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    The document provides an overview of a lesson plan on social inequality and social justice literature. It defines social inequality, discusses different types of social inequality such as political, wealth, and membership inequality. It analyzes poems like "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou, "3 Ways to Speak English" by Jamila Lyiscott, and "I Too" by Langston Hughes that illustrate experiences with social inequality. Students are asked to examine how the authors use literary techniques to convey their experiences with social injustice and reflect on their own experiences with social inequality through a short poem.

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    Social Inequality

    Ms. Wilson
    Social Justice Literature: 10th
    Grade
    Objectives
     Objective1: Students will be able to identify the
    advantages and disadvantages they have in society
    because of their membership in different identify
    groups, and see how it has affected their life.

     Objective 2: Students will learn to use appropriate


    literary techniques to help evoke emotion, convey a
    theme and call to action.
    CA Standards
     Speaking & Listening 9-10.1: Initiate and participate
    effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with
    diverse partners on topics, texts, issues, building on others’
    ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
     Reading 9-10.2: Determine theme or central idea of a text
    and analyze in detail its development over the course of the
    text; provide an objective summary of text.
     Social Justice JU 9-12.11: I relate to all people as
    individuals rather than representatives of groups and can
    identify stereotypes when I see or hear them.
    What is your definition of “social
    inequality”?
     In your notes, write 1-2 sentences of how you
    would define social inequality if it were looked up
    in the dictionary.
     Share your definitions in your group
     After you discuss, in your notes, list 3-4 common
    words or themes you heard
    Social Inequality Defined
     Existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for
    different social positions or statuses within a group or
    society
     Occurs when resources
    in a given society are
    distributed unevenly
     Has several important
    dimensions
    What types of social inequality can
    you think of?
     Inyour notes, quickly brainstorm what types of
    social inequality you have seen or are familiar
    with
     Share the types with your group
     Did you come up with the same ones?
    Political
    Inequality

    Membership Wealth
    Inequality Inequality

    Social
    Inequality

    Treatment &
    Inequality of
    Responsibility
    Opportunity
    Inequality
    Types of Social Inequality
     Political:difference brought about by ability to access
    governmental resources
     Wealth: wide disparities of wealth between rich and poor
     Treatment & Responsibility: some people benefit more
    and can quickly receive more privileges than others
     Opportunity: unequal distribution of life chances across
    individuals
     Membership: the social factors that influence inequality
    Let’s Try!
     In your groups, brainstorm and write in your notes
    2-3 examples for each social inequality category.
     Political
     Wealth
     Treatment & Responsibility
     Opportunity
     Membership
    Examples Seen Today
     Wage/income inequality
     Homelessness
     Occupational Sex Segregation
     Racial gaps in education
     Gender pay gaps
     CEO Pay
     Education Wage Premium (value of different
    educational degrees)
     Residential Segregation
     Incarceration
    Still I Rise by: Maya Angelou
     Born April 4, 1928 in St.
    Louis Missouri
     Died May 28, 2014
     American poet,
    memoirists, actress
     Explored themes of
    economic, racial and
    sexual oppression
     https://poets.org/poem/still
    -i-rise
    Still I Rise by: Maya Angelou
     Themes
     Defiance in the face of oppression
     Ina racist world, the poem implies society
    continuously denies the full humanity of black people.
     “bitter, twisted lies” & “hatefulness” but despite methods
    of oppression speaker continues to “rise”
     Power and beauty of blackness
     The speaker asserts her strength in spite of her skin
    color, but rather insists that her strength comes from
    her identity as a black person.
     Speaker associates her body with symbols of value “oil
    wells”, “gold mines”, “diamonds”
    Let’s Try!
     Find a line/lines from Still I Rise that shows how
    the author illustrates the inequality between the
    speaker and the oppressor
     Write the quote in your notes
     Share it with your group!
     What type of social injustice is being exemplified?
    3 Ways To Speak English by: Jamilla Lyiscott
     Community engaged
    scholar
     Nationally renowned
    speaker
     Work focuses on racial
    justice, community
    engagement & youth
    activism in education
     https://www.ted.com/talks/j
    amila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_
    speak_english/up-next
    3 Ways To Speak English by: Jamilla Lyiscott
     Themes
     Challenging the definition of the word articulate
     She argues articulation is not necessarily enunciated
    and pronouncing every sound because English is a
    complex language.

     Code switching for different audiences


     To address a variety of audiences, she must switch her
    spoken word from the likes of a professional setting,
    her friends, and her grandmother.
    Let’s Try!

     What evidence does Lyiscott give for why all 3


    languages should be treated as equal?
     List your answers in your notes
     Discuss with your group!
     What type of social inequality is being
    exemplified?
    I, Too by: Langston Hughes
     Born February 1, 1902 in
    Joplin, Missouri
     Died May 22, 1967
     American writer & poet
     Important figure in Harlem
    Renaissance
     The African American
    experience was the subject of
    his writings
     https://poets.org/poem/i-too
    I, Too by: Langston Hughes
     Themes
     American Identity & Racism
     The speaker laments the way he is excluded from
    American society, but argues black people have
    persevered
     The speaker claims that “tomorrow” he will join the
    others at the table and nobody will send him away.
     There is a heightened sense of self in the speakers
    ambition to assert his legitimacy as an American
    citizen.
    Let’s Try!
     Compare and contrast key ideas from I Still Rise &
    I, Too.
     Pick a line from each to compare or contrast and
    write them in your notes
     What themes or ideas are similar in each poem?
     What is different in each poem?
     Are they exemplifying the same type of social
    inequality? Why or why not?
    Let’s Look Deeper!
     Now that you have an understanding of the different types
    of social inequities and you have analyzed how authors of
    color use literary techniques to illuminate their
    experiences with social inequality it’s your turn!
     Write a 4 – 6 line poem of an experience you have had
    with social inequality, or a way you have seen social
    inequality present today
     Use a simple A/B rhyme scheme
     How the world would be different if that type of social
    inequality did not exist? Include a 1-2 sentence
    explanation.

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