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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