OBJECTIVES: To identify differences and similarities among people; To discuss perceptions which people have about others
MATERIALS: Chalk, chalkboard (if done as a group orally)
Pen or pencil, lined paper (if done at desk as independent work)
PROCEDURE:
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1. Teacher will ask students to tell/list how people are different. (Differences might include but are not limited to age, gender, sexual orientation, religious background, economic status . . . )
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2. Teacher will ask for oral responses telling how all of the “different” people are similar. (For example, all eat, sleep, need air to breathe)
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3. Teacher will facilitate discussion to identify our perceptions of various groups of people. Here are some sample questions that can be used:
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a. How are older people treated differently than young people? Which of these actions are justifiable given the person’s age? Which of these actions are not justifiable because of a person’s age?
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b. How would you feel about dating a blind person?
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c. Can you tell who is homosexual and who is not?
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d. Who worships the “right” God: Jews or Muslims or Christians?
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e. If a mayor is elected, does it have to be a man? Why or why not?
