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Moraga is confused about what her identity is, while Nikki S Lee can also be seen as confused on her identity as she is constantly changing who she is.
Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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People suffering from mental illness are stigmatized from society and also ignored, and Bird goes into detail about how Native Americans have also been targeted, ignored and stigmatized by society. They were expected to comply with society.

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The video states how children who speak AAVE are seen as less intelligent or smart than other students, and Adichie explains how having a single story on someone is dangerous.  Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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Anzaldua was discriminated against because everyone had a preconceived idea of what she should act like based on her race, while Victor has a preconceived idea based on his identity or race.Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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People with mental illness were ignored or treated differently by society. It basically says how we should be aware of these people in our lives and not to ignore them. The audience is everyone, people with mental illness can know they're not alone, while others can be aware of this ongoing issue in society.
Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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Educated others on slang and Ebonics and how it's becoming a modern language. Other African American people and white people to educate on their culture.  They're giving us examples on how  people who use this language are seen differently or mistreated.
Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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Moraga is confused with her identities, who society says she should be vs. who her family says she should be. Her audience is is other people who may have struggled and went through similar things that she has. She talks about how she got through it and how she accepted who she is and her sexuality.
Yotseli
Elias
Jakub
Karlie

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She wasn't treated fairly because of her identity which led to some confusion about what and who she is. The audience is white and hispanic people of America. She explains what she went through so that other can know what she went through.
Elias
Karlie
Jakub

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Smoke Signals clip, "How to Be a Real Indian"

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Smoke Signals clip, "How to Be a Real Indian"

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Our assignments this week ask us to watch or read the following texts:

Anzaldúa, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”

Cherrie Moraga, “You’re Not Really Mexican, Are You?”

“Lucy Laney Elementary: African American Vernacular English”

“5 Young People Share Their Experiences of Mental Illness and Stigma”

1. After reading or watching these texts answer the following question in one post per text (4 posts total).

Identify the main ideas for each text.

What are there common ideas, themes, messages about identity in each text?

Who is the audience? Who is the author speaking to or writing for? How do you know?

List the first names of your participating group members -- if you don't talk, you don't get credit, my friends. :-)

Use the “connecting” button to link the two posts you are connecting.

Make sure that your group padlet has 4 posts.

2. In the next part of this assignment, draw lines of connections between the texts from  Week 3 (Adichie, Smoke Signals, Lee, Bird) (4 posts total).

Add a new post to each video from Week 3 that explains the connection you’re seeing about the discussions of identity there and a discussion of identity in one of Week 4's texts.

List the first names of your participating group members -- if you don't talk, you don't get credit, my friends. :-)

Use the “connecting” button to link the two posts you are connecting.

Make sure that your group padlet has 8 posts.

3. This week, your group will present the 1-2 posts you think are the most insightful (reveal information that other groups might have missed.