Question of the Day – 11.12.14

Recall the last time you were asked to check a box for your race.

Explain how that category might factor into how you make sense of yourself:individually locally regionally nationally and Globally

What impact might it have on how other people view you?

WEDNESDAY – 11.12.14•Chapter 5 – Identity• TED Talk • Anna Deavere Smith: Four American Characters

•What can we learn about power relationships in the United States through Smith’s portrayal of these characters?

•Use your textbook or the chapter 5 PowerPoint to answer the key questions.•Apply the key questions from the chapter

to understand YOUR identity.

Identity – Key Questions •Chapter 5 – Identity

1. What is identity, and how are identities constructed?2. How do places affect identity, and how can we see identities in places?3. What is a power relationship?4. How does geography reflect and shape power relationships among groups?

Chapter 5 Key Questions - Identity 5. Describe YOUR Identity. What factors do you include in your identity?6. How does your school and community affect your identity? How does your identity shape your school and community?7. Describe a power relationship you have observed in your school or community.8. Name a place you would be uncomfortable living due to your identity and the power relationships that might exist there. Be sure to describe the power relationship that exists and how your identity would fit into that relationship.