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Exploring Poetry through Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down
-Why do we feel empathy for others when they are mistreated?
-How are people similar to and different from each other?
-Should individuals stand up for what’s right even when it puts them at risk?
-How do our intersecting identities shape our perspectives and the way we experience the world?
-What part do culture and history play in the formation...
Exploring the racial discrimination
What does the term discrimination mean?
Have you been the victim of discrimination?
Do you have friends or families of a different race or ethnicity?
Who suffers discrimination on the basis of age?
Do you think students in certain groups are discriminated against?
Do you think people discriminate based on their perception that individuals had a choice in their condition...
Acknowledging Differences & Teaching Acceptance
Are people all the same?
What are the differences between how I live and how others live?
How can I show people I like them?
Be Bigger
Why is it important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
To what extent is collective action necessary to defeat injustice?
What factors are important to consider when choosing whether or not to speak up in the face of injustice?
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
If you and your friend get into a disagreement what would you do?
What is an example of a problem?
What is a possible solution to this problem?
Using Your Voice to Take Action
What responsibility does an individual have to make society better?
Why is it important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
How can you be the change that you want to see?
Learning about Social Action taken against Bullying
Why is it important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
How do you see Action being taken in your community?
Diversity: Me and the World Around Me
How can I be kind to all people?
How can I make the world, my class, my street, a better place?
Why is it scary to speak up sometimes?