Social Justice in Words

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● What is the problem or situation you will have students investigate and
suggest a possible solution? This theme or topic was developed within in
class discussion/reflection and PLC brainstorming sessions this week.

Social justice issues in today’s society and how ELA provides awareness and others to
take action.

● What are some of the activities the students will engage in and how will the
solution to the problem be communicated to an audience other than their
classroom peers?

Creative writing and or poetry. Students will write about how solutions to this problem
can be made.

● Could this project provide opportunity to collaborate with other content

areas? If so, what discuss the possible interdisciplinary collaboration.

This project could be further continued with any Arts group so that students can get
creative as to how they want to express themselves.

● Why will this project be important to your students? School environment?

District? and/or Community?

This project is important because it is something that is being discussed in the real
world. It needs to be addressed and talked about, even if not everyone is in agreement.
Overall, it is educational.

Engage
To engage students at the beginning of a lesson, insert video,
image, quote, or another inspirational hook in this box.
The Goal: Reveal Pre-existing ideas, Beliefs, Preconceptions.
Pose questions that students will begin to answer in “Explore”

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 Explore
Curate a collection of resources (articles, videos, infographics,
text excerpts, etc.) for students to explore the topic.
The Goal: Students may be gathering data, sharing ideas,
looking for patterns, making conjectures, and developing
further questions and problem solving considerations with the
use of the information/activity provided

https://www.pachamama.org/social-justice/what-is-social-justice
https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z754lhcX6qw

Explain
Use this section to allow students to explain their thinking and
move towards demonstrating mastery of the lesson’s objective.
The Goal: Provide opportunity for students to compare ideas,
construct explanations, justify in terms of observations and/or
data collected in a collaborative large group environment.
Think of ways that social justice applies to real world situations
now. What type of effects are there physically, mentally, and/or
financially?

Apply/Elaborate
Use this section for students to apply information from the
previous sections to new circumstances or elaborate on a
particular aspect at a deeper level usually coming in the form
of “What if” questions.
The Goal: Allowing students the opportunity to discuss how
their thinking has changed or been solidified.
How has the research for this topic changed your perspective?
What aspect of social justice do you think to be the most
important?

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 Reflect/Evaluate
Include an opportunity for face-to-face or digital reflection to
guide students along their learning progression, evaluating
progress and setting new goals for continued exploration.
The Goal: Refine initial answer to the “driving question” and
reflect on ideas, goals and beliefs concerning their progress.
Write a paragraph reflection regarding social justice. Include
what social justice is and how it currently applies to the world
or your life.

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