Chapter 1. Eye of the Storm I

1.1 Eye of the Storm I

Eye of the Storm I

Short Description

The days after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, third grade school teacher Jane Elliott wanted to give her students in small town Iowa a lesson on racism that her students would never forget. She decided to divide her class into two groups based on a trait in her class. After that, they were treated differently based on this trait, giving the students first-hand experience on prejudice and discrimination that would become famous throughout the country. The first part of this video shows what happens on the first day, when the children are divided into the two groups.

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After you've watched the video, click the link below to answer questions about what you've learned.
Video Assessment Quiz

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1. What is the special week that prompts the discussion?

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2. What trait did the students judge people by?

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3. After the teacher says that blue eyed people are better than brown eyed people she gives many examples of how blue eyed people are good and competent. This is an example of:

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4. The putting the collar on the brown-eyed children on the first day has a negative effect on the children wearing the collar because:

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5. When lining up for lunch, the children in the superior group thought it would be a good idea to:

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6. Now that these stereotypes about the children based on eye color have been entrenched, what would be a good way to eliminate them between the children?

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