Definitions+-++Race,+Ethnicity,+and+Culture

Before we begin our unit on Identity and Conflict, it will be necessary to define some //really// confusing terms. =What is Race?=
 * In your interactive notebook (3-5 Sentence Minimum):
 * What is Race?
 * What race do you belong to? What makes you belong to that race?

=Is Race for Real?=
 * In your interactive notebook, take notes on the 10 quick facts from the "[|Is Race for Real?]" section (You will see 1 through 10 on the bottom of the page)
 * On the left page, complete a 3-2-1
 * 3 Things that surprised you about race
 * 2 Things that upset you about "race"
 * 1 Thing that you may not understand, or do not believe to be true

=Sorting People (1 full page reflection, addressing the questions)=
 * Visit the "[|Sorting People]"section of the website
 * Sort the people into the current U.S. Racial Categories
 * After you have completed it, reflect in your interactive notebook on the following:
 * In 2-3 sentences, describe what the activity asked you to do
 * How accurate were you? Were you surprised? Why/Why not?
 * Read through their profiles; do you notice anything strange?
 * Why do you believe we are grouped into these categories

=The True Story of Race=


 * Check out the [|Interactive Timeline]
 * In your interactive notebook, create a abbreviated version of the timeline (i.e., jot down what you believe are the most important events in the development of "Race")

=Race vs. Ethnicity?=
 * Carefully note the various definitions for Ethnicity and Race
 * Using these definitions, create a Venn diagram in your interactive notebook that accurately compares and contrasts these two concepts.
 * How can these two forms of identity create confusion, conflict, or struggles for a society?

=Ethnicity vs. Culture?=
 * Carefully note the various definitions for Culture and Ethnicity
 * In your interactive notebook, explain how culture is different than ethnicity?

=The Dilemma: From Hispanic to "Black" or "White" in one Lifetime=
 * United States Census Form 1970: http://usa.ipums.org/usa/_img/form1970a.jpg
 * United States Census Form 1990: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0016/appen-a.html
 * United States Census Form 2000: http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/2000_short_form.pdf
 * United States Census Form 2010: http://www.vbhcomm.info/images/Census/censusimage.jpg
 * Case Studies:
 * [|Census: More Latinos List Themselves as White]
 * [|Dominicans Face Assimilation in Black and White]
 * [|In New York's Cultural Mix, Black Latinos Carve out Niche]