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Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Lesson 3

Lesson 3: Diversity
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Lesson 3: Diversity

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Today's Lesson:
  • 15 minutes of reading
  • What happened in the book? (Ch. 11 - Ch. 20)
  • Group Discussion
  • Individual assignment
  • Who's Blue?

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What happened in the book? 
(Chapter 11 - Chapter 20)

Slide 3 - Slide

What do you think is meant when we talk about 'diversity'?

Slide 4 - Open question

Group Discussion: Diversity
  • What do you think diversity is?
  • In what way is diversity part of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda?
  • In what way do you see diversity in your own environment?

Slide 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Video

Group Discussion: Quotes
'As a side note, don't you think everyone should have to come out? Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it should be this big awkward thing whether you're straight, gay or bi, or whatever. I'm just saying' (Simon, p. 146)

Slide 7 - Slide

Everyone should have to come out, whether you're gay, straight, bi or something else.
I agree
I disagree

Slide 8 - Poll

Slide 9 - Video

Group Discussion: Quotes
"So which one of them did it?"

"Did what?"

"Turned you off women. Was it the one with the eyebrows, the eye makeup, or the overbite?"
(Simon and his dad. P.164)

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You shouldn't make jokes about being gay
I agree
I disagree

Slide 11 - Poll

Individual Assignment
Write an essay answering the following questions:
1. If Simon was in our class, would you like to be friends with him or not? Explain why.
2. Who from the book would you like to be friends with, and why? 

Need inspiration on who to befriend? 

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Blue's Clues:
Who do you think Blue is and why?

Slide 13 - Open question

End of class
Samenvattend over les:
Diversity is ...
Huiswerk: essay vrienden diversity

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