TEA Paragraph #1
People are affected differently by racism. For example, in class, we watched a trailer for “The Little Mermaid.” In the video, we saw that the mermaid was black. We read an article about different people’s reactions to the new movie. Many little black girls had very happy reactions, because the mermaid looks like them. Some other people were angry, because the original little mermaid was white and they felt like the change was unfair. There are not many movies where black people are positive characters, so this makes black people happy. Some people are unhappy about this change due to racism, and think that having representation for other groups of people attacks them. Another example would be in the documentary film about schools in Tucson, Arizona. The school district stopped teaching ethnic studies, specifically latino culture. The class talked about inequality. The school district thought this was dangerous, because they think classes should speak positively about America, not negatively. This shows that school sometimes teaches more racism and white American values.
American Born ChineseAmerican Born Chinese is a book we read in class that talked about how Chinese kids were treated in American schools by teachers and classmates. This connected to our class because we were talking about socialization and race. This book shows us how we can be socialized based on our personal characteristics.
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Socialization and Identity Project
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My mask has many symbols. The first symbol is a question mark on one side. This is to represent how I feel about school, and what I am expected to learn. It’s a question mark because I do not learn in a traditional way. The question mark also represents what I do not know and the fact that my identity is unfinished. The next symbols, on the other side, are airplanes, sailboats, cars, and tools for building. These symbols represent what I am passionate about and what I want to actually learn about. It represents what I want in my future and my personal goals, and what I already know and am familiar with. The next symbol is the colors in my mask. The side with my interests and goals is bright, and the question mark side is boring and not very colorful. This shows that one side makes me more hopeful and learning about things I enjoy makes me more confident.
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1. What would you change about this project?
I would have a bit more time to make my mask more authentic. I would add real sailboat parts.
2. What were your 3 main takeaways from this project?
I think it was cool to make the mask. I learned a lot about economic and social class. I also learned about ability status. I learned about how these things relate to my life.
3. What was challenging about this project?
It was challenging to write the essay. It was hard to get my ideas together but it was a cool thing to do the essay. 4. How did the exhibition go well and what did not go well? How could this be applied to a future exhibition?
It went great because it was easy to talk to the people about my mask and essay. I think everything went well and I didn’t notice anything bad. In future exhibitions, I want to refine my work more.
5. Do you feel like you had an understanding of what was expected of you? Why or why not?
I feel like I understood what was expected of me. I think Cameron told me what she expected of me very well.
6. What do you wish you were able to study more of? Why?
I wish I had learned more about race or age, because I focused on ability and social class in my essay do I didn’t spend too much time thinking about them.
7. Whose project impressed you the most? Why? Be specific.
I was impressed by Tucker’s and Jake’s. Tucker’s impressed me because there was a nice stand for it. Jake’s was impressive because he used Epoxy to make his mask while everyone else used plaster.
I would have a bit more time to make my mask more authentic. I would add real sailboat parts.
2. What were your 3 main takeaways from this project?
I think it was cool to make the mask. I learned a lot about economic and social class. I also learned about ability status. I learned about how these things relate to my life.
3. What was challenging about this project?
It was challenging to write the essay. It was hard to get my ideas together but it was a cool thing to do the essay. 4. How did the exhibition go well and what did not go well? How could this be applied to a future exhibition?
It went great because it was easy to talk to the people about my mask and essay. I think everything went well and I didn’t notice anything bad. In future exhibitions, I want to refine my work more.
5. Do you feel like you had an understanding of what was expected of you? Why or why not?
I feel like I understood what was expected of me. I think Cameron told me what she expected of me very well.
6. What do you wish you were able to study more of? Why?
I wish I had learned more about race or age, because I focused on ability and social class in my essay do I didn’t spend too much time thinking about them.
7. Whose project impressed you the most? Why? Be specific.
I was impressed by Tucker’s and Jake’s. Tucker’s impressed me because there was a nice stand for it. Jake’s was impressive because he used Epoxy to make his mask while everyone else used plaster.