Agenda (for me) TED Talk: Sexism in Gaming Finish Synthesis Discussion/Gallery Walk/commentary/final response Discuss “Where Worlds Collide” Start Video Clips – “Two Ways to Belong in America”

Welcome Back!! Reminders (1/23/18) HOMEWORK: Read “Two Ways to Belong in America” – p. 89-91 & respond to Questions #1-6 Reminders Have you signed up for the REMIND texts? Some of you haven’t yet… Pre-Course Reading: Things Fall Apart COMPLETED BY Monday, 1/29): You will need your pre-course reading book (In class) as well as your completed work. You should have the book finished – that is a given. Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) by Monday, 2/5

TED Talk Thursday: Sexism in Gaming As you watch the Ted Talk, jot down your thoughts in response to the questions below: How does Lilian “Milktea” Chen define her cultural identity? What is her message about voice?

Synthesis of texts (Chart Paper Tri-Venn Digram/Share) Create a diagram (a tri venn diagram) to synthesize information about the art and the poem as you answer these questions: What is emphasized in the art, Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States? What is emphasized in the poem, Legal Alien? What is emphasized in the memoir, By Any Other Name? What ideas and images are present in the poem but absent from the art and memoir? What ideas and images are present in the art but absent from the poem and memoir? What ideas and images are present in the memoir but absent from the art and poem?

Frida Legal Alien Name

Response Identify 3 examples of cultural identity (one from each of the 3 texts discussed today) Identify 2 examples of juxtaposition. Explain what is emphasized/highlighted in each example. (2 different texts must be used)

Where Worlds Collide Discuss Respond: To what extent does one’s background affect his or her perception of a given situation?

Two Ways to Belong in America For each clip, answer: What is the conflict? How do the characters assimilate or not assimilate? How does this clip relate to “Two Ways to Belong in America”? Whose beliefs are similar to Mira’s? Whose beliefs are similar to Bharati’s? Cultural assimilation: process by which a person's or group's culture come to resemble those of another group.

Two Ways to Belong in America Clip #1: Bend it Like Beckham Clip #2: One Day at a Time Clip #3: Fresh Off the Boat