Los Angeles Mission College
Child Development 42- Teaching in a Diverse Society
Assignment Guidelines
 Attend an Event/Place: Attend an event or place you have not been.
Examples:
Cultural Museums
Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim Temple
Seniors Event
Shelter for the homeless
Cultural Event or Celebration
Botanical Garden
Catholic or Christian Church
LGBT Center
Olvera Street, China Town, Little Tokyo
California Missions
-Write a two page reflective essay. (Two Full pages)
-Describe in detail the event/place and your reactions to the overall experience.
-The paper must be typed in black ink, double spaced
-Include a picture or handouts/flyers from the place you visited.
-Write your name and section number on the top- right hand side of the first page
-Be prepared to present your findings to the class on the due date
-Prepare a 5 minute Oral Presentation with Power Point Slides
Slide #1: Name of the Event/Place Visited & Picture of the Entrance-Take a Selfie!
Slide #2: Background Information on the Event/Place
Slide #3: Describe your reaction at visiting this new Event/Place
Slide #4: Take pictures of the Event/Place to share with the class
Point Distribution:
Event/Place visited:
____/10 points
2 page reflective essay:
____/30 points
PowerPoint Presentation:
____/10 points
Los Angeles Mission College
Child Development 42- Teaching in a Diverse Society
Assignment Guidelines
 Book Report
Examples: Your books may be
 Novels (culturally relevant)
 Biographies (people in history, women, people with illness, disability)
 Other literary works related to history, traditions or cultural issues
 Immigrant experiences
 Marginalized groups of people
Do not use encyclopedias or textbooks
The book report should be 3 pages in length. With 1 full page for each of the following
sections:
Page 1: Write a brief summary of the book
Page 2: What you learned through reading the book. How is it relevant to the class?
Page 3: How you can use the knowledge you gained from reading the book to the education
of young children or in working with children and families.
-The paper must be typed in black ink, double spaced
-Write your name and section number on the top- right hand side of the first page
-Include a photocopy of the cover of your book.
-Be prepared to present your findings to the class on the due date
-Prepare a 5 minute Oral Presentation with Power Point Slides
Slide #1: Name of the Book you read & Author
Slide #2: Picture of the Front Cover of the book
Point Distribution
Book Theme:____________
____/10 points
3 page reflective essay:
____/30 points
PowerPoint Presentation: ____/10 points