The Dangers of a Single Story
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Lesson duration is: 30 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Did many of the books you read while growing up have diverse characters in them?
No
Some
Yes
Slide 2 - Poll
How could a single story be dangerous?
Slide 3 - Open question
Slide 4 - Video
What do the examples she mentions illustrate?
Slide 5 - Open question
Slide 6 - Video
What are the stories of Fide and the speaker’s college roommate meant to illustrate?
Slide 7 - Open question
Slide 8 - Video
In your own words, why was her story not "authentically African" enough?
Slide 9 - Open question
Slide 10 - Video
Why was she so ashamed of falling for this "single story"?
Slide 11 - Open question
Slide 12 - Video
“If you want to dispossess a people, the simplest way to do it is to tell their story and start
with, ‘secondly’. - Explain why this might be.
with, ‘secondly’. - Explain why this might be.
Slide 13 - Open question
Slide 14 - Video
What does this fragment illustrate about the power of a "single story"?
Slide 15 - Open question
Slide 16 - Video
Do you agree with the speaker's statement? Why or why not?
Slide 17 - Open question
Slide 18 - Video
What have you taken away from watching (part of) this video?
