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Below, post one sentence explaining what you learned in the discussion

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Below, post one sentence of something you want to improve upon in your discussion.

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Below, post one sentence of something you want to improve upon in your discussion.

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If represented in the wrong way, certain cultures can be represented as stereotypes which can lead to social issues.

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That representation can and should occur more in literature but if misrepresented can be considered bad.

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Something that i learned was the positive effects of fiction on people who read it. One thing i wish i did better was speak a little louder and more clearly.

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Representation can affect mental health and point of views.
I could Improve on adding more quotes and evidence. And leading the discussion by asking questions.

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I learned that fictional writing can be more beneficial than nonfiction writing in trying to represent people because it can create a character that’s more relatable.

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I learned that in the different articles it was talking about the people that didn’t really get there story’s to be told often

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Something I learned was the skills and strategies to an affective discussion.

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One thing I learned is that in media the underrepresented group when they are portrayed in a bad way or a way that makes them feel excluded they don’t want that and have to go fix themselves.

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I learned that there are a lot of diverse opinions on different people and people can be misrepresented because there are so many types of specific people and personality’s. The stereotypes can be really harmful because it spreads the wrong information and groups that read about it would think differently of other groups

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I didn’t necessarily choose the correct words to conflict with my audience/group members

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I learned that a lot of people have the same opinion as me about how they also believe that that it is problematic. I need to improve on using evidence more, I did use evidence but I could use more

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I learned that people who have an outside perspective on things may know less than people who have actually been through that experience

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I want to be able to get more quotes in the discussion from my passage

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I want to improve on providing more direct quotes into discussions as well as paraphrasing more quotes to better provide evidence for my argument.

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One thing i want to improve on is using my evidence to support my claim

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I learned that it would be more reasonable to have every character have a significant role in a story, not just for comical relief

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I did not propel the conversation by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to prouder themes or larger ideas.

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This question can be interpreted multiple different ways

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I could’ve improved on using my words more affectively and reading over my own writing more.

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What I want to improve on is in the open mindedness of a topic.

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Something that I learned in the discussion is that there weren't very many black characters being represented 1965-2013.

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i learned that reading fiction gave you empathy so reading diverse fiction could give you a new perspective

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I learned in the discussion that representation books do a good job of representing the same underrepresented group of people in society. However, these books rarely talk about underrepresented religions and certain races. I need to improve upon using evidence from my book I did not write down on the daybook.

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I learned that some people feel like including diversity can sometimes feel political and i could improve by asking more questions

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Something I learned is that there is under presentation in books and T.V shows and that different race of people should not be shown wrong just on the color of there skin.I can improve by asking leading questions to involve the group more.

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Something I can improve on is asking my classmates more questions and talking to them more about their perspective.

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Something I learned was that reading fiction books makes you a better person. Our discussion went very well, each over us talked and listened respectfully.

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Something that my group was all able to agree on was that representation in groups is super important, but there needs to be representation of everyone. We talked about how sometimes the minorities become the majorities when it comes to subjects in books and we need to be conscious about who we are representing. Something I would like to improve on with the discussion is including more text evidence, my group members did a really good job, but I think I could have done better at adding my own text evidence.

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I learned that equality is important and should be represented in literature. I can improve on using evidence to support my answers and use quotes that are stated in my books.

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I learned that everyone in my group had relatively the same opinion on the topics. Something I could work on is relating the quotes I have to the actual discussion. I’m not good at that

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I learned that representation is both positive and negative. I could improve in connecting better with other’s arguments.

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In this discussion i learned that representation can create stereotypes and isnt always good. It can effect peoples mental health negatively too.

I need to improve on including others in the discussion.

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I learned that diversity in media can have positive and negative affects for minorities/non-minorities. I also learned that we are prone to creating more segregation when attempting to add to the diversity in media.

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I need to work on sharing my evidence and listening more to other peoples ideas and arguments.

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Something I learned was the about of diversity that is set into books.

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I learned that people need to respect other people and let people talk

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I could have expanded on my evidence more

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What I learned is a that some of this is that their are a lot of over representation and theirs a ton of good to, but we need different perspective on things.

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I learned that although minorities and sexualities are slowly being represented more and more, sometime they are being represented in an over-the-top way that can seem stereotypical.

I could improve on inviting more people to the discussion, and asking questions about my group’s pov’s.

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I would have liked more group interaction and defining more about each others thoughts

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I learned that reading fictional stories, especially ones where people are in danger, they gain more empathy for those around them. Something that I think I could improve on would be making the conversation flow better.

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Something I learned was that I need to come more prepared Next time with more evidence, and also to ask people questions in the discussion.

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One thing that I learned in the process was that my group mates are very smart. And I would like to improve on my critical thinking

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I learned that it would be better to have most characters have a role in the story rather than them just being in the background through it. I could improve by being more open minded during discussions.

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One thing that I learned while in the discussion was that fictional reading can be better for the brain than nonfiction because it allows people to create a character. Something I want to improve on is adding on to people and keeping the conversation going.

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One thing i learned is there needs to be more diversity it helps learn new views.  I want to improve the diversity in books

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Something I learned was that there is representation everywhere you go especially in books where there are different perspectives and situations conveyed throughout the book.

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Well one thing that i need to improve on is my word choice and how it can really accomplish something which that’s just a small thing and I’m getting to that point.

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I learned that stereotypes are unfair and don’t represent that person.

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I learned that reading fiction can leave you a more empathetic, and by some metrics, a better person.

I want to improve by better understanding the arguments of my group members.

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Something I learned is that people seeing themselves being represented can affect the way they see themselves, feel about themselves and act.

Something that I could improve is asking more questions to deepen and further the discussion.

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The importance of representation in all media types needs to be understood more. The more representation is pushed and shown to a younger audience the better a guarantee of a good future for everyone included.

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I learned that the representation can impact ones mental health in both positive and negative ways; regardless if they are represented or not. Something to improve on is working to accomplish a specified goal during the discussion.

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Something that I learned from my group mates is how people are misrepresented. People will those a little bit of representation into their books and other things just so that way they can say that they have it.

One thing that I would like to improve on is remember what I am going to say about the discussion. I could not remember the name of the article and who wrote it (part of it was my iPad was recording). I did not feel that prepared to the discussion and that is something that I should look into improvement.

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I learned that many races are not showed or represented in movies and TV shows. Our discussion went very well we asked questions and listened to each other.

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One thing learned is that we should read more fiction books to help are social skills and one thing I want to change is making it a deeper conversation

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Something I learned in this discussion was that there is an extremely low percentage of minority representation in a lot of work. Something I could do better with is using more evidence and relating to outside topics.

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Something I learned was that a lot of us agree on the topic and something I want to improve on is getting new and different idea in our discussion

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I learned that representation can be a big messy thing within our world. It can be good and bad thing at the same time. Sometimes something could be represented while inexplicably  misrepresenting something else at the same time. It can be opinionated and bias and be helpful and outstanding.

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Something I learned is when everyone has the same opinion on a topic, it leads to a very boring discussions where you really get nowhere and are just repeating what everyone else is saying.
I want to improve upon keeping the conversation going so it’s less boring and so I can get into a deep conversation.

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Something I would like to improve on within my discussion and skill is outlining clear ideas or thoughts through my words and knowing what to say before I begin to speak. Especially when I am building off of someone else’s idea.

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Representation is very necessary for minorities. Both for the people themselves, and having stereotypes against them be erased.

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I learned about diversity in reading and how it represents certain things. I could improve on asking more questions and adding more evidence and quotes.

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In another discussion i want to improve on not reading directly from my day book and next time it being more of an actual conversation not just reading what we all wrote.

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During this discussion I learned about how people view diversity and what diversity means to them.

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I learned that whenever the article I read only 10% of the characters in childrens books were people of color.

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What I learned was, about how children books are nowhere near what they should be. They talk About other lives and kids that they haven’t experienced.

What I can approve on is talking more about my opinion and not just listening.

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Children’s book representation is nowhere near what it should be “only 10% of children’s books included people of color, even though a full 37% of the United States—and most of the rest of the world!—wasn’t white.”

Next time To improve I will use different words to show the effect I’m trying to have.

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One thing I learned from this discussion is that many people have the same opinion. Diversity is not well represented in literature and the media when it should be. One thing I would improve on is trying to add onto others opinions instead of changing the subject a little.

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I learned how much misrepresentation can affect people and also learned good discussions question.

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I can improve on going into more detail to express my view.

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I learned that other people have so much different views and different ways to look and speak on them.

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I learned that representation can be problematic. Something I’d like to improve on for future discussions would be the amount of information I have per article.

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I think i can improve on listening and expanding on other peoples ideas and conversations.

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Representation in Media is extremely important to the actions taken towards those underrepresented and what happens to them the rest of their lives

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I learned that people have different opinions about different things that they see. Somebody could interpret something one way, while another person, who reads the same thing, thinks about it a different way.