Overview
Our racial and ethnic identities significantly contribute to shaping our identities as individuals in society more broadly. Generally, people are born into a constructed race and ethnicity and these identities can integrally shape our social interactions and experiences of the world. However, how extensively our racial and ethnic identities affect our daily lives varies significantly. It has also been found that learning to tell stories in a presentation can have profound results related to learning reflexivity and building communication skills. This week, tell YOUR story.
Before beginning this assignment
- Watch the video The Danger of a Single StoryLinks to an external site..
- Review all Required Resources and identify resources that will support your biography story presentation (e.g., family members and images).
- Prior to beginning work on this assignment, consider reviewing TED’s Secret to Great Public SpeakingLinks to an external site., How to Write a TED Talk in 7 Easy StepsLinks to an external site., and How to Make a Great PresentationLinks to an external site. in your Recommended Resources.
- Required Content:
- An Introduction
- Your name
- What you consider your race and your ethnicity to be (white/caucasian)
- Other important content that will set your story up going forward (just make up something)
- Background
- Race and ethnicity of your parents, grandparents, siblings, and other significant others (white/caucasion)
- Discuss the following:
- How you were raised to think about race and ethnicity.(make up something)
- Did your parents or family discuss your race and/or ethnicity with you while you were growing up? What can you recall about these conversations? If these conversations did not occur, why do you think that is? (No)
- Your family’s immigration background (immigrated from Europe)
- How you were raised to think about race and ethnicity.(make up something)
- Explain how race and ethnicity have played a role in your daily life.(I am in the military, so use that to answer this)
- Are you aware of your race and/or ethnicity daily? If yes, how does race and/or ethnicity affect your daily life? If not, for what reasons do you believe this? (make up something)
- How was this impact (or lack of it) different for your parents or grandparents? (make up something)
- Have you ever experienced being stereotyped because of your race or ethnicity? If yes, how? If not, why? (No, I have not)
- Have any factors contributed to inequalities in your own family?(make up something)
- In closing, describe how your identities have shaped you and your experiences.(make up something)
- Who are you based on what you have experienced in relation to race and ethnicity construction?
- What does your own reality about race and ethnicity say about how we define racial and ethnic groups?
- Identify the changes that you envision for the next generation.
- Share the advice you would give, based on your own story, to future generations.
- Be a 7-10 minutes video or include 6-8 slides (not including title and references slide) and must be formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource.
- Utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- Include an introductory and concluding paragraph. Your introductory paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- An Introduction