PERFORMANCE MYP1

GRASPS  LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

Critical Thinking Questions

• 1. What is one area of prejudice that truly affects you?

Personal Application Questions

• 2. Think of a situation when you felt that someone was prejudiced

against you. What do you think caused this attitude? Did this person
display any discrimination behaviours and, if so, how?
• 3. Give an example when you felt prejudiced against someone else. How
did you discriminate against them? Why do you think you did this?
 INCLUSION &
ACCEPTANCE
• In your current Unit, you are inquiring about
inclusion and acceptance. You have read
‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio to further understand
these concepts.  Your goal is to choose one
prejudice in the society and spread awareness
about the issue with a focus on self-worth and
the idea of inclusion and acceptance. Your
message should clearly highlight the problems
faced by people facing the prejudice and a
possible solution to address the prejudice in
society. Based on your research, you
will create one of the products listed in the
Performance GRASPS Task given below. You
may also come up with your own product based
on the given task.

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GOAL
Your goal is to choose one prejudice in the society and spread awareness
about the issue with a focus on self-worth and the idea of inclusion and
acceptance.

prejudice
 ROLE
You are a performing artist and you may
select any one of the following roles with
the aim of bringing about a change: 
• Singer
• Dancer
• Poet
• Artist
• Actor
• Motivational Speaker
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AUDIENCE
A global audience- The attendees of the
World Summit which would include
people from different parts of the world.

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SITUATION
• You have been invited to be a performer
in The World Summit for Social
Development in Copenhagen. Using your
artistic ability, you are to spread the message
of inclusion and acceptance against any one
prejudice prevalent in the society. Your
message should clearly highlight the
problems faced by people facing the
prejudice and a possible solution to address
the prejudice in society. 
 PRODUCT
You may choose any of the following products –
• The audio/video recording of an Open Letter to the
World Leaders against the prejudice. 
• An audio/video recording of a motivational episode
against the prejudice. 
• A piece of art which highlights your prejudice. 
• A song/poem on the concepts of inclusion and
acceptance.
• A dance performance on a carefully chosen song
depicting the journey of self towards appreciation and
acceptance.

NOTE: ** Your product must be

supplemented with a written rationale for
your choice. ** 
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STANDARDS & CRITERIA:
You will be assessed on Criterion C (Producing Text) and Criterion D (Using Language)
Criterion C: Producing Text
• produce texts that demonstrate insight, imagination and sensitivity while exploring and reflecting critically on new
perspectives and ideas arising from personal engagement with the creative process
• make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices, demonstrating awareness of impact on an
audience 
• select relevant details and examples to develop ideas.

Criterion D: Using language 

• use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of expression
• write and speak in a register and style that serve the context and intention 
• use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation
• spell and pronounce with accuracy 
• use appropriate non-verbal communication techniques. 
Suggested Resources for Research

• https://positivepsychology.com
/self-worth/
• https://talentculture.com/be-inc
lusive-not-just-tolerant/
• https://www.apa.org/topics/raci
sm-bias-discrimination
GLOSSARY OF TERMS YOU MAY COME ACROSS:

• Ageism-   prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their age

• Discrimination-   negative actions toward individuals as a result of their membership in a
particular group
• in-group-   group that we identify with or see ourselves as belonging to
• in-group bias-   preference for our own group over other groups
• out-group  - group that we don’t belong to—one that we view as fundamentally different from us
• Prejudice-   negative attitudes and feelings toward individuals based solely on their membership
in a particular group
• Racism  - prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their race
• Sexism  - prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based on their sex
• Stereotype  -negative beliefs about individuals based solely on their membership in a group,
regardless of their individual characteristics