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Consider Your Story Consumption

Civic Character & Critical Consciousness in Advisory

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Greeting

  • Can you think of someone whose posts, thoughts, ideas, or stories get you thinking about the world in new or different ways?

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Reading

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What does this quotation get you thinking about?

“Kids need books that are mirrors to see themselves, windows to see the world, & sliding glass doors to enter other worlds.”

--Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Consider Your Story Consumption

The 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey (DBS) was created by Lee & Low Books with co-authors Laura M. Jiménez, PhD, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Betsy Beckert, PhD candidate, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Rory Polera, data analyst; and Jake C. Dietiker, undergraduate, Boston University College of Engineering. https://www.leeandlow.com/about/diversity-baseline-survey/dbs3/

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Consider Your Story Consumption

The 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey (DBS) was created by Lee & Low Books with co-authors Laura M. Jiménez, PhD, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Betsy Beckert, PhD candidate, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Rory Polera, data analyst; and Jake C. Dietiker, undergraduate, Boston University College of Engineering. https://www.leeandlow.com/about/diversity-baseline-survey/dbs3/

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Consider Your Story Consumption

The 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey (DBS) was created by Lee & Low Books with co-authors Laura M. Jiménez, PhD, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Betsy Beckert, PhD candidate, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Rory Polera, data analyst; and Jake C. Dietiker, undergraduate, Boston University College of Engineering. https://www.leeandlow.com/about/diversity-baseline-survey/dbs3/

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Consider Your Story Consumpion

  • Opening Questions
    • Think about your favorite books, movies, news sources, friend groups,social media, etc.… What perspectives are present in these spaces?
    • What perspectives have you had less exposure to? Why?

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What story sources could you look at?

Consider picking one area that you feel like you’ve already broadened in ways that matter to you, and one you don’t think you have yet (much).

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What do you notice?

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What perspectives/voices are very present? What perspectives/voices are noticeably not?

Why do you think that is? How do you think you’re impacted?

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Consider Your Story Consumption

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  • Select one area of your life to focus on and begin a list of new stories or perspectives to introduce! Be as specific as possible (if you know a particular book, movie, news source, show, experience, name it).

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  • News
  • Social Media
  • Television
  • Movies
  • Books
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Friends

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Consider Your Story Consumption

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  • What perspectives did you discuss adding?
  • Which of your story sources were easier or harder to think about adjusting? Why?
  • How could we think about more difficult things to diversify like family, friends, food, clothes?

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Debrief

  • What did you like about today’s lesson?
  • Did you learn anything new about yourself or anyone else?
  • What could make it better?