WRITING REFLECTION ENTRY #1

The first reflection is based on all three pieces and answers the question:

How has each piece of material helped me to shape my thinking about the
issue/topic/theme/event? {REMIND STUDENTS TO USE THIS AS THEIR TITLE]

1. This reflection should be around 3 paragraphs (one for each artefact) 150 words in total
and written in continuous prose.
2. Students will need guiding questions to help them to complete this section. The
following are some guiding questions:
I. What is the piece about (brief description, 1 or 2 sentences)?
Use see-think-wonder questions.
II. What do you see? What stood out for you in this piece?
- May be more than one thing.
- Could be a word/phrase/object/scene
III. What do you think about that?
IV. What does it make you wonder?
Then you can use connect-extend-challenge questions.
V. How are the ideas and information presented, connected to what you know
about your topic?
VI. What new ideas extended or pushed your thinking in a new direction about
your topic?
VII. What is still challenging for you? What questions, wonderings, or puzzles do
you have about your topic?
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How Each Piece of Material Helped Me to Shape My Thinking about My Topic

My first piece is a story entitled “Berry” by Langston Hughes which explores the racism
a young black man faced. What stood out to me was the that Berry was given more work to do,
but was paid less.

The article entitled “What is racial profiling?” gives a definition and the different ways in
which racial profiling occurs. It assisted me in being able to identify racial profiling when I am
walking down the street or watching a show/movie.

My final piece is a video entitled “A Study on Racial Profiling.” In this piece, the speaker
talks about how even authorities can profile people. The speaker was particularly concerned with
authorities of colour profiling people which made me reflect the ways in which justice is served.
I was led to question the idea that the justice system is biased and to entertain a new idea that we
need to change that.
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How Each Piece of Material Helped Me to Shape My Thinking about My Topic

Viewing the photograph of Mungal Patasar playing the sitar, I wondered about the ways
in which he has managed to preserve and merge his country and ancestors’ cultures. I
concluded that it was done through his devotion to learning music.

The poem, “My Jahajee Sisters”, by Kavita Vidya Ganness, conveys the idea of being proud to
be Indo-Trinidadian. The title and feelings expressed by the poet showed me that she is not
ashamed to be Indo-Trinidadian and led me to question why a person should be embarrassed
of being multicultural. They encouraged me to embrace being Indo-Trinidadian.

The picture shows the flags of India and Trinidad and Tobago as one. To me, it displays
unity and highlights Indian people as a part of Trinidad and Tobago, as Indo-Trinidadians. Seeing
this, I wondered if other Indo-Trinidadians shared my thoughts and inferred that if they had
not, this image would not have existed.

REFLECTION 1

The poem entitled “Special” by Marla Murasko, is about a child, who is differently abled and

says that he feels the same emotions that other children feel. What stood out to me was, despite

having different needs and doing certain things differently, he still wants to be treated equally.

The song, “Who You Are” by Jessie J is about staying true to yourself amidst the struggles of

mental and physical disabilities. The lyrics, “Seeing is deceiving” stood out for me, as it relates

to the concept of physical aspects not determining one’s personality, and people should be open

to getting to know others.

In the video, “DISABILITY- How you see me” a group of differently abled persons speak about

their experiences and how they want to be treated. The message, that ‘different is beautiful’

made me continue to educate myself and others on how to respectfully treat the differently abled.

Reflection 1

My chosen video which is titled " What is Dyslexia?" by TED-Ed briefly gives powerful

insight into what Dyslexia is. The phrase, " Although they are able to see words clearly,

they have trouble manipulating what they see," stands out to me as it is a common

misconception that Dyslexia involves seeing words differently.

The image I chose, titled " Dyslexia Fact Sheet" by Understood states, " Dyslexia is not

a problem of intelligence." It assisted me in realizing that although dyslexia may slow

down learning, children with it are just as capable as their peers. It also contained ways

to help children with Dyslexia.

The print piece I selected, “How Does Dyslexia Affect Learning" by Erica Loop highlights

the point, “Dyslexia doesn't affect every person the same." It made me wonder how

many persons aren’t receiving enough assistance in the areas they need, because of

Dyslexia's stereotypical image.

REFLECTION 1

The news article by Murali Krishan why girls are being neglected by their parents. What stood

out to me was the phrase, “A girl, on the other hand, is seen as a liability,” This makes me

wonder why girls are a burden rather than a blessing.

The survey conducted by American Citizens during 1941- 2011 statistically proves that sons are

desired over girls.  The overall increase in the birth rate over the period made an impression on

me. I questioned the future of girls generally throughout the world and what will happen to

reproduction rates.
The video from the “Great Big Story” showcases the birth of a girl being born by planting trees.

My thinking was pushed in a new direction. It made me realize that daughters are viewed as a

treasure in some parts of the world and the appreciation of a daughter is based on cultural

influence.