Social
Inequality
Alexandria Sullens
High School Sociology
Opening Activity
 Students
will get in groups of 4 and will be
asked to discuss what they think social
inequality is.
 They will then be asked to talk about how
they think if has affected our society.
 They will be asked to pick one person to
record their ideas to keep for after the
lesson.
Social Inequality
A
situation in which individuals in a society
do not have equal status.
 Areas in which is occurs are voting rights,
freedom of speech, property rights,
education, health care, and quality
housing, etc.
 Linked to racial inequality and wealth
inequality.
Questions for Students
 Is
inequality inevitable?
 Is inequality desirable or undesirable for
social progress in improving the quality of
life for the vast majority of people?
 What determines the variability of
inequality across the nations of the world?
Video Clip of Tupac Shakur
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aogy
O3qP2Cs&feature=related
 This
is a clip of Tupac Shakur speaking on
poverty and social inequality.
 Students will watch the clip and reflect on
what he is saying.
Activity
 Students
will be asked to in their own way
express how they feel about social
inequality. They will be asked to describe
how it makes them feel, whether or not if
affects them, what they would do to
change it, etc. In whatever manner they
want to represent it, whether it be a
poem, story, essay, drawing, etc.
 I will supply what I can to make the
assignment as creative as possible.
Presentations
 Students
will be asked in the last 10
minutes to volunteer to present their work.
They will be asked to tell the class what
they did, why and how it relates to social
inequality, and what they learned from
the lesson today.
 If there are students who would like to
present that didn’t get a chance, I will
allow time in the next class.
Lesson Plan
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Big Picture / Rationale
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Outcome/Objectives
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Social inequality in America.
Students will gain an understanding of what
social inequality is and how it affects our
society.
Opening Activity
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Students will work in groups to discuss what they
think social inequality is and how it affects our
society. They will work in groups of 4 and express
their own opinions and experiences. Students
will be asked to record their responses.
Lesson Plan cont.
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Activities
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Students will be given a mini lesson which describes what
social inequality is. They will also have what is described
in their textbooks about social inequality. The lecture will
not be long, but will give students enough information
for them to formulate their own ideas.
Students will then watch a video clip of Tupac Shakur
expressing his views on social inequality.
Students will then be asked to make a representation of
social inequality. They will be asked to either, write a
poem, a rap, a story, draw a picture, etc. Whatever they
think will express how they feel about social inequality. I
will stress that creativity is the key in this assignment. I
would like to know who they are and how they feel.
Lesson Plan cont.
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Examples/Questions
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As students are working and I’m walking around I will be asking
students about their work. General questions that will help my
better understand what they are doing and what it means. This
more of an open ended project and doesn’t take very much
guidance. I will also ask students when they are presenting
questions based on what they said.
Management
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The majority of the day will be the students working together
and an enjoyable task which will help keep the students on task.
The students will not have time to be bored because everything
involves their engagement. The opening activity will take about
15 minutes. The clip is about 4 minutes. 20 minutes will be
devoted for students to work on their projects. The last 15
minutes will be for people to present their projects to the class.
Lesson Plan cont.
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Adaptations
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Students will be given the notes if needed. I
believe the group work will help with students
who may have trouble. If students need to work
in a group for the final project then they will be
allowed to collaborate and work together.
Materials/Supplies
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I will need a computer and overheard projector
for the video clip and PowerPoint presentation.
Crayons, markers, scissors, magazines,
newspaper, colored paper, glue, paper, and
other art supplies will be available for the
project.
Lesson Plan cont.
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Assessments
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The final project will be an assessment for me. I don’t
think that social inequality is something students should
be tested on it is something that should be aware of. If
the project clearly shows an understanding of social
inequality then they will be graded based on effort. The
projects will be graded based on how much thought
and effort went into it.
Closing Activity
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The presentation of the projects will be the closing
activity. Students will be asked questions for clarification
of understanding while they are presenting.