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Let’s consider our actions at the play on Tuesday

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IN WHAT WAYS WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PRIVILEGED?

  • What does “privilege” mean to you?
  • What privileges do you have as a Ralston Valley student, an honors student, as a resident of Arvada, as a citizen of the U.S.?
  • In what ways are you privileged? List them.

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THE DEFINITION OF “PRIVILEGE”

  • “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people”

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HOW DOES YOUR PRIVILEGE AFFECT YOUR BEHAVIOR, OUTLOOK ON THE WORLD, AND ACTIONS?

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WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF ENTITLED?

  • What does the word “entitled” mean to you?
  • In what ways might you be entitled?

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THE DEFINITION OF “ENTITLEMENT”:

  • the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment

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HOW DOES YOUR ENTITLEMENT AFFECT YOUR BEHAVIOR, OUTLOOK ON THE WORLD, AND ACTIONS?

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THINK BACK TO THE WAYS YOU BEHAVED AT THE ARVADA CENTER ON TUESDAY. IN WHAT WAYS DID YOUR PRIVILEGE AND ENTITLEMENT SHAPE YOUR BEHAVIOR?

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HERE ARE SOME THINGS I OBSERVED THAT MADE ME ASHAMED TO BE AT THE ARVADA CENTER W/ STUDENTS:

  • Programs were left in the theater.
  • Programs were crumpled up, rolled up, and ripped up.
  • Trash was left all over the theater.
  • Phones were used in the theater.
  • Students were making noises during the play.
  • Students were sitting in a way that caused distraction.
  • Students were whispering.
  • The Arvada Center ushers and theater director commenting this was the worst behavior they’d seen from students.
  • Students were in line to buy concessions and ignored both the ushers and Mr. Grau (the RVHS AP 12 English Lit teacher) when they announced students needed to return to the theater because the play was about to start.
  • Students were not paying attention during the play.
  • Students were looking around and making faces at other.
  • Students were eating during the play after being asked not to.

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WHAT DID YOU

THINK WAS

AWESOME, INTERESTING, OR INTRIGUING ABOUT THE STAGING AND ACTING OF SENSE AND SENSIBILITY?

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DRAFT A LETTER TO THE

ARVADA CENTER ACTORS, USHERS, AND STAFF. IN YOUR LETTER, YOU MIGHT ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:

  • Your own behavior.
  • What you do not condone about the

behaviors you saw from other students.

  • What you admired about the way the play was

acted and staged.

  • How you wish you and your classmates would have represented about Ralston Valley and its students.
  • How you as an individual and as a 9th grade class plan to represent Ralston Valley in the future.

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HW FOR

MONDAY:

TYPE, PRINT, AND

SIGN YOUR LETTER

TO THE ARVADA

CENTER AND SUBMIT IT TO SCHOOLOGY BEFORE CLASS. USE THE LETTER TEMPLATE/FORMATTING IN THE DOCUMENT CREATED FOR YOU IN SCHOOLOGY WHEN YOU TYPE.