Literature
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100

The name of the poem you analyzed and translated to a different character's voice

What is SNOWBALL
100

This animal was in a bowl during our "What is Literature?" activity

Cat!

100

This artist who wrote and performed the song "Anxiety"

Who is Megan Thee Stallion

100

Stories that are told in service of the dominant social group’s interests and ideologies. Through repetition, and the silencing of alternative accounts, they seem objective and apolitical but are neither.

What are dominant narratives

100

Name 2 strategies for dealing with procrastination 

Examples of acceptable answers:

- Bigger better offer

- First smallest action

- Self-compassion

- Emotion regulation

200

The phrase Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre wrote about in "Ten Responses to the Phrase ___ __"

What is "man up"

200

Name our 3 "warmup" activities we do at the start of every class

Acceptable answers:

* Feelings check

* Song prompt

* 3 minute freewrite

200

Writer who tweeted that "your thoughts are not the only thing impacting your mental health"

Minaa B.

200

A term for a group of "people in our lives that we would call on to support us with things like on-going safety, accountability and transformation of behaviors, or individual and collective healing and resiliency"; in this context, instead of "community"

What is a pod

200

This approach helps us get to the root cause of an issue, and could be considered repetitive, word-wise (in a good way!)

What is the 5 Whys

300

The title of the first short essay we read by author Ross Gay

Flower in the Curb

300

Name two "random" ice breaker activities we've done

Acceptable answers:

This or That

Your name + a motion that goes with it

300

This award-winning poet, essayist, and professor wrote of The Book of Delights

Who is Ross Gay 

300

This political framework seeks to respond to violence without creating more violence and/or engaging in harm reduction to lessen the violence. 

What is Transformative Justice

300

The three "zones" you can use to help you not freak out when doing hard work; I presented them as sideways concentric circles with a stick figure

What are: comfort zone, challenge zone, overwhelm zone

400

The poem we "exploded"; it touched on how we might welcome feelings coming and going.

"The Guest House" by Rumi

400

Name any 2 out of the four dominant narratives we focused on during the group presentation day

  • Success = wealth

  • Going to therapy / addressing mental health is a sign of weakness 

  • Boys don't cry 

  • Grades define who you are

400

This great American novelist wrote the short essay we read called "Peril"

Who is Toni Morrison

400

What the four i's of oppression stand for

Ideological, Internalized, Interpersonal, Institutional

400

Name any 2 of our community agreements

One mic

Open to new perspectives

Be energetic (participate, keep the lights on)

Safe/judgement-free zone, respect other people's opinions

Respect each other's time - phones away, eye contact

"Let it slide" re: mistakes. Be forgiving and generous.

Moments of clarity

Jumping off each other's ideas -- help each other (or not)

Honor the Lenape land that supports our minds, bodies, and souls

500

Name the titles (or artists) of any 3 music videos we read as texts - THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DISCUSSED YET IN THIS GAME

Acceptable answers:

Anxiety, Megan Thee Stallion (only if not mentioned yet in game)

Zombie, The Cranberries

Fresh Prince theme song, Will Smith

Who Run the World (Girls), Beyonce

This is America, Childish Gambino

500

Name any 2 out of the 6 texts we analyzed the day you all presented in groups

All texts:       

  • Video: The 4 I's of Oppression - TW       
  • Song: Beyoncé - Run the World 

  • Poem: Nayyirah Waheed’s “Three"                  

  • Video: “Welcome to Wrexham” (episode 17 clip)                    
  • Song: Megan Thee Stallion - “Anxiety”       
  • Poem: If— by Rudyard Kipling (Big caveat here!)
  • Song: Childish Gambino - This Is America - TW
500

This author wrote both Transformative Justice texts we read towards the start of the semester.

Who is Mia Mingus

500

Name at least 1 question you can ask for analyzing a dominant narrative

  1. How were you taught this and by whom?

  2. Why would they say this? 

  3. Who does this narrative benefit? Who does it harm?

  4. How is this narrative perpetuated? 

  5. How has this narrative impacted you? How has it benefited/harmed you? 

500

These 3 elements contribute highly to motivation

What are: autonomy, mastery, and purpose