{"id":172,"date":"2023-10-09T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-contexts-practices-prof-barnes-fall-202\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:18:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:18:18","slug":"week-7-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/week-7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7: Middle Eastern Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:270px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s guiding questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-cf06e608-c31b-4f48-a18e-e28ea981d7c9\">How can we apply Szwed\u2019s and Perry\u2019s definitions of literacy as we study literacies of different cultures?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can we learn about literacy and culture from exploring different cultural perspectives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can you contribute to this topic?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 1<\/strong>: What do you know about the Middle East? Think about the history, culture, the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 2<\/strong>: Read \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1824\/2021\/10\/Arab-and-Other-Middle-Eastern-Americans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1824\/2021\/10\/Arab-and-Other-Middle-Eastern-Americans.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Arab-and-Other-Middle-Eastern-Americans<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 3<\/strong>: Watch \u201cMisconception of Middle Eastern Culture and Religion\u201d | Melika Rahmani | TEDxJMU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Misconception of Middle Eastern Culture and Religion | Melika Rahmani | TEDxJMU\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehn3cz0_OGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 4<\/strong>: Read \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/Activity 4: Read \u201cLiteracy Reform in the Middle East\u201c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Literacy Reform in the Middle East<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1824\/2021\/10\/Literacy-Reform-in-the-Middle-East.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Literacy-Reform-in-the-Middle-East<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 5:<\/strong>&nbsp;Watch Middle Easten College Students in the US<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learning Curve: Middle Eastern college students in the US\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_SJ-Kx_xSk?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Activity 6: Conversation 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your enormous post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) What did you learn from the \u201cArab and Other Middle Eastern Americans\u201d article? Be specific and provide examples from the reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Discuss something you learned and\/ or can relate to from 1-2 of this week\u2019s videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) Discuss the article on \u201cLiteracy Reform in the Middle East.\u201d Provide examples from the reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4) Share your source on this topic\u2013let us know what it is, why you selected it, and why it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reply to at least 1 classmate. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activity 7<\/strong>: How is your research essay project going? Are you moving along, according to the steps outlined <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/individual-research-essay\/\">here<\/a>? Submit your Research Essay Plan on Blackboard, to let me know where you are with your project, and what you need to succeed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activity 1: What do you know about the Middle East? Think about the history, culture, the people. Activity 2: Read \u201cArab and Other Middle Eastern Americans\u201d Activity 3: Watch \u201cMisconception of Middle Eastern Culture and Religion\u201d | Melika Rahmani | TEDxJMU Activity 4: Read \u201cLiteracy Reform in the Middle East\u201c Activity 5:&nbsp;Watch Middle Easten College [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/acl-150-051w-f23-prof-barnes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}