This website is a collection of genres created for a multigenre inquiry project in my English Methods class at Wake Forest University. As stated above, the purpose of this project is to explore American awareness of racial, social, religious, sexual, and gendered stereotypes using American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. The goal of this project is to use different mediums to create a discussion about the effects that stereotypes have on students. Many times, students are not even aware that they are stereotyping their peers; unfortunately, it is too easy and natural of a perspective to take. My hope is that by utilizing the texts and resources available here, readers can come to a greater understanding of the role that stereotypes play in their own perspectives, beliefs, and relationships.
This project consists of the following genres:
1. A short essay analyzing the theme in American Born Chinese as well as 9 other relevant texts and academic journal articles.
2. A poem entitled "Transformer" loosely based on Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll."
3.A Twitter conversation between the novel's characters, highlighting the identity crisis that stereotypes bring about in minority adolescents.
4. A word map of the most common phrases in ABC by Chin-Kee, a cumulative parody of Asian stereotypes.
5. A satirical ad highlighting a stereotype that Chin-Kee embodies and why people choose to believe them.
6. A comic highlighting a stereotypical caricature of an American as a response to Chin-Kee.
7. A lesson plan that explores stereotypes in the media and students' own experiences with them.
8. A Web 2.0 tool used to displays these genres.
9. A letter to Jin from his white alter ego, Danny.
10. A piece of sudden fiction aimed at creating a real world example of a research article entitled Think Unto Others: The Self-destructive Impact of Negative Racial Stereotypes."
This project consists of the following genres:
1. A short essay analyzing the theme in American Born Chinese as well as 9 other relevant texts and academic journal articles.
2. A poem entitled "Transformer" loosely based on Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll."
3.A Twitter conversation between the novel's characters, highlighting the identity crisis that stereotypes bring about in minority adolescents.
4. A word map of the most common phrases in ABC by Chin-Kee, a cumulative parody of Asian stereotypes.
5. A satirical ad highlighting a stereotype that Chin-Kee embodies and why people choose to believe them.
6. A comic highlighting a stereotypical caricature of an American as a response to Chin-Kee.
7. A lesson plan that explores stereotypes in the media and students' own experiences with them.
8. A Web 2.0 tool used to displays these genres.
9. A letter to Jin from his white alter ego, Danny.
10. A piece of sudden fiction aimed at creating a real world example of a research article entitled Think Unto Others: The Self-destructive Impact of Negative Racial Stereotypes."