Bronx The Danger of Single Story TED Talk By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Discussion

The Danger of a Single Story

TED Talk

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• This is the link to the TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story

If you have trouble connecting to this link, the talk can be found on YouTube.

• For your information, I have attached a transcript of the talk that you might want to refer to when you are composing your writing assignment.

Writing Prompt

Please write a short response (a minimum of 200 words) that address the following:

1. Summarize (a concise description) Adichie’s main idea.
2. Is there a single story that others have used to define you? If so, what is it?
3. Can you cite an instance where have used a single idea to define someone else?
4. What is the danger of stereotyping? What problems does it cause?