Discrimination Unit Exam 1: Racism I. Vocabulary

Name_____________ Period____________ Discrimination Unit Exam 1: Racism I. Vocabulary Please define the following in your own words: Generalization Stereotype Discrimination Racism Othering II. Comic Please do the following: • Label the correct side of the comic with the words “equality” and “equity” • In the box below each side, write the definition corresponding with “equality” and “equity” Term (equity or equality?): Definition: Term: Definition: III. Higher Education/Perry Reese Article Describe the impact Perry Reese had on the community in which he coached. Perry Reese was not a perfect person. How did the writer’s descriptions of Reese’s mistakes actually make Reese a compelling person to read about? IV. Remember the Titans: Quotes For each quote, do the following: • Choose 8 quotes to respond to • Identify the speaker(s) • Describe the situation/setting/part of the film • Explain the meaning of the quote, and why this quote matters or is important in the context of the film as a whole. ____________“He’s just a light-­‐skinned brother.” ____________“Yeah, and I’m just a dark-­‐skinned cracker.” What it means: ____________ “I may be a mean cuss, but I’m the same mean cuss with everybody out there on that football field.” What it means: ____________ “Why do you dress so funny?” ____________ “Look who’s talking.” What it means: “Are those the movers?” What it means: ____________ “He said he didn’t know.” ____________ “He didn’t want to know.” What it means: ____________ “I don’t want to get to know him. You’re coming to church with your mother.” What it means: ____________ “Only kin’s allowed in here.” ____________ “Alice! Are you blind? Don’t you see the family resemblance? That’s my brother.” What it means: ____________ “ I was afraid of you, Julius. I didn’t understand what I was afraid of. But now I understand I was only hating my brother.” What it means: ____________ “The best player will play. Color won’t matter.” ____________ “From the looks of our little situation we got ourselves here, I’d say it’s about the only thing that does.” What it means: ____________ “Why don’t you go over there and sit with your people?” ____________ “I ain’t got no people, Julius. I’m with everyone.” What it means: ____________ “You demanded more of us. You demanded perfection. I ain’t saying I’m perfect, cause I’m not, and I ain’t gonna never be. None of us are. But we have won every single game we have played till now. So this team is perfect.” What it means: ____________ “You’ve taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than the look of him. And I guess it’s about time I joined the club.” “I’m not Jesus, MLK, or the Easter Bunny. I’m just a football coach.” ____________ “You’re our coach.” What it means: ____________ “Is it true you aren’t going to trade game tapes with Coach Boone?” ____________ “I’m not going to do anything to help that monkey.” What it means: IV. Remember the Titans: the “isms” Please give an example of each of these “isms” from the film. Include: 1. a description of the situation/scene, 2. what happened that fit this “ism,” and 3. what it means in the film. Example of homophobia: Example of ageism: Example of sexism: Examples of racism: 1. 2. 3. V. Putting it all together After studying issues surrounding race for the past two weeks, reflect below on the following: • What did you learn that you did not know? • How did your understanding of race and racism change as this unit progressed? • What will you remember from this unit (think about Perry Reese, Remember the Titans, class discussions, the comic, etc.)