Pre-assessment

From Shelleen, Melissa, and Ramona:

We developed the question, "How does who you are and where you come from influence where you presently live, where you go to school, who you hang out with, where you work, and your future goals and expectations (personal and professional)?" as a pre-assessment prompt to be given as an in-class writing activity on the first day of class. We left out language such as "race," "ethnicity" and "culture" in order to see where students are at in the course prior to the introduction of any terminology and concepts. The question of "who you are and where you come from" addresses the "cultural identity and background" part of the learning outcome, and connecting this to "where you go to school, who you hang out with, where you work, and your future goals and expectations" is the first step in "connecting personal history to larger social and historical forces."