SUPER BOWL AND FOUND HE IS PUERTO RICAN, UKRAINIAN/HUNGARIAN JEWISH, SPANISH AND FILIPINO. WHAT A MIX! LOOK AT ANOTHER PERSON IN YOUR LIFE OR A FAMOUS PERSON AND DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT CULTURES IN HIM OR HER. TELL WHICH CULTURE/REGION THEY ARE FROM BASED ON THE READING TODAY.

MARGARET MEAD AND ANTHROPOLOGY

WE STUDIED THE LIFE OF MARGARET MEAD AND HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS AN ANTHROPOLOGIST. SHE EMPHASIED THE IMPORTANT OF STUDYING OTHER CULTURES AND SEEING THEIR DIVERSITY AS A RESOURCE. NEXT MONTH WE WILL BE LOOKING AT DIVERSITY AND CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES MORE. FOR THIS WEEKEND, FIND OUT ALL THE COUNTRIES YOUR ANCESTORS CAME FROM AND BE ABLE TO LOCATE THAT COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES ON A MAP.