Informational Writing Unit: Introducing Expert Topics & Implicit and Explicit Bias Vocabulary Plus Short Writing

Description

Authors:

Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator

Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator

Learning Goals:

Learners will know:

• why and how activism is powerful, why activism matters
• what are some examples of injustice and how activists within movements fight against them
• implicit and explicit ways that systems oppress groups of people
• how past and present movements have challenged systems of oppression

Learners will do this by:

• watching short videos and taking notes
• playing a visual vocabulary game to explore the differences between implicit and explicit bias
• filling out a survey to choose which expert topic they would like to research
• responding to a prompt in writing related to implicit and/or explicit bias