RACE GENDER CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT
AFR 1501 – SEMINAR IN CURRENT COMMUNITY PROBLEMS (AND SOLUTIONS)
RACE/GENDER/CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS UNLESS YOU SEE THE WORD “OPTIONAL”
You may wish to write one or two sentences for each item. You may write in the form of prose or poetry, meaning you may wish to write a poem as an answer to a question instead of writing sentences or a paragraph in response. You may also create images (through drawing, collage, or computer-generated imagery) to represent the experience. However, if you do use images, each concept must also include a sentence or two to discuss either the experience or the image you’ve created.
ETHNICITY and/or RACE – FIRST EXPERIENCES [ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe the first time you became aware of ethnicity and/or race OR the first major experience that made you aware of how ethnicity and/or race can affect people. (First, try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life when you started to become aware of this concept.) If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
ETHNICITY and/or RACE – RESISTANCE AND/OR CELEBRATION EXPERIENCE [ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe an experience related to ethnicity and/or race in which you challenged discrimination or experienced a sense of pride or accomplishment. (First, try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life in which these feelings of resistance or accomplishment were at the forefront of your consciousness. If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
(2.5) (OPTIONAL) ETHNICITY and/or RACE – POWERFUL EXPERIENCES
(You may choose 2.5 as an alternative to 1 OR 2, BUT NOT BOTH)
a) Reflect upon and prepare to discuss the most significant experience you have had with ethnicity and/or race during the course of your life.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
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GENDER and/or SEXUALITY – FIRST EXPERIENCES [ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe the first time you became aware of gender and/or sexuality OR the first major experience that made you aware of how gender and/or sexuality can affect people. (First, try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life when you started to become aware of this concept.) If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
- b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
GENDER and/or SEXUALITY – RESISTANCE AND/OR CELEBRATION EXPERIENCE [ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe an experience related to gender and/or sexuality in which you challenged discrimination or experienced a sense of pride or accomplishment. (First try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life in which these feelings of resistance or accomplishment were at the forefront of your consciousness. If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
4.5) (OPTIONAL) GENDER and/or SEXUALITY – POWERFUL EXPERIENCES
(You may choose 4.5 as an alternative to 3 OR 4, BUT NOT BOTH)
a) Reflect upon and prepare to discuss the most significant experience you have had with gender and/or sexuality during the course of your life.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
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CLASS & MONEY – FIRST EXPERIENCES [ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe the first time you became aware of socioeconomic class and/or money OR the first major experience that made you aware of how socioeconomic class and/or money can affect people. (First, try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life when you started to become aware of this concept.) If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now
CLASS & MONEY – RESISTANCE AND/OR CELEBRATION EXPERIENCE
[ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS]
a) Describe an experience related to socioeconomic class and/or money in which you challenged discrimination or experienced a sense of pride or accomplishment. (First try to think of a specific experience. If you cannot recall an experience, describe a period in your life in which these feelings of resistance or accomplishment were at the forefront of your consciousness. If you are feeling ambitious you can write about more than one experience or period.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
(6.5) (OPTIONAL) CLASS & MONEY – POWERFUL EXPERIENCES
(You may choose 6.5 as an alternative to 3 OR 4, BUT NOT BOTH)
a) Reflect upon and prepare to discuss the most significant experience you have had with socioeconomic class and/or money during the course of your life.
b) Describe how the experience or period affected you when it occurred.
c) Describe how the experience continues to affect you now.
