Our Chicago, Our America by Monce Castro https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c In Teaching for a Living Democracy, Block provides an outline for his "Our Philadelphia, Our America" project. As you can imagine, there is careful planning involved. For our purposes, we will be writing short pieces (3-5 sentences) that address current issues, necessary understandings, and personal experiences. en-us 2020-10-28 21:04:09 UTC 2023-02-19 04:56:02 UTC hello@padlet.com mcastr29 https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875045733
  • How can we respond to this moment in time?
  • What new narratives can we construct in order to re-imagine future possibilities?
  • What does it mean to be a citizen?
  • What does it mean to be a young person in Chicago?
]]> 2020-10-29 22:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875045733 Write a short paragraph about any issue, understanding, or an experience that you believe is meaningful to you. Try to find an image online or create a drawing that adds to your piece. mcastr29 https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875049415 2020-10-29 22:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875049415 Adapted From mcastr29 https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875061261 2020-10-29 22:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875061261 Mexican-American Note mcastr29 https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875072285 I am second generation. I have gone through phases of identifying as only Mexican, only American, and neither. This duality has given me heartache over my life. Sometimes it seemed like I was too brown in my neighborhood; in Mexico I am too American. Maybe I will rewrite my idea of what it means to be a Chicana in the 21st century.]]> 2020-10-29 22:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcastr29/h1kd5qg8azw4nu0c/wish/875072285