Essential Question
- Examine stories in newspaper articles, television reports, and websites - How are different cultural groups represented?
- Are these representations accurate and fair?
- Do you find any biases within the reporting?
- How does bias impact the individuals whose stories are being misrepresented?
- Do you agree with the way most of the stories are being told?
- What is an alternative way the stories could have been told?
- How do our similarities and differences impact the relationships we have with people inside and outside our own identity groups?
- What do we gain when we learn about the lived experiences of other people?
- How do we connect in meaningful ways with people who are different from us?
- What problems arise when we relate to people as members of a group, rather than as unique individuals?
- What is lost when an individual is not the one able to tell their own story?
Texts
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Teaching Strategies
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Student Tasks
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