Chapter 22:Tying It All Together

What option does NOT fit best when trying to create a welcoming environment for your students?

• Posting pictures around the room that reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of your students.

• Playing background that is culturally relevant to your students

• Creating unity based on common ideals that you and your students share.

• Making class rules and ideals that are not relevant to your students.

(TRUE OR FALSE): Learning becomes much more difficult for many students of color when they do not have solid relationships with teachers and peers within the learning environment

• True

• False

(Why or why not) Is it beneficial to create activities comparing Black Vernacular English to Standard English?

How would you adapt your lessons to cater towards your African American students’ interests in an English class?

Do you have a better understanding of culture and its importance in classrooms?

• YES

• nah

• YES (x3)