INTRO TO MASTERING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY SAMPLE - Khepera
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INTRO TO MASTERING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY A Manhood Development Class Overview © 2014 SAMPLE
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INTRO TO MASTERING OUR CULTURAL
IDENTITYA
Manhood Development Class
Overview
© 2014
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Video Clip Background
• Character names and their meaning and symbolism
•Morpheus: Mythical god of dreams
•Neo: aka Neo-Cortex , the part of your brain that does the thinking/questioning and problem solving
• Trinity: Faith
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Video Clip Discussion
• What is the Matrix? SAMPLE
Video Clip Discussion• Our Interpretation
• You must use your mind(Neo-cortex) to make a choice to follow your dreams/goals/
aspiration(Morpheus) being guided all along by your faith(Trinity) in your own
abilities.
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Unit 1: Lesson 1
Introduction and Overview of Mastering Our Cultural Identity
Assessment !!1) What will you learn throughout this course? !!!2) Why is it important for us to make a choice? a. b. ! c !!!3) What is The Matrix a metaphor for? !!!4) What is an example of a “matrix” idea? !!!5) Why did Will Smith suggest reading and running? a) Reading !!!!! b) Running !!!!
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Created by Baayan Bakari © 2007-2013
What is a Purpose of Life?
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Self-Transformation
President Obama on Malcolm X:
“ Only Malcolm X’s autobiography seemed to offer something different. His repeated acts of self-creation” spoke to me.
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Group Work
Created by Baayan Bakari ©2013
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Work within groups and create a skit where a hopeless character
learns something that inspires them to transform and change. Then
work in small groups to perform it.SAMPLE
