They will support their conclusions by writing an answer to an essay question. Student teams will need to have at least one current magazine. It is helpful to have several on hand for those students who might forget. Students also need to have completed a unit on minorities before doing this assignment. Taking into consideration all the legal accomplishments achieved for minorities in the past 100 years, great strides have been made.
Students grade other teams essays.
During a phase of grading the essays, discussion is held. Answers are shared and written on the overhead projector. Students will find that Blacks and other minorities are rarely part of the typical magazine's articles or advertising. In our unit we had discussed how Blacks have won acceptance in the sports arena and sports magazines support this view.