Unit 1 - Defining Social Justice
Goals: Defining Social Justice
Essential Skills (what you really need to be able to do after this unit)
Enduring Understandings (what you really need to know after this)
Projects for the Unit
Knowledge Builder You will begin work on your Social Justice Glossary. You will research words from the Terminology List and present your definitions in one of the project formats listed.
Skill Builder You will set your own SMART goals for the course, using the SMART goals template provided.
One-To-Everyone You will take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz, accessible online or on paper at the ILC. You will then consider your results, based on your understanding of the terms, reflect and communicate clearly whether or not (and WHY) you agree or disagree with your results.
Point-Counter-Point You will create an artifact or product that communicates two opposing points of view – one that the individual is more important than the group (the belief that the rights of one person are more important than the well-being of a society or humanity) and the other that the well-being of the group is more important than the rights or interests of any one person. Someone viewing your work shouldn’t know which opinion is yours, because you should cover both points of view effectively.
Taking A Stand You will find a quote from the Buddha and explain how the quote shows that Buddha believed in what you understand to be social justice.
- Determining where you stand on issues of social justice
Essential Skills (what you really need to be able to do after this unit)
- You will use effective Research and Critical Thinking Skills to find accurate information about the topics covered in this unit.
- How to set goals effectively so that you can meet them successfully.
Enduring Understandings (what you really need to know after this)
- You will be able to identify the Concepts, Ideas Terms, and Definitions that are related to the study of Social Justice.
- Identify your own political point of view and start to consider your views on what Social Justice means.
- Practice looking at social issues from points of view that differ from your own, and to do so with respect even though you may not agree with the other view point.
Projects for the Unit
Knowledge Builder You will begin work on your Social Justice Glossary. You will research words from the Terminology List and present your definitions in one of the project formats listed.
Skill Builder You will set your own SMART goals for the course, using the SMART goals template provided.
One-To-Everyone You will take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz, accessible online or on paper at the ILC. You will then consider your results, based on your understanding of the terms, reflect and communicate clearly whether or not (and WHY) you agree or disagree with your results.
Point-Counter-Point You will create an artifact or product that communicates two opposing points of view – one that the individual is more important than the group (the belief that the rights of one person are more important than the well-being of a society or humanity) and the other that the well-being of the group is more important than the rights or interests of any one person. Someone viewing your work shouldn’t know which opinion is yours, because you should cover both points of view effectively.
Taking A Stand You will find a quote from the Buddha and explain how the quote shows that Buddha believed in what you understand to be social justice.
Assignment Documents
Knowledge Builder
Skill BuilderOne To everyone |
Point - Counter - Point
Taking a Stand |