Diversity LessonDiversity LessonAndy Wheeler Andy Wheeler

and and

Katie BornhorstKatie Bornhorst

Non-Western Non-Western LiteratureLiterature

Sophomore EnglishSophomore English

Multicultural DiversityMulticultural Diversityand Racial Toleranceand Racial Tolerance

African LiteratureAfrican Literature

Cry, the Beloved Cry, the Beloved CountryCountry

An Insight to African An Insight to African CultureCulture

““Bigotry is the disease of Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds, ignorance, of morbid minds, enthusiasm of the free and enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education & free buoyant. Education & free

discussion are the antidotes discussion are the antidotes of both.” of both.” –Thomas Jefferson–Thomas Jefferson

ObjectivesObjectives Every student Every student

must be prepared must be prepared to participate in to participate in an increasingly an increasingly diverse society. diverse society.

The lesson must The lesson must introduce introduce students to the students to the African culture.African culture.

ObjectivesObjectives

This lesson must be inclusive of the This lesson must be inclusive of the voices and experiences of all students’ voices and experiences of all students’ diverse cultures.diverse cultures.

This lesson must promote racial and This lesson must promote racial and cultural tolerance.cultural tolerance.

Materials NeededMaterials Needed A copy of A copy of Cry, the Cry, the

Beloved CountryBeloved Country JournalJournal Computer accessComputer access Awareness quiz Awareness quiz

handouthandout Circles handoutCircles handout

Cultural Diversity on the InternetCultural Diversity on the Internet

These websites are useful in the studying These websites are useful in the studying and researching of African culture.and researching of African culture.

Countrywatch.comCountrywatch.com Countrywatch.com Countrywatch.com

provides various provides various information on information on Africa, including Africa, including historical, political, historical, political, economical, and economical, and social overviews. social overviews.

http://http://www.countrywatch.cowww.countrywatch.com/cw_regions.asp?REm/cw_regions.asp?REGIONGION=1=1

K-12 Electronic Guide for African K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the InternetResources on the Internet

This website provides on-line This website provides on-line resources on Africa that can be used resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom or for research on in the classroom or for research on African Studies. African Studies.

http://www.sas.upenn.http://www.sas.upenn.

edu/African_Studiesedu/African_Studies//

Home_Page/AFR_Home_Page/AFR_

GIDE.htmlGIDE.html

U.S. Department of State: U.S. Department of State: African IssuesAfrican Issues

The U.S. embassy The U.S. embassy provides provides information about information about issues in Africa, issues in Africa, such as business, such as business, AIDS, terrorism, and AIDS, terrorism, and other regional other regional focuses.focuses.

http://http://usinfo.state.gov/regusinfo.state.gov/regional/afional/af//

African American HolidaysAfrican American Holidays This website This website

provides a detailed provides a detailed list of various list of various holidays that are holidays that are celebrated in the celebrated in the African culture, African culture, some of which are some of which are historical and some historical and some of which are more of which are more modern.modern.

http://community-2.webthttp://community-2.webtv.net/NitaRobinson/AMosv.net/NitaRobinson/AMostExcellent/page2.htmltExcellent/page2.html

Alan Paton CenterAlan Paton Center This website provides information This website provides information

about the author and his political life, about the author and his political life, and how his views were expressed in and how his views were expressed in Cry, the Beloved CountryCry, the Beloved Country..

http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/library/paton/ahome.htmlibrary/paton/ahome.htm

Cultural Diversity ActivitiesCultural Diversity Activities

These classroom activities promote These classroom activities promote cultural awareness and examine important cultural awareness and examine important dimensions of self and foreign identity.dimensions of self and foreign identity.

Multicultural Awareness QuizMulticultural Awareness Quiz

The quiz The quiz challenges challenges students’ students’ conceptions by conceptions by questioning their questioning their perceptions of perceptions of reality about racial reality about racial and ethnic and ethnic diversity.diversity.

Key Questions About Alan Paton Key Questions About Alan Paton and and Cry, the Beloved CountryCry, the Beloved Country

After reading the novel and visiting the After reading the novel and visiting the provided Alan Paton Center website, provided Alan Paton Center website, students will respond to similarities students will respond to similarities between Paton’s life and the novel.between Paton’s life and the novel.

Circle of My Multicultural SelfCircle of My Multicultural Self

Students will Students will receive a handout receive a handout that stresses the that stresses the importance of importance of individual’s individual’s identities while identities while challenging challenging stereotypes.stereotypes.

Folktales on the InternetFolktales on the Internet

Students will read and compare Students will read and compare differences and similarities between differences and similarities between multicultural and American folktales.multicultural and American folktales.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/childlit/folk.htmhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/childlit/folk.htm

Reflection JournalReflection Journal

Upon completion of Upon completion of the multicultural the multicultural diversity unit, diversity unit, students will reflect students will reflect on what they have on what they have learned and how learned and how their opinions may their opinions may have changed.have changed.