1. With 1-2 partners, discuss: A TV show, song, movie, website, meme, or other media you really like

2. Bilingualism Myths Language ALanguage B Mythical bilingualism A little more realistic… Language A Language B A realistic picture of bilingualism Language A Language B

3. Monolingual Ideologies Monolingualism is assumed to be the norm (it’s unmarked) 84% of Americans support English-only laws Bilinguals are often described as “semi- lingual” BilingualFacts 2/3 of the world’s population is bilingual Many languages (Native American languages, Spanish) were here hundreds of years before English Bilingualism has many social, cognitive, and academic advantages

4. Ideologies about Spanglish Spanglish is rule-governed and very expressive Facts about Spanglish

5. Ideology: Bilinguals are expected to be able to automatically translate Fact: Interpretation and translation are complex skills, and some things are untranslatable!

6. Makeup, Gender, and Race

7. Media and Stereotypes of: Gender Sexuality Race

8. Unrepresentative media representations People of color represent about 40% of the US population, but only about 11% of lead characters in film 28% of speaking characters in Hollywood movies in 2013 were women People of color, women, and LGBT characters are usually depicted negatively

9. Policing of Gender and Sexuality

13. Racial Profiling and Racial Policing Sounding or acting white Arizona Police brutality

14. Cultural appropriation

16. Post-Racial Ideology: People of color make up 60% of the prison population Wealth inequality by race is growing Some Facts about Racism:

17. Dyads Which topic(s) do you feel strongly about? ◦ What pisses you off or excites you? ◦ Personal examples or stories?

18. What can we do?

19. Create a PSA

20. Memes

21. Antiracist and Antisexist Memes (?) http://rebloggy.com/post/memes- philosoraptor-racism-scumbag-steve-one- does-not-simply-good-guy-greg- most/26784042465

22. Positive Stats PSA http://www.jetmag.com/life/naacp- campaign-highlights-positive-stats/

23. Role Reversal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SrpA RP_M0o

24. PSA, Meme, or Media Analysis Project Decide: ◦ Do you want to work individually or with a group? ◦ What topic(s) do you want to focus on? ◦ What format do you want to use?