Assignment: "The Danger of a Single Story"

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 9-B
2023-01-30T06:57:03Z

Due: Jan 30, 2023 by 11:59pm

Please watch "The Danger of a Single Story" on YouTube: Click here to access the video. The woman presenting in the TEDTalk is Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you ever find yourself wondering why language arts is important to you, this video has a strong answer.

As you are watching the video, listen for the answers to the following questions. You can answer the questions during or after watching the video. Be sure to answer the questions in complete sentences:

1. What is "a single story?"

2. What is the danger of a single story?

3. Identify one "single story" Ms. Adichie talks about in the video.

4. In at least one paragraph,
write about a single story about yourself that people have used to judge you,
OR
write about a single story you heard about someone else that you know other people judged them for. For either option you choose to write about, also mention how you think others' judgement affected the person who was judged.

5. How do you think Ms. Adichie's message from the video demonstrates why language arts is important? Why?

Please watch "The Danger of a Single Story" on YouTube: Click here to access the video. The woman presenting in the TEDTalk is Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you ever find yourself wondering why language arts is important to you, this video has a strong answer.

As you are watching the video, listen for the answers to the following questions. You can answer the questions during or after watching the video. Be sure to answer the questions in complete sentences:

1. What is "a single story?"

2. What is the danger of a single story?

3. Identify one "single story" Ms. Adichie talks about in the video.

4. In at least one paragraph,
write about a single story about yourself that people have used to judge you,
OR
write about a single story you heard about someone else that you know other people judged them for. For either option you choose to write about, also mention how you think others' judgement affected the person who was judged.

5. How do you think Ms. Adichie's message from the video demonstrates why language arts is important? Why?