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Before You Begin...
Before You Begin...
If you don't already know what these terms are, you might need to research them in order to better understand this section:
Poverty
Social Class
Social Power
Social Status
"Hunger" by Robert Laurence Binyon
"Hunger" by Robert Laurence Binyon
Guided Reading Questions:
1. This poem personifies the subject, hunger. What is the overall message or theme about hunger that this poem expresses?
2. There are also similes in this poem. How is hunger like each of the following:
a. A shadow
b. The silence of the tide
c. The deepening of frost in the slow night
3. The last stanza says, “I am the first and the last to be felt of the living.” Explain this statement about hunger. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
"Poverty" by Jane Taylor
"Poverty" by Jane Taylor
Guided Reading Questions:
1. List phrases used by the author that illustrate poverty.
2. Explain what the author means in the last stanza when they say, “While many poor people I know / Around me as wretched as they”.
3. Which social class do you think the narrator comes from? Why?
Underdog by Alicia Keys
Underdog by Alicia Keys
Guided Questions:
1. Who do you think the author referring to when she says, “They said I would never make it”?
2. According to the author, who are the “underdogs”?
3. What is the main message in this song and how does it relate to social justice?
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Guided Reading Questions:
1. What are some examples of irony in this story? For example, why might the title, “The Lottery”, or the opening description in paragraph one, be considered ironic?
2. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not, at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely, how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town?
3. Take a close look at Jackson’s description of the black wooden box and of the black spot on the fatal slip of paper. What might these items symbolize?
4. This story satirizes a number of social issues. What issue or issues around social justice do you think are portrayed in the story?
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Journal Response
Journal Response
Reflect on what you've read on the topic by completing a journal entry. For this section, complete a double entry journal (example below) with at least 10 quotes from the texts that illustrate social class or social power in some way. Explain how this relates to social justice.
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