embracing diversity

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WHO AM I?

I Am……Students create a 60 sec. list

1. The Complexity of Identity: “Who Am I?”

Identity is complex! It depends in large part who the world around me says I am.

Who do they think I am?:-My parents-My peers-My teachers-My neighbors-Store clerks-Media

Identity is also determined by: race, ethnicity, gender, age, wealth, sexual orientation, abled body or disabled, religion.

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Cooley Quote:

“Other people are mirror in which we

see ourselves.”

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What is my social context?:

Have I been:-Surrounded by people like me?-A minority?-English speaking or…?-Living in a rural, suburban, or urban, or… neighborhood?

2. Identity depends in large part who the world around me says I am.

3. PAIR/SHARE: Adolescence is a time where teens become

aware of identity.

Think of real life examples of yourself in elementary

school, or of little brothers and sisters, that

demonstrate very little self-consciousness.

4. “Who Am I?” Survey

5. Dominant Group:“In the absence of dissonance, this dimension of identity (dominant culture) escapes conscious attention.”

Dominant Group Questions:

What does it mean to be or have certain privilege?”

“Does race play a certain role?”

“Does gender play a certain part at all?” “What does it mean to be white in the United States?”

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6. PAIR/SHARE:Were you ever the “other?”:

7. Hand out “8 Dimensions

of Social Identity”

Worksheet

8. HARVARD BIAS TEST:

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

https://trustandjustice.org/resources/intervention/implicit-bias8.1

9. We all have things in common if you take the time to get to know someone for who they really are.

10. VENN DIAGRAMS EXERCISE:

Name Name

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John Fred

Cat dog parrot

Sister brother

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VENN DIAGRAM: SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT?

~WHAT PETS DO YOU HAVE?

~WHAT ARE YOU MOST SCARED OF?

~DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS?

~WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

~WHAT MONTH IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

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VENN DIAGRAM: SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT?

~WHAT SPORTS DO YOU LIKE?

~WHAT T.V. SHOWS ARE YOUR FAVORITES?

~WHAT REALLY ANNOYS YOU?

~WHERE HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELLED OUTSIDE OF OUR STATE?

~WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT AT SCHOOL?

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11. EMPATHY: a key part of embracing your own identity is being able to have empathy for a person who is part of another “other” category.

E m p a t h y :

What is empathy? (it’s not “sympathy")

1) Identify with their feelings ~How do they feel?

2) Put yourself in their shoes ~How would I feel?

3) Respond and show your understanding ~What can I do?

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Write on Board - Empathy Survey:

1 - Not at all2 - A little3 - Some of the time (about 1/2 and 1/2)

4 - Most of the time5 - Almost all of the time

Find a blank space of paper and # your paper 1 - 10

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Empathy Survey: How much empathy do you have?

1. I feel empathy for people who are less fortunate than me.

2. I find it easy to understand other people’s points of view.

3. I am greatly upset by other people’s hardships and misfortunes. (like a house fire, or parents divorce)

4. If someone needed help in an emergency, I would willingly offer it. (like an asthma attack, or unconscious)

5. There are two sides to every story, I remember this fact and try to look at both sides.

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Empathy Survey: How much empathy do you have?

6. I would give money to people in need even if I did notknow them well. (like in a disaster, give donation)

7. If I saw a neighbor had a need, I would offer to help without being asked. (like if their groceries were spilling)

8. I would let an elderly or disabled person go ahead ofme in line even if I was in a hurry.

9. I would try and stop a friend from hurting someone, evenif the person they wanted to hurt was not our friend.

10. When I make decisions I try and think of the rights of everyone involved.

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Empathy Survey Results:

10 - 30: You are not very empathetic :( You are reluctant to help others You need to work on your empathy skills! Remember, it’s a choice!

31 - 40: You are average in your empathy :lEmpathy might not come naturallyYou may need to purposely think about it

41 - 50: You are very empathetic! :)Yeh! Keep it up!You never know the difference you might make

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Pair / Share:• Discuss with your table partner why it's difficult

to be around someone who is selfish.

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THE OPPOSITE OF EMPATHY IS: selfish and heartless!

E M P A T H Y I S A choice

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The opposite of empathy is selfish and/or heartless. Here's proof:2. I find it easy to understand other people’s points of view.-If you won't understand other's points of view, whose are you only thinking of?

5. There are two sides to every story, I remember this fact and try to look at both sides.-If you won't listen to their side, whose are you only hearing?

6. I would give money to people in need even if I did notknow them well.-If you won't give $ to someone in need, who are you probably keeping it for?

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The opposite of empathy is selfishness. Here's proof:

8. I would let an elderly or disabled person go ahead ofme in line even if I was in a hurry.-If you won't let a disable person go ahead of you, who are you worried about getting through the line? It’s heartless to not feel for an elderly or disabled person!

10. When I make decisions I try and think of the rights of everyone involved.

-If you won't think of their rights, whose are you only thinking about? Don’t you CARE how the other people will be affected???

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<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-pU7ozt3g>

Video

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12. Domination + Subordination

“Dominant groups, by definition, set the parameter within which the subordinates operate.”

“The relationship of the dominants to the subordinates is often one

in which the targeted group is labeled as defective or

substandard in significant ways.”

Pair / Share:Discuss with a partner this statement: “Some young white people, believe that being white is a liability.Why would they feel this way? Or are they really denied access to many opportunities, that are shared with other minorities?”

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Pair / Share:• Discuss with your table partner what groups we

have at our school?

• What are the labels (names) for these groups?

• When can these labels be hurtful?

• Have YOU ever been hurt by someone’s label (or opinion) of you?

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Why do we label?

Do some groups have more power than others?

Are there people who can be in more than one group?

When can labels be hurtful?

ARE LABELS GOOD OR BAD?

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Why do we label?To know where we fit in and to make sense of

things

Do some groups have more power than others?

Are there people who can be in more than one group?

When can labels be hurtful?

ARE LABELS GOOD OR BAD?

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Stereotypes: are generalizations used to define a group of people based only on the appearance, words, or actions of one or just a few members of that group.

Be careful with comments - especially about a person’s ethnicity, skin color, religion

"You're tall-you must play_____"

"You're so and so's bro or sis, you must be_____"

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WHAT IS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL’S DIVERITY? ･White ･ 91 %

･ Hispanic ･ 4 %

･ Asian/Pacific Islander ･ 2 %

･ American Indian/Alaskan Native ･ 2 %

･ Black ･ 1 %

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What is the problem with stereotypes?

-WE BOX PEOPLE IN AND DON’T GET TO KNOW THEMFOR WHO THEY REALLY ARE. AND, THEY CAN BE VERY HURTFUL.

STEREOTYPES LOWER OUR EMPATHY

This is often the progression: we label - stereotype - make fun of person - mean - think we’re better than them - bully/harass - prejudisms – discrimination -anger - hate - VIOLENCE

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This is often the progression: we label - stereotype – make fun of person - mean – think we’re better than them - bully/harass – prejudisms – discrimination-anger - hate - VIOLENCE

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•RACIAL •RELIGIOUS •GENDER •WEIGHT •SEXUAL ORIENTATION •STYLE OF CLOTHES

Racism is: Discrimination or prejudisms based on race.

Bigotry is : Being intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his/her own.

Prejudisms: Stereotypes cause people to form prejudisms. To be prejudiced means to pre-judge a person.

It is an attitude , or unreasonable opinion, almost always negative about someone because they are

associated with part of a group of people. (It's often based on inaccurate information and not even knowing that person individually)

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EXAMPLE: Stereotypes: generalizations used to define a group of people based only on the appearance, words, or actions of one or just a few members of that group.

Page 1Real Example: Woman in an extra weight" suit...

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Stereotyping is OVERGENERALIZED STATEMENTS about people in a certain group.

“All women are too emotional.”

Prejudice is A NEGATIVE, UNREASONABLE OPINION/ATTITUDE or having a problem with people in a certain group, but not

actually doing anything to them.

“I hate women because they are so emotional.”

Discrimination is the ACT of doing something harmful to people in a certain group.

Not hiring a woman because you think she’ll be emotionally unstable.

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13. Domination + Subordination = Prejudice + Discrimination!

Local Stories and more...

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 Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was an African American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who, at 17 years old, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, in Sanford, Florida.

Martin, who was serving a school suspension, had gone with his father on a visit to his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. On the evening of February 26, Martin went to a convenience store and purchased candy and a canned drink. As Martin returned from the store, he walked through a neighborhood that had been victimized by robberies several times that year. Zimmerman, a member of the community watch, spotted him and called the Sanford Police to report him for suspicious behavior. Moments later, there was an altercation between the two individuals in which Zimmerman shot Martin in the chest. Zimmerman, who was injured in the altercation, was not charged at the time of the shooting by the Sanford Police, who said that there was no evidence to refute his claim of self-defense and that Florida's stand your ground law prohibited law-enforcement officials from arresting or charging him. After national media focused on the tragedy, Zimmerman was eventually charged and tried in Martin's death. A jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder and of manslaughter in July 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford,_Florida

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 In 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, two lives intersected and were forever altered.

On Black Friday 2012, two cars parked next to each other at a Florida gas station. A white middle-aged male and a black teenager exchanged angry words over the volume of the music in the boy's car. A gun entered the exchange, and one of them was left dead. Michael Dunn fired 10 bullets at a car full of unarmed teenagers and then fled.

Three of those bullets hit 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who died at the scene. Arrested the next day, Dunn claimed he shot in self-defense. Thus began the long journey of unraveling the truth.

3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets follows that journey, reconstructing the night of the murder and revealing how hidden racial prejudice can result in tragedy.

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 In closing arguments at the first trial, the defense lawyer for Michael Dunn cited the language of Florida’s

stand-your-ground law. The jury was unable to return a unanimous verdict on a charge of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Jordan Davis. The judge declared a mistrial on that count.

Dunn was convicted, however, on three counts of attempted second-degree murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing into a vehicle. The three other teenagers were not shot.

Dunn faced up to 75 years in prison for the four counts on which he was already convicted. Dunn's retrial for first-degree murder began the week of September 22, 2014.

He was found guilty October 1, 2014, and was sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole on October 17, 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jordan_Davis

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A Neighbor is Prejudice11:A Caucasian woman got along very well with her neighbor. Shehad just recently started to date a Black man. As her daughter was doing the dishes one night, she looked out through the kitchen miniblinds and told her mother, "It looks like Don just wrote somethingon our car." The woman thought her neighbor might have written "wash me." Her son, then 13, went out to check. On the car, in black felt pen, was the ugliest racial slur and "KKK." "I was in shock. The kids were saying,'call the police, call 911. I was shaking ..."the woman recalls. When she went out yourself to check,at first she didn't see her neighbor, then she was horrified to see the neighbor back in her yard with a gas can. "He was pouring it in my yard," she said. "I just screamed at him, get out of my yard."

The neighbor plead guilty to one count of felony malicious harassment , and was sentenced to do 120 hours of community service, was ordered to pay $5,000, and complete a Community Anti-Bias Reconciliation Program

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Two teens arrested in racial incident12 Two white teenagers have been arrested in the spray-painting of a racial slur and other vandalism of a black family’s car.

The 16-year-old Everett boys were arrested Tuesday for investigation of malicious harassment.

Investigators believe the pair sprayed a racial epithet and another insult …onto a gold Cadillac outside the home, slashed all four tires and poured more than five pounds of sugar into the gasoline tank.Damage was estimated at $4,000. The Black man rode the bus for more than a year to save enough money to buy the 1995 Cadillac. He said the incident of vandalism was the first time in his life he felt targeted because of his race.

The boys are being investigated for "Malicious Harassment" which carries penalties of up to five years in juvenile prison and a $5,000 fine

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Man decapitated in possible racial killing13 June 8, 1998A Black man in Jasper, Texas was walking home one night when some men in a pick up truck stopped to see if he wanted a ride. He climbed in the back of the truck and was driven to a logging road, beaten unconscious and then tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged down the logging road. The man was beaten, urinated on and dragged about 2 miles behind a pickup by log chains attached to his ankles.A sheriff's deputy, tipped off by a phone call, found his "badly mangled" body. His head and an arm were found a short distance away, the source said.

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Hate crime killer executedHOUSTON CHRONICLE September 22, 2011

As the sisters of his victim watched solemnly but dry-eyed, the killer was executed Wednesday for the 1998 Jasper dragging murder - a racially motivated killing that stunned the nation.

He was the first of two killers scheduled to be put to death. A third killer was sentenced to life in prison.

Jasper County law officers who recently visited the prisoner on death row said he expressed no remorse.

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14. “I Am NOT Black, you are NOT White”Video:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0qD2K2RWkc>

15. Negative Messages of Dominant Group:

Tatum says in this section that “There are many examples of subordinates attempting to make themselves over in the image of the dominant group.”

Can you give some real life examples of this?

Brian Stevenson Video:“Slavery to Mass Incarceration”!

<http://eji.org/videos/slavery-to-mass-incarceration> 15.1

Racial Profiling Video!

15.2https://prezi.com/m/fwyyefundxnt/the-complexity-of-identity-who-am-i/

Tell a table partner if you have ever faced prejudism or seen it with someone

you know.

If you haven’t ever witnessed or seen it, why do you think that is?

Pair / Share:

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A History of Prejudisms:

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15. This is often the progression: we label - stereotype - make fun of person - mean - think we’re better than them - bully/harass - prejudisms – discrimination anger - hate - VIOLENCE

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“Prejudisms” Video

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6w1c4oLfI>

Language warning…

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Have you ever had a privilege that others may not have had ???

Such as: -My family has not had divorce-We have a nice home and car-My parents have jobs-None of my family is in prison

-When I cut my finger the flesh-colored band-aid generally matches my skin tone

-The shampoo at my store works for my type of hair

-I’ve never had a cop suspect me of something I didn’t do

Pair / Share:

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The House That Racism Built:

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16. DON’T INTERNALIZE THE NEGATIVE MESSAGES and

DO ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER’S PAIN!

Dr. King: I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the…Klu Klux Klanner, but the White moderate, who is more devoted to “order” and “justice,” who prefers…the absence of tension to a positive peace.”

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Martin Luther King, Jr.We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

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Pair / Share:

Discuss this:

“Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody wants to change themselves…”

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Ben & Jerry's releases statement supporting Black Lives Matter movement"All lives will not matter until Black lives matter."UPDATED 8:13 AM EDT Oct 08, 2016

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For the art project:

Your goal is to create a type of ice-cream that promotes reconciliation, kindness, acceptance, tolerance, understanding, healing, motivation to stop racism, accepting others, etc… Design the container to reflect your message.

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Works Cited

Many slides and activities in this PowerPoint are taken from my full semester Health Curriculum at:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Health-Curriculum-for-High-School-9-12-Full-Semester-with-90-Health-Lessons-196150

Works Cited1. <http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2013/07/melting-pot-salad-bowl-chocolate-fondue.html>

2. http://cfyprograms.com/2011/11/01/r-tworx-art-to-celebrate-diversity/

3. “The Complexity of Identity: “Who Ami I?” by Beverly Daniel Tatum

4. Harvard Bias Test:https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

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