Race in America: A Compare and Contrast Presentational Project 200 pts.
Race: “A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.”
Culture: "An invisible web of behaviors, patterns, rules, and rituals of a group of people who have contact with one another and share a common language."
The goal of this project is to reflect on a relevant and pressing issue of race and/or culture in America. It is a project that mirrors the synthesis question on the AP exam. The synthesis question “asks students to synthesize information from a variety of sources to inform their own discussion of a topic.”
In small groups, you will examine an issue of race and/or culture from multiple perspectives. You will present six to eight disparate pieces of text, images, and other sources to fully explicate a meaningful understanding of an issue of race in America. This issue should not be a clichéd and stereotypical topic, but rather, one that is foreign. It should be an issue you genuinely want to know more about. Select an issue that exists between race and a current issue, for example: Race and Politics; Race and Sexuality; Skin color issues within the African
American community; Race and Education, etc. You should examine both the history and the context of this issue. Your goal, ultimately, is to come to an educated, holistic understanding of a particular racial issue within a culture.
Requirements: You will give a 15 minute presentation followed by a (roughly) five minute question and answer session. Your group will work from a general direction, which I will loosely call your thesis. Working from this thesis, each group member should develop two to three questions that stem from this point. Your individual sources (six to eight total) will then “answer” these questions. These sources must include a healthy mix of music samples, academic essays, pictures, comic books, billboards, magazine articles and advertisements, movies, television shows, etc. The format for how you will present this information will follow the traditional form of the essay. Think of each group member’s role in terms of the paragraph. That is, each group member will present the analysis of their findings as part of the body of the essay. Lastly, you will submit one three to four page essay per group that highlights your findings. The project will be scored on an A – E scale based on the quality and scope of your research, as well as how closely you followed the given criteria.
Race in America: A Compare and Contrast Presentational Project 200 pts.
Race: “A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.”
Culture: "An invisible web of behaviors, patterns, rules, and rituals of a group of people who have contact with one another and share a common language."
The goal of this project is to reflect on a relevant and pressing issue of race and/or culture in America. It is a project that mirrors the synthesis question on the AP exam. The synthesis question “asks students to synthesize information from a variety of sources to inform their own discussion of a topic.”
In small groups, you will examine an issue of race and/or culture from multiple perspectives. You will present six to eight disparate pieces of text, images, and other sources to fully explicate a meaningful understanding of an issue of race in America. This issue should not be a clichéd and stereotypical topic, but rather, one that is foreign. It should be an issue you genuinely want to know more about. Select an issue that exists between race and a current issue, for example: Race and Politics; Race and Sexuality; Skin color issues within the African
American community; Race and Education, etc. You should examine both the history and the context of this issue. Your goal, ultimately, is to come to an educated, holistic understanding of a particular racial issue within a culture.
Requirements: You will give a 15 minute presentation followed by a (roughly) five minute question and answer session. Your group will work from a general direction, which I will loosely call your thesis. Working from this thesis, each group member should develop two to three questions that stem from this point. Your individual sources (six to eight total) will then “answer” these questions. These sources must include a healthy mix of music samples, academic essays, pictures, comic books, billboards, magazine articles and advertisements, movies, television shows, etc. The format for how you will present this information will follow the traditional form of the essay. Think of each group member’s role in terms of the paragraph. That is, each group member will present the analysis of their findings as part of the body of the essay. Lastly, you will submit one three to four page essay per group that highlights your findings. The project will be scored on an A – E scale based on the quality and scope of your research, as well as how closely you followed the given criteria.