How is our multimedia project beginning to take shape and represent the works of Hyppolite, McKay, and Haitian Revolution: Black History and the Class Struggle No. 6. Toussaint L’Ouverture and the Haitian Revolution article?
Do Now: Students will follow Classroom rituals and routines in preparation to continue their multimedia project: get laptops, supplies, and then think about how your multimedia project will best represent the works of Hyppolite, McKay, and Haitian Revolution: Black History and the Class Struggle No. 6. Toussaint L’Ouverture and the Haitian Revolution article
Procedures:
Role of Student:
To work in a small group or independently (by choice) towards the goal of completing a synthesized multimedia project.
Students will Sign Out a Laptop (this will be the laptop you use for this project do not change it)
To continue working on their multimedia project.
Students will use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity
Students will use technology to locate, evaluate their multimedia project rubric from a variety of sources
Students will review timeline of specific multimedia project due dates.
Role of Teachers:
Teachers: Role of ALL teachers are interchangeable. There is a student teacher (Hunter) observing and participating in the classroom.
Teachers will circulate the classroom with chart to list the names of students in groups vs. students who are working independently and their selected project. Teachers will also facilitate students when needed!
Teachers will create timeline of due dates and deliver handout to better help students stay on task and reach their goals.
Teachers will review the presentation rubric with students
Teachers will provide continuous feedback to students
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Works Sited
- http://www.frenchschoolmiami.org/fr/infos/calendrier/international/Haiti/image012.jpg
- http://homepage.mac.com/karlek/.Public/SVG/SVGJPG/FOOD/02PLANTAIN.JPG
- http://www.sea.edu/images/followingsea/9-05/feature1d_9_05.jpg
- http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/World/Haiti%20Earthquake3_slideshow_604x500.jpg
- "Dyaspora" by Joanne Hyppolite
- http://homepage.mac.com/karlek/.Public/SVG/SVGJPG/FOOD/02PLANTAIN.JPG
- http://www.sea.edu/images/followingsea/9-05/feature1d_9_05.jpg
- http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/World/Haiti%20Earthquake3_slideshow_604x500.jpg
- "Dyaspora" by Joanne Hyppolite
Monday, March 8, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Cultural Identity
America prides itself on being known as the home of the brave and land of the free. The land of opportunity and home to the beacon of hope "The Statue Of Liberty." With claims like that, it’s no wonder thousands of immigrants flock to our country everyday. They start new lives, get jobs, settle down, go to school, have children, etc. Some ask where does culture fit in all of that? Can someone keep their culture (who they are)
while in another culture? Does culture make you who you are?
The Merriam - Webster dictionary defines culture as "the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations."
What makes a person an American, Haitian, Hispanic, etc? People have their own different definitions on what makes a person a certain culture or ethnicity. If you’re parents were born in a different country then you’re from that country too even though you were born in another. You’re not from a certain culture unless you know the customs and language. You’re not this unless you’re that. I believe you are whoever you think you are. In the end you decide if your culture or ethnicity define you or make you who you are now or if being born in a certain place makes you. I believe when you allow your surroundings to make you instead of you making your surroundings then you've limiting yourself.
I don't think that being born in a certain place means that you have to follow their culture. I think that if you spend most of your life in a certain place, then that's what you are. Only when you are able to spend time surrounded by the culture, do you have the right to call it your own. If you just randomly pick a culture and want to become part of it, you don't have that right to do so. But, if you go and live where that culture flourishes, you will be surrounded by the culture and will adapt to it. Although I believe that where you are determines the culture you might adapt to, it is possible to keep some of your home culture with you. For example, all the people coming to America. Most of those who came to New York adapted, although they still kept the culture of home. When they came here, they created little "settlements" within the city. Little Italy, for example, was a "settlement" in the city with a little bit of culture from home. Each little "settlement" had a mix of the American culture and the culture of home.
Joanne Hyppolite born in Haiti, but raised in America. Already split into two halves. Born into a religious family that goes to church every Sunday, another halve. Lives in a segregated city and goes to an Irish-Catholic school, another two halves. Schools friends are separated from street friends, keeping parts of who you are separate. Just some of all the little ways a person can be separated. She was afraid of being judged by others on any small part of who she is that they don’t like. So she’s hides any part of who she really is to people. Eventually though we can’t hide who we are forever. At least Joanne couldn’t. When she reached high school, she experienced a change. Before she could hide what she was because no one really knew what she was. Now when she answered that she was Haitian they knew her even less. Before they know nothing and thus it was okay that she was Haitian, but now they knew more, but that only made it worse. Not because it was bad to be Haitian but because they knew only bad things or in other words less. They saw the entire culture of Haiti represented by illness, the boat people on the news every night, poverty. They think they know what Haiti is. She could have run away from her dyaspora, but she didn’t, she embraced it. She becomes proud of very part of her. She wants everyone to see every part of what makes her who she is. Not everyone can do that, some shy away from it. Denying part of who they are.
Part of both worlds, sharing common links, two halves of a whole yet even with both worlds in you they are kept apart by an invisible wall. Feelings that many people find themselves with inside. Asking themselves all the same questions. What am I? Who am I? What half contains the real me? The me that belongs? Joanne found herself dividing the parts of herself from each other. Changing herself to match her surroundings, like a chameleon changes color to match it’s surroundings. No one wants to feel like they don’t belong, to be alone. Depending on what your heritage is or where you come from or the color of your skin, everyone has their opinion on who you are. When Joanne could no longer keep the parts of herself separate, she saw the opinions that people thought about her other half. They assumed they knew everything that is Haitian by the few things they did know. They didn’t see her, the real her. They only saw small parts of her. A problem many face living somewhere far from where their culture is. The judgements made on them and their culture based on stories or bad propaganda.
while in another culture? Does culture make you who you are?
The Merriam - Webster dictionary defines culture as "the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations."
What makes a person an American, Haitian, Hispanic, etc? People have their own different definitions on what makes a person a certain culture or ethnicity. If you’re parents were born in a different country then you’re from that country too even though you were born in another. You’re not from a certain culture unless you know the customs and language. You’re not this unless you’re that. I believe you are whoever you think you are. In the end you decide if your culture or ethnicity define you or make you who you are now or if being born in a certain place makes you. I believe when you allow your surroundings to make you instead of you making your surroundings then you've limiting yourself.
I don't think that being born in a certain place means that you have to follow their culture. I think that if you spend most of your life in a certain place, then that's what you are. Only when you are able to spend time surrounded by the culture, do you have the right to call it your own. If you just randomly pick a culture and want to become part of it, you don't have that right to do so. But, if you go and live where that culture flourishes, you will be surrounded by the culture and will adapt to it. Although I believe that where you are determines the culture you might adapt to, it is possible to keep some of your home culture with you. For example, all the people coming to America. Most of those who came to New York adapted, although they still kept the culture of home. When they came here, they created little "settlements" within the city. Little Italy, for example, was a "settlement" in the city with a little bit of culture from home. Each little "settlement" had a mix of the American culture and the culture of home.
Joanne Hyppolite born in Haiti, but raised in America. Already split into two halves. Born into a religious family that goes to church every Sunday, another halve. Lives in a segregated city and goes to an Irish-Catholic school, another two halves. Schools friends are separated from street friends, keeping parts of who you are separate. Just some of all the little ways a person can be separated. She was afraid of being judged by others on any small part of who she is that they don’t like. So she’s hides any part of who she really is to people. Eventually though we can’t hide who we are forever. At least Joanne couldn’t. When she reached high school, she experienced a change. Before she could hide what she was because no one really knew what she was. Now when she answered that she was Haitian they knew her even less. Before they know nothing and thus it was okay that she was Haitian, but now they knew more, but that only made it worse. Not because it was bad to be Haitian but because they knew only bad things or in other words less. They saw the entire culture of Haiti represented by illness, the boat people on the news every night, poverty. They think they know what Haiti is. She could have run away from her dyaspora, but she didn’t, she embraced it. She becomes proud of very part of her. She wants everyone to see every part of what makes her who she is. Not everyone can do that, some shy away from it. Denying part of who they are.
Part of both worlds, sharing common links, two halves of a whole yet even with both worlds in you they are kept apart by an invisible wall. Feelings that many people find themselves with inside. Asking themselves all the same questions. What am I? Who am I? What half contains the real me? The me that belongs? Joanne found herself dividing the parts of herself from each other. Changing herself to match her surroundings, like a chameleon changes color to match it’s surroundings. No one wants to feel like they don’t belong, to be alone. Depending on what your heritage is or where you come from or the color of your skin, everyone has their opinion on who you are. When Joanne could no longer keep the parts of herself separate, she saw the opinions that people thought about her other half. They assumed they knew everything that is Haitian by the few things they did know. They didn’t see her, the real her. They only saw small parts of her. A problem many face living somewhere far from where their culture is. The judgements made on them and their culture based on stories or bad propaganda.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dyaspora: Outline
- Introduction
- Explaining topic/thesis
- preview of blog
- Group's personal views on what makes a person American; Mexican; Irish; Haitian etc.
- Define culture
- Relate to how Hyppolite felt throughout the story.
- Write about conflicts someone in Hyppolites position might feel.
- Relate her experiences to current or historical events.
- Closing thoughts
- Thoughts on comments made by others
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