Social Justice Group Essay

782 Words2 Pages

Activity Name: Social Justice Groups
Target Age Range: Grades 9-12 (Ages 13-17)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Increase knowledge of social issues
- Improve reading and writing skills
- Teach students to be more inquisitive
- Further develop communication skills
- Teach students to be more inclusive
- Embracing diversity
- To be more knowledgeable about world issues
- Develop leadership skills
- Improve independent work skills
- Improve teamwork skills
- Embracing social change

Resources Required:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Computer articles (already been printed out)
- Paper
- Writing utensil
Process:
Young adults will be randomly split into groups of 4. Each group will be assigned a different theme. These themes will include topics such …show more content…

This activity will help students be caught up on current events and issues within society. I believe talking about important topics that may be a little controversial will teach students to be active members of society and embrace social change. I think talking about these subjects is an important part of socialization, and will teach young adults a basic understanding of inclusion and embracing diversity. I believe this will help students be more inclusive to their peers and people all over the world. I chose a randomly assigned group exercise in order to help students interact with other people they might not usually interact with. I also chose this activity because it helps young adults improve their basic skills such as reading, as they will be reading articles attempting to gain perspective and explaining what the article is about. Another basic skill they will be working on will be writing, as they have to write out their roles in order to present them to the large group of students. The young adults will also be improving their oral skills, as they will have to present their task to the class. I also chose this activity as it will help improve both independent and teamwork skills. This is because the students will have to work on their roles individually and also collaborate and discuss with their group in order to present their task to the class. I believe teamwork exercises especially with a randomly assigned group will help students learn to be more excepting and inclusive as each student is different and some students might have learning disabilities and as a group you are going to have to help your team out in order to give a cohesive presentation. I also chose this activity because it does not require much material; the activity basically only needs paper, pencils and pre-printed articles. I believe having

More about Social Justice Group Essay

Open Document