Midterm Presentations Invisible Minorities Part of learning a language is to learn about the culture and history of the people

e who use the language. Deaf people are minorities and their language, history, and culture are often left out of popular history. Minorities in general are often left outside of history. They are invisible. Historical paintings or popular stories or facts about American History are mostly centered on white Americans. I want our class to focus on the Deaf minorities who have, or might be, left out of popular Deaf history because they belong to a minority population. These people could become, or have become, the invisible minority. 1. Pick a person/subject/topic about Deaf invisible minorities to research for your project. Create a 3-person team to work with on this project. 2. Create a presentation about your minority person/subject/topic and teach it to the class. This could be a power point presentation, a video, a virtual tour, or something creative that works for your group. Chose something that you are comfortable working with because this is due by week five. 3. Become the teachers. Present your findings to the class in a 10-minute presentation about your minority figure. 4. Come up with five quiz questions about your person/subject/topic. Give this quiz at the end of your presentation as well as submit the questions and answers to the instructor. Timeline Week 1 Start thinking about your ideas for your project meet with your group for 10 minutes Week 2 First draft of the Project Management Worksheet is due Week 3 Project release time last half of class (Instructor will be in the ASL lab) Week 3 Project Assessment Worksheet due Week 4 Second draft of Project Management Worksheet is due Week 4 Project release time last half of class (Instructor will be in the ASL lab) Week 5 - Presentations

Possible Points A. B. C. D. Project Assessment Worksheet (homework points) - 5 points Project Management Worksheets (homework points) - 10 points Presentation - 25 points (see Rubric) Presentation quizzes - 10 points

Presentation Details Your presentation should include: Time - your presentation should be approximately 10 minutes long Facts Examples: How they became Deaf, how they make it into the mainstream history/news, what is their educational background, which minority culture do they identify with, date of death if applicable, where are they now if applicable, etc. Minority information Examples: Is there any indication of a struggle because of their minority? Were there any obstacles they had to overcome to succeed? Did another minority before them help them? Are they the first person of their minority to do something? Who was their greatest influence? Who helped them become successful? What was their childhood like? Etc. Personal 1. Why you chose this person/subject/topic? 2. What did you learn that you didnt know before? 3. How has your perception of Deaf people has changed? 4. What will you do differently from this point forward? 5. What is your favorite thing about this person? Midterm Question Come up with a five-question quiz at the end of your presentation. References - should be included with the presentation (website information, textbook, periodical, etc)