Do Now: Do you judge people that you meet based on stereotypes?
Homework: Article response by Monday. (On wiki or your own article.)
Inquiry: How and why are stereotypes structed and maintained in our society? How was Trayvon Martin the victim of a broader social issue?
Objective: SWBAT develop their own positions and questions on the role that stereotypes play in society.
Agenda:
- Do now discussion.
- Part A: Describe how you think society defines you.
- Part B: Draw how you think society sees you.
- Read “Introduction to Poetry”
- Part C 1: If you were a poem, how would you like others to “read” you?
- Part C 2:“Society” is a very big word. Are there different parts of society that may see you differently than others?
- Share your writing to Part C with a partner.
- Partners share out phrases or sentences that stand out.
- Do people from different races define you differently?
- How does how you would like to be “read” compare to how you are normally “read”?
