Applying Literacy and Social Justice Standards by Alex Mitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7 9th Grade English Lesson en-us 2021-07-07 23:35:40 UTC 2026-02-25 08:49:04 UTC hello@padlet.com The Literacy Standards 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1640940903 R.CCR.1 Read closely to determine what a text states explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from a text. 

SL.CCR.1  Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively ]]> 2021-07-07 23:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1640940903 The Social Justice Standards 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1640941318 JU.9-12.12 I can recognize, describe and distinguish unfairness and injustice at different levels of society.

AC.9-12.20 I will join with diverse people to plan and carry out collective action against exclusion, prejudice and discrimination, and we will be thoughtful and creative in our actions in order to achieve our goals
]]> 2021-07-07 23:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1640941318 Activity 1 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641016990 Divide students into 4 groups to complete this reading: First Encounters With Racism - The New York Times (nytimes.com). This article tells the stories of four teens— Riley, Marianne, Maya, and Jose— and their first experiences with racism. Each group will be assigned one of the four teen's stories. Within their groups, students will read the article aloud and answer discussion questions. ]]> 2021-07-08 00:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641016990 Discussion Questions 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641029638 1. Who was the story about?
2. In what way did they experience discrimination or injustice? [JU.9-12.12] and [R.CCR.1]
3. How did they react to experiencing discrimination? How did they feel? What did they do as a result? Did they learn anything from that experience? [R.CCR.1]
4. What did you learn from reading their story? What can you do to actively combat racism, discrimination, and/or prejudice in your daily life? [AC.9-12.20]]]> 2021-07-08 00:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641029638 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641045077 2021-07-08 00:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641045077 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641061561 2021-07-08 01:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641061561 Activity Explanation 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641436919 Students will be given time at the beginning of the next class period to continue their discussion and prepare to present their group’s answers to the class. The expectation for this low-stakes “presentation” is that more than 1 student within a group speaks. The way I would make sure of this is by calling on a student in the group to pick a question to answer. ]]> 2021-07-08 05:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641436919 Essential Questions 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641461554 1. What is prejudice? 
2. How do we identify or recognize discrimination?
3. What does racism and discrimination look like in today’s world? 
4. How are race, discrimination, and profiling connected to Born a Crime?
]]> 2021-07-08 05:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641461554 Objectives 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641462488 1. Analyze media/articles to contextualize key terms: racism, discrimination, and stereotyping. 
2. Participate in reading NYT article First Encounters with Racism to better understand and accept perspectives that aren’t their own.
3. Begin thinking about racism from a rhetorical and compassionate lens.]]> 2021-07-08 05:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641462488 Warm Up 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641481327 Play the following two videos: Sometimes You're A Caterpillar - YouTube and Race & Privilege: A Social Experiment | Regardless Of Race | CNA Insider - YouTube

Have students do a quick pair share for 2 minutes between the videos and then after completing both videos, have a short class discussion. ]]> 2021-07-08 05:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641481327 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641488789 2021-07-08 05:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641488789 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641489838 2021-07-08 05:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641489838 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641506717 2021-07-08 06:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641506717 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641511572 2021-07-08 06:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641511572 Guiding Question for Warm Up Discussion 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641521021 In what ways did the videos shown help you to better understand race and privilege?]]> 2021-07-08 06:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641521021 Activity 2 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641526183 The remaining class time will be used to explain the Implicit Association Test to students in terms of what the test measures and how it measures it. Students will be asked to complete the Race IAT as homework. They will need to record or screenshot their answers. At the beginning of the next class meeting, students will write a brief reflection. Then, there will be a class discussion to review the IAT, how we feel about our scores and the accuracy of the test, and what we can do to prevent subconscious biases. ]]> 2021-07-08 06:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641526183 Activity Explanation 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641526768 This activity has the potential to be uncomfortable for students and you, the teacher. However, I think that discomfort when discussing race and racism is arguably necessary. I believe that completing and addressing the IAT is an eye-opening experience and discussion starter. This activity can pave the way for students to be more aware of their decisions and try to make conscious choices to be unbiased.]]> 2021-07-08 06:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1641526768 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643895299 2021-07-10 05:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643895299 Possible Discussion Questions 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643897442 1. What did you take away from completing the IAT?
2. How did you feel before and after completing the IAT?
3. Did you learn anything about yourself after taking the IAT?
4. How can we be more aware of our subconscious biases?
5. Why do you think we have implicit biases? What causes us to have implicit biases?
6. What can we do in our daily lives to avoid implicit bias? 
7. In what ways do you think implicit bias affects our thoughts, feelings, and decision making?]]> 2021-07-10 05:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643897442 1313amitchell https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643899140 2021-07-10 05:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/1313amitchell/wszkkzbbsg6hv3d7/wish/1643899140