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Assignment (50 pts.)
Watch “The History and Relevance of Ethnic Studies in a Diverse America”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji0Ji7IZOnYLinks to an external site.
Watch the video "Agents of Change" KanopyLinks to an external site.
Write a 500-word essay, researching the campaigns for ethnic studies at state and local levels. While conducting research, answer the following questions in your essay:
- What are the campaigns for ethnic studies asking for? What kinds of classes or curriculum changes do they want?
- What reasons do they give for these positions? What are the benefits to include ethnic studies in college and high school?
- What opposition has been faced to include ethnic studies in the college and high school curriculum?
- How did this assignment make you feel and what things did you learn?
- How was this assignment different from (or similar to) your other classroom experiences?
Be sure to use MLA writing format and cite your resources. https://www.mybib.com/tools/mla-citation-generatorLinks to an external site.
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