Testimonio writing

1. Write a Testimonio* to highlight and counter a particular
   myth/stereotype/misconception about you.
2. Write an Urgent Message to Educators explaining what you think
   teachers/professors should do to address the issues you raised in your Testimonio.
3. Be sure to integrate the following readings from Week 6:
   a. Ogbu (1987)
   b. Gibson & Koyama (2011)
   c. Lin, Drake & Conchas (2015)
   d. One reading of your choice from Thursday, November 7
   *Testimonio writing is “told in the first person…and …[its] unit of narration is usually a ‘life’ or a significant life experience.” (Beverley, 1996)
   You could write your Testimonio as a mini autobiography, a diary, a graphic novel, an interview, a poem, etc.
   Testimonio writing is a way to give voice, while narrating stories of oppression and marginalization.

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