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Bullying Unit March 12

The document outlines a lesson plan for an 8th grade English class with the objectives of defining stereotypes, thinking critically about how they are perpetuated, and writing a reflection on tolerance. It includes activities where students identify stereotypes, watch videos about a baby doll experiment on race relations, and write a journal entry applying the lessons to make a claim about society and whether racism is over. The teacher's goals are to tie smaller topics to a larger theme and use student feedback to influence the final assessment.

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Bullying Unit March 12

The document outlines a lesson plan for an 8th grade English class with the objectives of defining stereotypes, thinking critically about how they are perpetuated, and writing a reflection on tolerance. It includes activities where students identify stereotypes, watch videos about a baby doll experiment on race relations, and write a journal entry applying the lessons to make a claim about society and whether racism is over. The teacher's goals are to tie smaller topics to a larger theme and use student feedback to influence the final assessment.

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Name: Caitlin Stevenson Class/Subject: 8th Grade English Date: March 12, 2012 Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: Students

s will be able to define the term stereotype and critically think about how these images are perpetuated. Students will be able to write a reflection synthesizing the information that they have been presented these past few weeks about tolerance. Content Standards: 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) Materials/Resources/Technology: Laptop, projector, journals Teachers Goals:
The teacher will be able to tie the smaller topics of this unit to a larger theme. The teacher will be able to use students feedback to create and influence the final assessment.

Time

5 minutes

Start of Class: Collect homework Introduction of Lesson: Students will draw a vertical line in the middle of a piece of paper. The teacher will read out a series of words and students will write the words on one side of the line and on the other side they will write the first thing that comes to their mind when hearing that word. As a class we will discuss these words and how most of them are stereotypes. We will define stereotype and discuss how they are started/continued. Lesson Instruction: We will watch two videos about the Kenneth Clark Baby Doll Experiment and discuss what the changes in the experiment reveal about our society and what the childrens answers in the video tell us about race relations Assessments/Checks for Understanding: Students will be responsible for a journal entry that asks them to use the discussions and videos to make a larger claim about society. This activity assesses whether or not students understand the concepts.

20 minutes

40 minutes

15 minutes

Closure/Wrap-Up/Review: Students will begin on a journal reflection that asks them to answer this question, Is racism over? Students will use examples from their own life and the days lesson to back up their claim. Self-Assessment: This lesson will be a success if students are able to identify stereotypes in their own life and think critically about the ways in which these stereotypes are spread.

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