This final writing assignment is a response to our dinner meeting with Sue Ellen Henry’s Multiculturalism in Education class. In 300 words, please address the questions below that interest you the most, and email your written response to the professor in .doc format before the start of class on 4/24.
- What main ideas did you talk about with the other students at your table? Did your group arrive at any key conclusions or ideas?
- What parts of the larger group discussion interested you the most? Why?
- Did your artwork communicate in the way that you expected?
- Did the process of making this drawing or the final discussion influence the way that you think about art (for example: the function of art, the limits or potential of artistic communication, the connections between art making and society)?
- Did the process of making this drawing or the final discussion affect your ideas about identity, stereotypes, or human interactions in general?
- Were you surprised by any aspects of the discussion? If so, then please describe your reactions.
- Through this final interaction with Sue Ellen’s class, did you learn anything about your own preconceptions regarding identity?
- What else did you learn from this discussion?