roots of words
This root means "Know"
What does "sci" mean?
What are some synonyms for "anxious"?
What is inaccurate?
This root means "hold"
What does "ten" or "tain" mean?
It is controversial because some people think immigrants should be allowed to retain their home culture and language, while other people think they should assimilate to the new culture.
Why is multiculturalism controversial?
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Why is immigration controversial?
This is the circumstance when people move from their home country to a new country.
What is immigration?
What is first-person point of view?
A synonym for this word is important, or a big deal.
What is a synonym for "significant"?
This root means "many things at the same time"
What does "multi" mean?
They have come to the US because they wanted opportunities and jobs or they wanted to escape poverty and war.
Why have people immigrated to the US?
This is a state, or a circumstance, when many people of different backgrounds are living in the same place.
What is multiculturalism?
or
What is diversity?
In this point of view, the narrator is outside the story and knows all the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
This word can indicate something that you fill out, it can also mean "build or put together" and be used in phrases such as _______ a plan, _______ an opinion, ________ an idea.
What does "form" mean?
This root means "across" (as in move across town)
What does "trans" mean?
Researchers noticed that when teachers watched the video of the different students which had the same soundtrack, the teachers ignored the objective reality and favored white students over students of color.
What evidence did researchers find of teacher prejudice or bias in favor of white students?
How did researchers conclude that teachers were prejudiced?
This is when someone forms ideas based on generalizations, biases and incorrect assumptions.
What is prejudice?
It is important because we can identify who is telling the story, who controls the narrative. It can help us in real life when we are making a purchase or an important decision, like who to vote for.
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Why should we analyze point of view?
This means to be between one thing and the next thing.
What is "in transition"?
This root means "all" as in all-knowing, all-present.
What does "omni" mean?
This is when someone gives up something from their culture of origin to fit into a new culture.
What is assimilation?
This means to examine the different components of something, like ____ the data, ____ the information, ______ my budget. Often we do this to solve a problem or answer a question.
What does "analyze" mean?