Representation in Literature

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1. Representation in Literature

2. Aisha Thomas: Why Representation Really Matters Why Representation Really Matters | Aisha Thomas | TEDxBristol "Until society represents everyone, the question will always be 'where do I belong?' " Aisha Thomas's TEDx talk challenges us to imagine a world where all races are represented in all aspects of life. Where children grow up with a sense of value, connection and understanding of difference. Her commitment to inspiring young minds was kick-started a decade ago during a mentoring meeting with a young offender in prison. He said to Aisha, "If you were my teacher, maybe I wouldn t be in prison today." Then a law graduate, Aisha decided to retrain as an educator and dedicate her life to improving the lives of children in her community. She s currently Assistant Principal at City Academy in Bristol, and one of only 26 out of 1346 black secondary school teachers in the city. #RepresentationMatters Credits: Our talks and films are produced, filmed and edited by a brilliant team of talented volunteers and pro-bono partners: Directed and Produced by Mel Rodrigues, Creative Director TEDxBristol Production Manager: Clare Crossley Until society represents everyone, the question will always be 'where do I belong? Filmed and edited by Floating Harbour: Richard da Costa Reuben Gaines Chessie Sharman Raph Watson Tom Young Ben Scrase Iconic images drawn by Shanai Campbell Talk title: How YOU can change a young person s life. Aisha Thomas is a born and bred Bristolian. She studied law at the University of the West of England but switched to education in 2010. In September 2016 Aisha became City Academy s Assistant Principal and Specialist Leader in Education for EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) and Community. Recently Aisha presented a BBC documentary about the lack of black teachers in Bristol and collaborated with city partners to launch the Bristol One Curriculum . This aims to create a more equitable representation of black history, achievement and culture in Bristol, Britain and globally. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Imagine growing up in the world where you are overlooked. What if you do not see yourself anywhere? The questions will always be where do I belong? Now I believe representation is vital because it provides the opportunity for your existence to be.

3. My Representation

4. 1st Activity and Intro to book After watching the YouTube video students will free write on a piece of paper: What does representation mean to me? The writing will be anonymous and at the end of 7-8 minutes of writing we will crumple of the papers and add them to a bin. Once all papers collected, I would start by pulling out the first one reading out loud. We would begin the book Like A Love Story using audio books and physical copies.

5. Characteristics of Reza Iranian- from another country Mother remarries after father being killed in Iran Youngest child, has an older sister and an older step brother Questioning his sexuality Braces New school

6. Characteristics of Art Only openly gay teen at his high school. Best friends with Judy. Activist Bold Conservitive parents Uses photography to document the AIDS epidemic

7. Characteristics of Judy Best friends with Art Aspiring fashion designer Has an uncle that is battling AIDS Activist Parents are very accepting

8. Reflection of Intro to book Students will start a Google doc and label it Like my story The intro to the book has given a look at three different dynamics in a family with different teen outcomes. Do you see your family reflected among the characters? Which family do you connect with more and why? You can mix up the families to fit your dynamic as well. Ex you have an uncle battling an illness and a conservative family, that would be similar to combining part of Judy s family and Art s.

9. Assignments We are introduced to the main characters and immediately faced with a dilemma between Art and Reza. A Google doc will be started as a journal. First entry in the journal will be to respond to what occurs between the teens? Would you have handled the situation differently? What would you tell Art in this situation if he asked you for advice?

10. Representation in Poetry One of the feelings Reza battles with is feeling at home or the sense of belonging. We will look at the poem Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes. We will have an open discussion of the images described in the poem and if they recognize any. For those that are unsure of the imagery we would use Google Maps to check out pictures along the interstate.

11. Representation in Poetry cont. The next assignment would be for the students to free write a poem on something that give that feeling of home . Where do you feel most at peace?

12. Ending In the novel, we see the AIDS epidemic and how it affected the LGTBQ+ community. Do you see any similarities in the way we read how the church was spreading hate speech and today s society? Do you see any similarities in the way the AIDS epidemic is handled versus the COVID-19 pandemic?

13. Works Cited Cervantes, Lorna Dee. Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes - Poems | Academy of American Poets. Poets.org, Academy of American Poets, 10 Feb. 2010, https://poets.org/poem/freeway-280. Nadal, Kevin Leo Yabut. Why Representation Matters and Why It's Still Not Enough. Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 27 Dec. 2021, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychology-the-people/202112/why-representation-matters-and-why-it-s- still-not-enough. Nazemian, Abdi. Like A Love Story. HarpersCollins Publishers, 2019. Wilson, Willow G. Ms. Marvel. Marvel WorldWide INC., 2014.