Pleaseusethisdocumenttorecordyourideasfromyourgroupconversations

andyourindividualthinkingandwork.
Pleaseuseadifferent(easilyvisible)color
foryourresponsestomakethemmoredistinctfromthequestionsand
directions.
Makesureyouturninwhenyouaredonewiththisdocument.
Thankyou!

FollowupforActivity1:
Rememberthat
lastclassyouconsideredandwroteanaccountofaneventyouexperienced
(oranticipatedexperiencing)withtwodifferentaudiences:1)aclosefriend,and2)anolder
relativewithwhomyoudonothavethesamecloserapport.Today,Iwouldlikeyoutoconsider
thoseaccountsandthefollowingquestions.

First,
inpairsorsmallgroups,compareanddiscussthetextsyouhaveproduced,

consideringandpreparingtoreportonthefollowingquestions.Bereadytooffersome
observationsinabout1015minutes.Writeyouranswershereaswell.

1.
Didyouchoosethesameformofcommunicationforyourfriendandyourolder
relative?Ifnot,whynot?
Ididnotchoosethesameformofcommunicationformyfriendcomparedwith
mygrandpaduetohowcloseIamtobothofthem.Withmyfriend,Ifeelmore
comfortablewhenusingmoreexpressiveandcasualwordsbecauseIknowhim
andheknowshowItalk.Withmygrandpa,IfeellikeIwanttobemoreformal
becauseIdon'tknowhimwellandhedoesn'tknowmewell.I'mnotas
comfortablewritingtohim.
2.
Whatinformationdidyoutellyourfriendthatyoudidnottelltheolderrelative?
Why?

Itoldmyfriendaboutmynegativeand,quitefrankly,terriblemorningbecause
webothknowhowhorribleitfeelstowakeupatanearlytimeofday.It'sa
connectionwebothshare.Withmygrandpa,however,Ihavenoclueifheshares
thesameconnectionandIwantedtoskipthatpartduetothis.Ikeptthismoreto
thepointwhenwritingtomygrandpauntiltheveryendwhereIgointodepth
aboutatopicIdidn'tdiscusswithmyfriend.Ialsodidn'tincludemuchdepthinto
ourplaytimeinthesnow,tryingtokeepitbriefduetomylackofne'erstanding
astowhatconnectionsweshare.
3.
Whatinformationdidyoutellyourrelativethatyoudidnottellyourfriend?Why?

InformationItoldmyrelativethatIdidn'ttellmyfriendwasthepartattheend
aboutthecasinowewentto.ThiswasbecauseIknewaconnectionmygrandpa
andfathersharedtogether,andwasabletocomfortablywriteaboutthistohim.
Asformyfriend,Ihaven'ttalkedtohimmuchaboutcasinosorthingsofthat
naturesoIstuckwithnotincludingthatinsidetheemailIsenttohim.

4.
Howdidthelanguageyouuseddiffer?Why?
IusedmorecomplexlanguagewithmyfriendbecauseIknowheiscompetentin
understandingit,whilemyemailtograndpawastoneddownduetomy
unsurenessofhowwellhecanunderstandcomplexwords.Themore
comfortableIamwithaperson,themoreIknowhowtowritetothemand
addressthem.

Activity2:

ExploringKeyConcepts

BasedonyourworkinActivity1andyourexperienceasreadersandwriters,
brainstormideas
ofpurposesandaudiencesforwhichwritersmaywrite.
Listyourideashere.

Purpose
:Whatthetextistryingtoconvey,ideas,emotions,content?

Audience
:Whatpeoplethetextappealsto,whatpeoplelikethecontent?

Message
:Themaintopicofthetext,whatisthecoreobjectiveitpassesonto
readers?

Technique
:Structureandhowtheideastopicarelaidout.Howtheentiretextworks
out.

Afterdiscussingtheseterms,considerthefollowingquestions:

1.
Whenhaveyouseentextswrittenformorethanoneaudience?

Ihaveseentextswrittenformultipleaudiencesintextbooksandarticlesaddressinga
largemajority.Thesearticlesfoundonlineorinbookscanfindinteresttomultiple
appealspeoplehaveduetothearticlecoveringatopicthatcoversdifferentgenresor
typesofwritingorcontent.
2.
Whattextshaveyouseenthatseemtomeetmultiplepurposes?Whatpurposeshave
younoticed?Doesonepurposedominate?

Textthatmeetmultiplepurposesincludeanalysesthatcoverallaspectsofanother
pieceofwork.Textthatcovermultipleaspectsbutconnecttoasingleidea(inthis
exampleabook).Ihavenoticedsetting,theme,andotheraspectsofasinglenovel
althoughthemainpurposerevolvesaroundtheidea.Ananalysisisjust,oneexampleof
atextthatcoversmultiplepurposes.

Activity3:

SurveyingtheText

Lookatthetextofthearticle,
HowaSelfFulfillingStereotypeCanDragDownPerformance,
byShankarVedantam.Considerthefollowingquestions:

1.
Whereandwhenwasthearticlepublished?


ThearticlewaspublishedattheDepartmentofHumanBehavioronthesecondof
February,2009.
2.
Whatdoesthattellyouabouttheinformationinthearticle?

Ittellsreadersthatthearticleisveryoutdatedandisprobablyincorrectoncertain
aspects.Italsotellsusthatitcomesfromaprobablyvalidsourceofinformationforthe
topicofbehavioritseemstobefocusingonbasedonthetitle.Thesourceisreliablebut
thedateisn'tbecauseitissoold.
3.
Whatdoyounoticeaboutthelengthofthearticleanditsparagraphs?

Thearticlealoneseemsquiteshortforanarticle,buttheparagraphsarequitebiginthe
middleandtheendwhileshortatthebeginningtointroducereaders.Thismaywardoff
readerswithaninabilitytoreadlargetextualbodiesduetositeorcomprehension.
4.
Whatdoesthatsuggesttoyouaboutwhatyouwillbereading?

Itsuggeststomethatthearticlewillbeabriefbutinformative,factpackedtextual
writingontheimpactsofstereotypes.
5.
Thearticlewaspublishedinthesciencenewssectionofthenewspaper.Whatdoesthat
tellyouaboutthearticle?

Ittellsmethatthearticlehasbeenreviewedandverifiedtoprovidelegitimateevidence
intothecontentitexhibitsandtellsreadersthatitisprofessionalandworthyof
consideration.Itisreliableandagoodsourceforinformationonstereotypes.

Activity4:

MakingPredictionsandAskingQuestions

Asyouexaminethetitleofthearticle,
HowaSelfFulfillingStereotypeCanDragDown
Performance,
answerandthendiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.
Whatisastereotype?
Astereotypeiscommonknowledgeofacertainideathatmay
beanassociationandnotalwaystrue,oftenportrayedasanegativeimaginaryidea.

2.
Whatkindsofstereotypeshaveyouheardaboutdifferentpeople?
Different
stereotypesincludethefoodAfricanAmericanpeopleeatorthenegative,lookeddown
uponactionsofHispanics.Theseracialstereotypesaremostofthetimenevercorrect
withthepersonyouinteractwith.Characteristicsrelatingtoracesareneveragoodthing
andshouldneverbecategorizedtogether.Allpeoplehavedifferentpersonalities,and
shouldn'tbejudgedgenerally.

3.
Whatdoesselffulfillingmean?

Selffulfillingmeansideasorothereventsbecomingtruebecausetheywerepredictedto
betrue.Itbasicallymeansthatthingsarerightbecauseitisthoughttoberight,all
superficial.
4.
Whatmightmakeastereotypeselffulfilling?

Astereotypeisreallyselffulfillingandshouldbeconsideredredundantduetohow
similartheyare.Astereotypeisabasicallypeoplethinkingthingsarewhattheyare
becauseitisthoughttobethat.(Iknow,veryspecific).Itisthoughttobetrue,soitmust
betrueandcategorizedintothat.

5.
Whatkindsofperformancemighttheauthorbetalkingaboutaccordingtothetitle?

Performanceimpliedcouldbeofworkingefficiencyorsocialperformanceingeneral.
Stereotypesofpeoplecanmakethemangry,andevencoercethemintowantingto
performthesedeedsduetotheacceptanceofanalreadyexistingideatheydo.
6.
Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwillsayabouttherelationshipbetweenstereotypesand
performance?

Stereotypesandperformancewillprobablybediscussedastohowtheyarerelatedto
oneanother.Whenpeopleknowotherscategorizethemintoacertainarea,theywilltend
tomigratetothatareaintheendbecauseitisalreadytoldtobetrue.Theyaremore
inspiredtodotheseactionstheyaregeneratedinto.
7.
Whodoyouthinkistheaudienceforthispiece?Howdoyouknow?

Theaudienceforthispeaceisprobablythepeoplethatarealreadygettingstereotyped
intocertainareas.Theauthorisprobablytouchingonthistopicforthemsotheycansee
whytheyshouldn'tstartturningtowardsperformancetheyaresothoughtrequiredto
do.
8.
Whatdoyouthinkwillbethepurposeofthepiece?

Thepurposeofthispieceistoinformpeopleofthebarragesofstereotypesoutthere
andhowitreallydoesaffectthepeoplewhoaretherecipients.Italsobringstolightthe
resistanceintoperformingdeedsthoughttobetrueforthatcertaingroupofpeopleand
refrainingfromstereotypicalideas.
9.
Whatquestionsdoyouwantthepiecetoanswerforyouasyouread?

Iwantthepiecetoanswermyquestionsaboutwhypeoplestereotypeinthefirstplace
andwhyitactuallyneedstoexist.Isittomakeothersfeelbetterandmoresuperiorin
contrasttoothers?Iamreallycuriousaboutthisideaandhopeitisansweredinthe
article.Itmightbeoutdated,however,soImunsure.

Activity5:

UnderstandingKeyVocabulary

Thefollowingvocabularywordsareusedinthearticleyouareabouttoread.

1.
ameliorate
:Makesomething(badornegative)intogoodorpositive
2.

aptitude
:Anaturalabilitytodosomething.

3.

conscious
:Awareofandrespondingtoone'ssurroundingsawake.

4.

depress
:Pushorpull(something)downintoalowerposition.

5.

discriminate
:Makeanunjustorprejudicialdistinctioninthetreatmentofdifferent

categoriesofpeopleorthings,especiallyonthegroundsofrace,sex,orage.
6.

inevitable
:Certaintohappenunavoidable.

7.

inherent
:Existinginsomethingasapermanent,essential,orcharacteristic

attribute.
8.

innate
:Inbornnatural.

9.

salient
:Mostnoticeableorimportant.

10.

society
:Theaggregateofpeoplelivingtogetherinamoreorlessordered

community.
11.

stereotype
:Awidelyheldbutfixedandoversimplifiedimageorideaofaparticular

typeofpersonorthing.

Please
giveeitheryourownoradictionarydefinitions
foreachoftheabovewords,leaving
roomtocopythesentencesinwhichthewordsappearinthearticle(Youwilldothislater,not
today).Thenwriteanswerstothefollowingquestions:

Whatdoestheuseofthesewordsinthearticlesuggesttoyouaboutthetoneofthearticle?

Thetoneofthearticleseemsnegativeandmorefocusedonthebadaspectsof
stereotypesandwhatitimposesonotherhumansreceivingthetreatment.Wordsthat
hintatsegregationandotherdarkideascanberelatedtoadarkertonethatis
informativeyetfocusedonnegativeoutcomes.

Whatdoestheuseofthesewordstellyouabouttheauthorsperspectiveontheissue?

Usingthesewords,theauthorseemstobeveryagainsttheideaofstereotypes.His
languagealonefocusesonthenegativeaspect,meaningthathethinksnegativelyabout
thetopicheisdiscussing.

Whatdotheytellyouabouttheaudienceofthepiece?
Theaudienceismorefocusedonantistereotypicalstatementsthatarenotforthem.He
isviewingtheideainamoreaggressivepointagainstit,sopeoplereadingshouldbe
againstitaswelltoenjoyandagreewiththeclaims.

Thankyouforyourgoodworkandthinkingsofar.Whenyouhavecompletedthese
activities,pleasepostthisdocumentinGoogleClassroomandhaveagreatweekend.