Period:1

Topic:RaceintheMedia
TeamMembers:Mikayla,Mykaela,Emily,Allie

PrivilegeandPowerPythonProgramPlanning
I.
PlanAhead:
RereadyourTEDtalkbrainstorm.Restatethemainideathatyouretryingtospread.Whatisthegoal
ofyourtalk?Whatareyoucallingpeopletodo?

Ourgoalistoencouragepeopletousesocialmediapositivelyandtoraiseawarenessofracialbiasin
themedia.

WhatwillyourPythonProgramdo?Howdoesitconnecttoyourmainidea?

Ourprogramisaquizthatanyonecantakethatteststheirviewsoncrimestories.Questions:
Crimeisgivenandanexcerptfromthenewssourceandthecourtverdict,andtheuserguesses
theraceofthecriminal

HowdoesyourprogramconnecttoPrivilegeandPower?

Testspeoplesbiases

Pseudocode:

usergivenquestion
userchoosesanswer
programtellsifansweriscorrectornotandgivesdetailtowardscorrectanswer

ScriptOutline:

Introduction/Hook
(Whatwillyousaytothevisitorastheywalktoyourtable?)

Wouldyouliketotestyourracialbias?

Discussion
(Howwillyouwalkthemthroughyourprogram?)

Thisshortquizdetailsareallifecrimethathappened,andthengivesyouanexcerptfroma
newsarticleaboutthatcrime.Itisthenuptoyoutoguesstheraceofthekiller.Therearea
fewquestions,afteryouanswereachonewecantellyoutherightanswer.Pleasefeelfreeto
askusanyquestionsasyoutakethequiz.

Connection
Howwillyouconnectwhatyoujustdiscussedwithprivilegeandpower?

 Thequizyoutookdoesnotdetermineifyouareracist.Didthenewsexcerpts
unconsciouslypersuadeyouinanywaytoguessoneraceoveranother?Thisoftenhappens
inthemedia.UsuallyAfricanAmericansandotherraces,whenbeingconvictedofacrime,
areshowninviolentsituations,inprison,andhandcuffed.Minoritiesareusuallynever
namedonTV,whereaswhitecriminalsarealmostalwaysidentified.Strangelythiscauses
peopletofearanentireracesincethenewsheadlinesstate,AfricanAmericanmurders
three.Whatareyourthoughtsafterparticipatinginthequiz?

FinalDraft:

print"WelcometotheMediaBiasQuiz!"

print"Thisshortquizwillroughlytestyourjudgementofracebasedonhownewsexcerptsinfluence
you.Firstyouwillbegivenabriefbackgroundofareallifecrime.Youwillnotbegiventhenameor
raceofthemurderer.Thenyouwillbegivenaquotefromanarticleaboutthatcrime.Youwillthen
guesstheraceofthekiller.Wheneveryouarereadytocontinue,pressenter."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Between1987and1998,11womenwerekilledinLosAngeles.Theculpritwasconnectedto9
ofthemurdersthroughDNAandsentencedto8yearsinprison.InJune2014,hewasconvictedof4
moremurdersandsentencedtodeath."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"FromLAWeekly:Policebelieve____,anoftenunemployedfatheroffourwithahistoryof
violentrelationships,soseamlesslyfitintothetroubledstreetsofL.A.thatheevenkilledwhilehe
workedsecurityattheoldMidnightMission,wherehelivedforatime.Sobrazenwashethathe
showedupandchoweddownatthefuneraldinnerheldforhispregnantvictim."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Whatraceisthekiller?"

race=raw_input()
ifrace=="black":
print"Correct.HisnamewasChesterTurner."
elifrace=="AfricanAmerican":
print"Correct.HisnamewasChesterTurner."
elifrace=="Black":
print"Correct.HisnamewasChesterTurner."
elifrace=="africanamerican":
print"Correct.HisnamewasChesterTurner."
else:
print"Wrong.ChesterTurnerwasanAfricanAmericanmale."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Inthe1970smorethan30womenarebelievedtohavebeenkilledbythesameman.Hewas
profiledasoneofthemosthorrifickillersatthetime.Hewasarrestedandsentencedto15yearsfor
kidnapping.Duringarecessinatrial,heescaped.Heeventuallyconfessedanddiedintheelectric
chair."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"FromLATimes:Hedidn'tseemlikeaserialkiller.Hewasahandsomeyoungman,an
upandcomerwhoworkedonaWashingtongubernatorialcampaign."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Whatraceisthekiller?"

race=raw_input()
ifrace=="white":
print"Correct.TedBundywasanotoriousserialkiller."
elifrace=="caucasian":
print"Correct.TedBundywasanotoriousserialkiller."
elifrace=="White":
print"Correct.TedBundywasanotoriousserialkiller."
elifrace=="Caucasian":
print"Correct.TedBundywasanotoriousserialkiller."
else:
print"Wrong.TedBundywasacaucasianmale."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"AmaninLouisianalefthisbabynieceinthecarwhilehemurderedsomeone.Hewascharged
withaseconddegreemurder."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"FromNYDailyNews:Hisrapsheetisextensive.Hehasbeenpreviouslyarrestedforarmed
robbery,carjacking,batteryonapoliceofficer,theftandeightothercharges."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Whatraceisthekiller?"

race=raw_input()

ifrace=="black":
print"Correct."
elifrace=="africanamerican":

print"Correct."
elifrace=="Black":
print"Correct."
elifrace=="AfricanAmerican":
print"Correct."
else:
print"Wrong.HewasanAfricanAmerican."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"33youngmenweremurderedbetween1972and1978byamanwholuredhisvictimsinwith
hisclownbusiness.Heconfessedtohiscrimesandadmittedtoowningacrawlspacewherehekept
someofthebodies.Hisdefenseteamfoughtthathewasnotguiltybyreasonofinsanity.Thisclown
killerwasfoundguiltyforallmurdersandsentencedtodeath."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"FromLATimes:Although____hasbeenconvictedoftheworstseriesofmurdersinU.S.
historyandsentencedtodeath,hehasbeenhousedattaxpayerexpensefor14years.Andwhat
punishmenthasoccurred?Hearisesat10a.m.,gets100fanlettersaweek,paintsandplaysgames.He
isnowconsideringwhichtabloidtobeinterviewedby.Whereisthejusticeinthat?Ifhewantstopaint
clowns,lethimmaketoysfordisabledchildren!"

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Whatraceisthekiller?"

race=raw_input()
ifrace=="white":
print"Correct.JohnGraycewasacaucasianmanwholeftinvestigatorslookingforvictimsfora
longtime."
elifrace=="White":
print"Correct.JohnGraycewasacaucasianmanwholeftinvestigatorslookingforvictimsfora
longtime."
elifrace=="caucasian":

print"Correct.JohnGraycewasacaucasianmanwholeftinvestigatorslookingforvictimsfora
longtime."
elifrace=="Caucasian":
print"Correct.JohnGraycewasacaucasianmanwholeftinvestigatorslookingforvictimsfora
longtime."
else:
print"Wrong.JohnGraycewasacaucasianmanwholeftinvestigatorslookingforvictimsfora
longtime."

print"Readytocontinue?"

ready=raw_input()

print"Howdidyoudecidewhatracethekillerwas?Whatmadeyoumakeyourdecision?Howdidthe
articleexcerptsinfluenceyou?DidyounoticethedifferencebetweenthearticlesfortheAfrican
Americancriminalscomparedtothewhitecriminals?Thesearejustafewexamplesofhowthemedia
caneasilyinfluencetheviewsofpeople.NexttimeyouwatchTVorreadanarticleaboutarecent
crime,evaluatehowthenewssourcedisplaysthecriminal."

http://articles.latimes.com/19940331/local/me40366_1_johnwaynegacydisabledchildrenvictims
families