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[Koreabound2004]

I have recently learned what my high schoolers think of different races, and the outcome wasn't good. I want to teach them about the terms mentioned above, does anybody have any lesson plan ideas?

I first gave them pics of people from all walks of life, and asked them to describe them. I got some horrifying descriptions, and now I want to provide them with some new perspectives. They want to learn about things from a Canadian view, from my culture.

I had them define these words today, along with the words inappropriate and unacceptable, but I don't think they really understood what I was getting at.

Any suggestions, anyone have similar experiences?

[Manner of Speaking]

[peppermint]

Maybe bringing in a movie that deals with race issues
"
To Sir with love" mgith be appropriate.

[crazylemongirl]

My 2nd graders have a unit that talks about new zealand so I'm teaching them a little bit about maori culture. Just some basic stuff powhiri etc. but I will tell them that it's gnerall expected that all kids have a baisc grasp of tikanga (maori customs) when they go through the schools in new zealand now.

Also I found a clip of the all blacks doing a haka with the tongans challenging them which I'll show them too. It's such a good example of pacific culture but in a venue they understand.

My 3rd graders are doing a brief section on people that changed the world. The book talks a lot about martin luther king, but I also included nelson mandela.

[Koreabound2004]

Thanks for the ideas! And yes, the students told me they WANT to learn about Canadian culture.
I do want to teach them about the indigenous peoples in Canada, and the way they were treated. But I also want them to learn about the contributions of African-Americans, and stereotypes, and slavery. It's supposed to be a conversation class, but I could talk about this stuff for the whole year!

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Manner of Speaking]

[Koreabound2004]

[Demophobe]

I'm sure their terribly limited vocabulary comes into play here. The words they know and learn aren't often about the "niceties" or English. They learn words and apply them to situations as best they can, with often "offensive" results to our PC western sensibilities.

Perhaps you should be teaching them about more polite expressions and kinder terminology if those are the words you expect to hear.

[tomato]

Take a look at this sign:



It says:

WHITE FACE
Synthetic Cosmetics

[matthewwoodford]

They may not be intending 'white face' in quite the literal way westerners would take it. They may mean 'clean face' or 'light-complexioned face'. I may be wrong but I doubt Koreans are looking at that sign and thinking 'Great! They'll make me look like a white person, just what I wanted.'

[Zenpickle]

It's a large picture, so I won't post it directly in here.

http://www.zenkimchi.com/images/pages/DSCN0477_JPG_jpg.htm

Any misunderstandings in that?

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[ThePoet]

you mean....like the bone through the nose of the critter in the picture?

Poet

[Blind Willie]

Since it's come up:

Here are the pirates from internationally loved by generations, comic book Asterix:



Racist?