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Individuals Within Society - Activity
Individuals Within Society - Activity
FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES
ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DEL LENGUAJE
LECTURA DE TEXTOS ACADÉMICOS EN INGLÉS
Name: _______________________________________________
Code: _____________________ Date: _____________________
2. SCANNING
Answer in English according to the text. Whenever possible, restate the
information. (Tip: try replacing some verbs and nouns/pronouns.)
This activity is based on information available in the reading "Individuals within
society", page 94: “Mark all that apply”
A. Why does the text mention Ellis Island? (Tip: look up “immigration on Ellis
Island” in the web.)
B. Why did the United States conduct its first census?
C. Based on the information given in the second paragraph, design a six-
question survey resembling the one used for the first census.
D. Imagine a large household composed by eleven free persons, four Indians
and fifteen slaves. How many persons would be counted in the census?
Explain your answer.
E. What is the main idea in the third paragraph? Give an example supporting
it.
F. Define the terms “Quadroon”, “Octoroon” and “Mulatto”.
G. How would you define a man who was four-eighth black and a woman who
was two-eighth black?
H. Why does the text mention “Jim Crow”? (Tip: look up “Jim Crow Laws” in
the web.)
I. Explain the expression “all that apply” in the context of the reading.
J. Draw a table summarizing the information about the persons that
identified themselves as belonging to two races (according to the U.S. 2000
Census). Assign it a title.
K. What is the main idea in the sixth paragraph? Give an example supporting
it.
L. What does the author conclude at the end of the text (seventh paragraph)?
4. WRITING ACTIVITY
Use the ideas below to form a single paragraph in English. Use connectives to join
the ideas. (This activity is based on information available in the reading "Individuals
within society", page 97, column 2.)
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
A. Cada aspecto de una cultura debe ser considerado dentro de un contexto
más amplio. (USE PASSIVE VOICE HERE)
B. Lo que es apropiado en un contexto cultural puede ser inapropiado en otro.
C. Un comportamiento que es considerado "correcto" en un lugar podría ser
"incorrecto" para otras culturas. (USE PASSIVE VOICE HERE)
D. Usar taparrabos ha sido considerado como un comportamiento aceptable
para algunos pueblos africanos pero no para la mayoría de los
estadounidenses. (USE PASSIVE VOICE HERE)
E. La gente de otras culturas no debe ser juzgada con base en el relativismo
cultural porque podemos cometer errores acerca de sus hábitos y
creencias. (USE PASSIVE VOICE HERE)
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