ENG 111 Northern Virginia Community College Race and Identity Discussion 1. Gathering Background Information for Evidence (from the San Diego Museum of Man

ENG 111 Northern Virginia Community College Race and Identity Discussion 1. Gathering Background Information for Evidence (from the San Diego Museum of Man)

Research is often reading/watching/learning more than you will actually use in your final product, but all information is important to creating a good response or research paper. I want you to develop good background knowledge to inform yourself of this important subject.

First, watch this video on the story of race, at the main History page of the online exhibit. When you click on the link below, look for the small image at the right that states “Watch the Story of Race Movie” and watch it. You don’t have to summarize it, just learn from it. The Story of Race: https://www.understandingrace.org/History

Next, visit the two pages linked below. Each of the pages in this section of the museum website has several sub-pages that you can use to gather ideas for your response paper.

https://www.understandingrace.org/HumanVariation

(Six slide shows on race; visit all of them or just the ones that most interest you, that you think will give you useful information)

https://www.understandingrace.org/LivedExperience

(Five slide shows on race; likewise, visit all of them or just the ones that most interest you)

2. Summarizing Videos (50% of final grade)

These two links below are to videos that you will watch and summarize in several paragraphs (as many as you need to give enough of the major details). You can also use the information in them as evidence in your response paper, so take notes as you watch or watch again, both for your summary and for evidence in your response.

Are We So Different: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8aaTAUAEyho&feature=emb_logo

Inter + FACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylLvpuBsek0&feature=emb_logo

3. Your Response Paper (50% of final grade)

Use what you learned in parts 1 and 2 above as evidence in a three-page paper about what you understand about race and identity. Use also your ideas from your essay on identity, because race and identity intersect, either inside of you or in society. Be as detailed as you can be, since part of your grade for the response will be based on the specific evidence and ideas that you write in your paper. I will also be looking for a good introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. You will be graded also on your use of formal English, meaning proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.