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7thGradeVersion:(tookoneperiod)
MotivationforLessonWearetryingtogetasenseoftheMSstudentbodyontheirpersonal
experienceasamemberofeitheratargetornontargetgroupbothingeneralandatPHS.

1. DefineOppressionontheboard
2. Introducetarget/nontargetlanguageandcreatealistoftarget/nontargetgroups.
a. Whatgroupsofpeoplemightbeoppressedmoreoften?Whatgroupscouldbeor
historicallyhavebeenoppressors?
3. Havestudentsthinkaboutwheretheyaretargets/nontargets.Ihadthemwriteabout
oneoftheirmaintargetsandoneoftheirmainnontargetsintheirjournal.
4. Sharetheanonymoussurvey(theycanalsousenotecards).Havethempickoneof
theirtargetornontargetgroupstowriteaboutforbothquestions.Ideallypushthem
towardsmoredifficultonestowriteabout(race/gender)andawayfrom(age).

Linktotheform.Youcanjustsendanemailwiththislink:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MbcyDyO0QBWMJiaRExI2XmOeSzgfozTWLEq7De4ZTe8/vi
ewform?c=0&w=1

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LearningTargets:
Icanwriteaboutwhatitmeanstobeamemberofatargetornontargetgroup.
IcanwriteaboutwhatitmeanstobeamemberofatargetornontargetgroupatPHS.

ActivityGoals:
Introducetarget/nontargetlanguage
createalistoftarget/nontargetgroups.
AnonymouslysurveytheMSstudentbodyontheirpersonalexperienceasamemberof
eitheratargetornontargetgroupbothingeneralandatPHS.

LearningTargets:
Icanwriteaboutwhatitmeanstobeamemberofatargetornontargetgroup.
IcanwriteaboutwhatitmeanstobeamemberofatargetornontargetgroupatPHS.

Part1:
Defineoppression.ShareVISIONShandoutwithstudents(seepage2)
Introducetarget/nontargetlanguage.

Part2:
Studentsgeneratelist.TeachersscaffoldusinglistfromVISIONS(seepage3)to
supplementanymissingtypes.

Part3:
Sharegoogleformandpassoutcardsforstudentstoanonymouslyrespond.
advisorscollectpaperresponsesandputinenvelopeswewillgiveyou.Return
envelopesinLyssasmailbox.

Oppression

Historical,overtime,ongoing,systematictargetingofcertaingroupsaslessthan
Supportedinstitutionallyinpolicies,laws,representationintopleveldecisionmakers
Personalcoststoeveryone

Target

Statisticallylesslikelytosucceed
Deprivedsystematicallyofbenefits

NonTarget

Statisticallymorelikelytosucceed
Unearnedbenefitsandprivilege

WORKINGCONCEPTUALIZATIONOFTARGETANDNONTARGETGROUPS

Typesof
Oppression

TargetGroups

NonTargetGroups
Whites

PeopleofColor
(African,AsianNative,Latino/a
Americans

Sexism

WomenTransgender

Men

Classism

Poor/WorkingClass,

Middle,OwningClass,

Elitism

InformallyEducated
Clerical,NonExemptStudents

FormallyEducated
Managers,ExemptStaff
Faculty

ReligiousOppression

AntiSemitism

Catholics,Muslims,atheists&others

Jews

ProtestantsChristians

Christians

Ageism

Elders(40+)

YoungAdults

Adultism

Children,Youth

Adults

Heterosexism

Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender

HeterosexualPeople

Ableism

PhysicallyormentallyChallenged

Temporarilyablebodied
Persons

Xenophobia

Immigrant

U.S.Born

Racism

LanguageOppression NonEnglish,ESL

English

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