James P. Brochin
A. Learning Objectives-The students will be able to:
1) Define equality of opportunity;2) Define equality of outcome;
3) Brainstorm one or more surveys/articles about how students see the topic;
4) Students write an article about inequality of opportunity in Cross—e.g. do certain students have access to better teachers and opportunities than others.
B. Initiation Strategy: Teacher will ask students whether they think all students have the same opportunities as one another.
C. Inequality of Opportunity: Students will demonstrate an understanding of inequality of opportunity.
D. Lesson Strategy:
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After the initiation, students will have a ten-minute discussion and/or debate on the two subjects.
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In the groups set up on Day 1, students will use most of the class time to research those topics.
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Students brainstorm about how to make the surveys and how to present them in articles, and especially how to make the topic relevant to students, the school as a whole, and the community.
E. Closing: Students report out on the progress on the topic research/survey structure.