PET
What is justice?
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Unit Summary
Unit Summary
This unit explores different types of justice, identity building, and the masking of good and evil in Pet. Pet follows a young girl, Jam, as she searches for a “monster” in the fictional utopia of Lucille alongside a creature called Pet. Students will think critically about the role justice plays in their own society and how it is influenced by and influences identity.
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Teacher Context
Teacher Context
The ebook curriculum includes information for teachers about how they might prepare to teach some of the topics and history that is brought up in this novel. Topics included are below:
Gender Identity
Signing and Selectively Mute
Cultural and Racial Consciousness
Pedophilia and Child Molestation
Unit Focus
Unit Focus
Essential Questions
How do we distinguish between good and evil?
What is justice and who decides what justice looks like?
How does our society (culture, friends, family, media, etc.) shape who we show people we are?
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and Skills
Different forms of justice:
Compare and contrast retributive vs. restorative justice practices.
Identify and describe the type of justice is being used in a given situation
The role justice plays in our society:
Punitive system and its ability to serve as a mode of transformation for the betterment of society
Final Assessments
Final Assessments
Final Essay Question:
What is justice and how was it used or misused in Lucille?
Supplemental Texts
Supplemental Texts
In this section, supplemental texts that can provide background knowledge and contemporary connections can assist the teacher. Also, we provide supplemental texts that help extend issues in the novel to the world around us.
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Current Connections:
Class Activities
Class Activities
This unit includes pre-reading activities to engage students. During reading activities, prepare students to understand key concepts and character development. Discussion questions and unit vocabulary provide scaffolds for close reading. A gender identity and pronoun workshop encourages students to think critically about the impact and importance of these topics for identity building and equity.
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