Jan 31 - 3V - P3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Only a pen/pencil case and notebook on the table!

Assignment: 

Meaning of the words:

Stereotype, prejudice,  discrimination and racism?

Write them down in your notebook

Goals

I can use the terms:

prejudice

stereotype

discrimination

racism

in relation to American Born Chinese

Prejudice?

What does prejudice mean?

Have you noticed any prejudice in the novel?

Write it down!

Stereotype?

What does Stereotype mean?

Have you noticed any forms of stereotype in the novel?

Write it down!

Discrimination and racism?

What do these words mean?

Have you noticed any forms of racism and discrimination

 in the novel?

Write it down!

Let's watch a clip

and after we'll discuss if any of the 4 aforementioned words apply!

Do any of the words apply?

Prejudice

Stereotype

Discrimination

Racism 

Mickey Rooney

How bad is this, let's find out!

Does this situation of Yellowface feel familiar in relation to the book?

In a broader context

Why does this matter in the book but als now in the real world?

Looking back at the novel

Are there forms of prejudice?

Are there forms of stereotypes?

Are there forms of discrimination and/or racism?

Journey to the west

Who/What/When?

 By: Wu Cheng’en, a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). 

What: Based on actual 7th-century pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk in search for sacred texts. 

Story became: Chinese Folk/ colloquial story/poetic novelette/Drama/Comedy

Important questions to ask yourself:

- How does the story of the monkey king relate to Jin's story?

- What problems do they both have to deal with?

Hint:

How happy are they in regards to who they are?

Time to DIY

1. Practice speaking

or

2. Work on the critical questions

or 

3. Homework: find as many synonyms (words with the same meaning) as you can for these words: and/but/because/nice/interesting

And write them in your notebook!

Thank you for paying attention!