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Prejudice Weasel feels he is right in killing the Shawnee and hurting Ezra because he disagrees with Weasel's way of thinking. Is Weasel correct in his way of thinking? Why or why not? Try one of the following activities to help students understand prejudice a little better. |
Activities to Help Students Understand Prejudice
Divide the students in the
classroom randomly into two groups by one of the following (color of clothing,
what they ate for breakfast, etc.). Without giving any justification, tell the
first group that they will get candy. Don't respond to the other students cries
of unfairness or questioning. Discuss the feelings of discriminating.
Give each student a banana to
examine. Then gather the bananas into a basket randomly mixing them. Next have
each student find his/her banana. Discuss how the students were able to pick out
the bananas they had examined earlier.
(size, bruising, coloring, etc.)
Next peel the bananas and place them on a tray. Have the students try to find
the same banana again without its peeling. Discuss
how the bananas are pretty much the same without the peeling.
Lead a discussion comparing the bananas to people. Discuss how people are pretty much the same on
the inside just as the bananas are the same inside.
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