Padlet Activity Week 3: Making Connections: Group E (071/507) by Dr Nitsch https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt Made with charm en-us 2019-08-25 00:42:54 UTC 2024-12-02 20:54:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Task dr_mj_nitsch https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864924 We have read or watched over the past few weeks:

1. With those texts in mind, create a padlet post for each text that answers the following questions:
What is the main idea of the text?
  • What is the purpose of the text (Why was the article written? Why was the video clip made? Why was the talk given?) 
  • What are some common ideas, themes, messages between these texts? 

1. Click on the pink circle in the bottom right-hand corner
2. Expand the posting box to make it larger.
3. Attach the posting box to the post with the relevant title and image.
4. Answer the three questions. You may keep your answers brief -- with posts that are 4-6 sentences long.
5. If one person contributed strongly, feel free to note their name next to the answer. 



]]> 2019-08-25 00:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864924 Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story dr_mj_nitsch https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864925 2019-08-25 00:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864925 Lee: Nikki S Lee Can Change into Anyone dr_mj_nitsch https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864926 2019-08-25 00:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864926 Smoke Signals clip, "How to Be a Real Indian" dr_mj_nitsch https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864927 2019-08-25 00:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/376864927 The dangers of a single perspective. https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/380125713 The video's purpose is to help us understand that there is never just one story to a person or a place. 
She gave the example of Africa and how people see it as an under developed continent because of the narrow perspective.
Popular media gives people a small perspective of Africa that leads people to assume the culture of the entire continent.
How dangerous it is to focus in one tragic or shocking story instead of looking at the bigger picture.]]> 2019-09-04 19:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/380125713 Walking in somebody else's shoes. https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/380132484 The best ways to get to know
more than a single story, is to experience the place or culture.
Teach us that the people around us influence the way we act.
At first, things might seem simple, but if you dig deeper you can find more layers and different stories.
]]> 2019-09-04 20:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/380132484 https://padlet.com/dr_mj_nitsch/kuwm52i3ugjt/wish/380134104 Victor explains to Thomas what is expected of a real Indian.
His description of a real Indian is based off stereotypes of how Indians look/act.
This connects to Adichie's idea of the danger of a single story and how a single perspective of a culture is portrayed.

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