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IES 300 - Spring 2019
Privilege and Resilience Engagements Reflection Paper
In your Privilege and Resilience Engagements paper, reflect on your experience of the readings and class exercises in a 500-750 word reflection paper. Be sure
to connect the readings to your reflections on your experience of the Privilege Walk and discussion afterward. Include your reflections on all of the points belo
in your paper. 1) What happened? 2) How did these exercises make you feel? 3) What were your thoughts as you did this exercise? 4) What have you learned
from this experience? 5) What can you do with this information in the future?
Please note that this paper is due to Blackboard on Thursday, Feb. 21", by 1 pm.
Rubric for Privilege Engagement Paper
Criteria
Emerging
Competent
Accomplished
Distinguished
Some information
and details with
one or two
examples
A rich and detailed description of the readings and
activities that relate to the Privilege Walk exercise ar
the discussion afterward.
Little information
You summarize the readings or detail.
and activities that relate to
the Privilege Walk exercise
and the discussion
afterward.
Little information
You reflect on how you
or detail
responded to this exercise
and what your thoughts
were as you did this
exercise.
Little information
Your reflection tells us
or detail.
about what you learned
from this experience.
Your reflection tells us what Little information
you can do with this
or detail.
information in the future.
A good description of the
readings and activities that
relate to the
Walk
exercise and the discussion
afterward, with relevant
examples.
A good description of the
results of your inquiry tells us
about your thoughts in these
areas with relevant examples.
Some information
and details with
one or two
examples
A rich and detailed description of how you responded
to this exercise and what your thoughts were as you did
this exercise.
A rich and detailed description of what you learned
from this experience.
Some information
and details with
one or two
examples
Some information
and details with
one or two
examples
A good description of the
results of your inquiry tells us
about your thoughts in these
areas with relevant examples.
A good description of the
results of your inquiry tells us
about your thoughts in these
areas with relevant examples.
A rich and detailed description of what you can do with
this information in the future.
You connect the readings to
your reflections.
Little information
or detail.
Some information
and details with
one or two
examples
A good description of the
results of your inquiry tells us
about your thoughts in these
areas with relevant examples.
You connect the readings to your reflections in complex
and relevant ways that make the relationships between
the readings and your experiences meaningful and
clear.
Comments:
Privilege Walk
Statements:
1. If your ancestors were forced to come to the USA not by choice, take one step back.
2. If your primary ethnic identity is American, take one step forward.
3. If you were ever called names because of your race, class, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation, take
one step back.
4. If there were people of color who worked in your household as servants, gardeners, etc., take one step
forward.
5. If you were ever ashamed or embarrassed of your clothes, house, car, etc. take one step back.
6. If your parents were professionals: doctors, lawyers, etc. take one step forward.
7. If you were raised in an area where there was prostitution, drug activity, etc., take one stop back.
8. If you ever tried to change your appearance, mannerisms, or behavior to avoid being judged or ridiculed,
take one step back.
9. If you studied the culture of your ancestors in elementary school, take one step forward.
10. If you went to school speaking a language other than English, take one step back.
11. If there were more than 50 books in your house when you grew up, take one step forward.
12. If you ever had to skip a meal or were hungry because there was not enough money to buy ood when
you were growing up, take one step back.
13. If you were taken to art galleries or plays by your parents, take one step forward.
14. If one of your parents was unemployed or laid off, not by choice, take one step back.
15. If you attended private school or summer camp, take one step forward
16. If your family ever had to move because they could not afford the rent, take one step back.
17. If you were told that you were beautiful, smart and capable by your parents, take one step forward.
18. If you were ever discouraged from academics or jobs because of race, class, ethnicity, gender or sexual
orientation, take one step back.
19. If you were encouraged to attend college by your parents, take one step forward.
20. If you were raised in a single parent household, take one step back.
21. If your family owned the house where you grew up, take one step forward.
22. If you saw members of your race, ethnic group, gender or sexual orientation portrayed on television in
degrading roles, take one step back.
Celebration of Resilience Walk
1. If you grew up speaking more than one language, take two steps forward.
2. If you were called names because of your ethnicity or race (no matter what race or
ethnicity you belong to) and you learned to brush them off, take one step forward.
3. If you have seen your family members work hard to make a better life for you and your
family, take one step forward.
4.
If your parents were everyday workers and yet made it possible foryou to come to
Chapman, take one step forward.
5. If you believe you have risen above disadvantages in your life to be where you are
today, take one step forward.
6. If you and your family took advantage of the public library for reading materials, take
one step forward.
7. If you ever worked in the summer or after school to make money for school or for your
expenses, take one step forward.
8. If you were ever told by your parents that you are smart, talented, creative, and/or
capable, take one step forward.
9. If you were ever discouraged from academics or jobs because of race, class, ethnicity,
gender or sexual orientation, and yet you persisted, take one step forward.
10. If you were encouraged to attend college by your parents, take one step forward.
11. If you and your family supported one another, in spite of all the challenges you faced,
take one step forward.
12. If you saw members of your race, ethnic group, gender or sexual orientation portrayed
on television in uplifting and admirable roles, take one step forward.
13. If you were ever offered a good job because of your hard work, take one step forward.
14. If you were ever denied employment because of your race, ethnicity, gender or sexual
orientation, and yet you persisted in seeking employment elsewhere, take one step
forward.
15. If you were paid less, treated fairly because of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual
orientation, and yet you persisted in standing up for yourself, take one step forward.