Inclusiveness--Belonging

__**Belonging **__

**Purpose: **
The learners will investigate the meaning of respect, especially as it relates to respecting members of diverse groups. Students will analyze the dynamics of group formation and describe how inclusion and exclusion from groups can result in conflict and disrespect.

**Duration: **
One 20-minute lesson

**Objectives: **
//The learner will://
 * express their preference on different issues by standing on the right or left side of the room.
 * identify and describe how inclusive and exclusive groups can promote respect and/or disrespect.

**Service Experience: **
Although this lesson contains a service project example, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate. 

**Materials: **
***List of possible opposites below--moving from most trivial to more divisive***
 * In advance, brainstorm a list of opposite pairs—opposing teams, groups, and product preferences—that will be meaningful to this group of students (local or national sports teams or colleges, Coke vs. Pepsi, radio stations, rock vs. country music, vanilla ice cream vs. chocolate ice cream, gender, hair color, makes of cars, clothing labels, etc.) Option: write these opposites on cards in a font large enough to be read from across the room.

**Instructional Procedure(s): **
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//Anticipatory Set:// <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//Ask the question, "Besides being learners at this school, is there any other group or organization to which you all belong?” (In most cases, there will not be any other that all the learners will share in common.) Say, “We all belong to many formal and informal groups, and today we’re going to look at just a few of those groups.”//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Tell the students that you are going to ask them to express their preferences on a variety of issues. They will have to get up and move to one side of the room or the other to show their preferences or loyalty to various groups.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Name a pair of opposites and indicate where each group should stand (stand on the left if you prefer summer; stand on the right if you prefer winter), or ask two students to hold “opposite” cards or symbols. Have the learners stand with the group they prefer or the group that describes them. Use the optional list below if you like.....
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Repeat this with different opposite pairs. The students will move back and forth as they indicate which groups they prefer. This will move pretty quickly and with high energy. Allow them to talk and react to the movement and preferences.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">After the activity, discuss their experiences. Tell students that belonging to groups helps people understand who they are and how they relate to others, and gain self-respect. Discuss their observations, feelings, and reactions as they chose groups. Discuss whether students ever felt respect or embarrassment for their choices. Did they feel accepted or left out or excluded? Write down any words that describe the exclusionary techniques used in this activity (don’t fit here; the best; better, go, stay, stereotype, alienated, bias , favoritism, bullying, arm around an insider, etc.).

<span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**Optional List of Opposites:**__
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer Coke; stand on the left if you prefer Pepsi.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer regular Cheetos; stand on the left if you prefer Hot Cheetos.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer enchiladas; stand on the left if you prefer tacos.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer Xbox; stand on the left if you prefer Wii.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer math; stand on the left if you prefer language arts.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think cheating on a test is okay; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think wearing a helmet while riding a bike should be mandatory; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 8) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think a dress code is a good idea; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer enchiladas; stand on the left if you prefer tacos.
 * 10) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you prefer hot dogs; stand on the left if you prefer hamburgers.
 * 11) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think eating breakfast will help you succeed in school; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 12) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think scientists should be able to test new products on animals; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 13) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you like to watch TV; stand on the left if you would rather do something else.
 * 14) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think people lose their identity when they join a group; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 15) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think people born in a country should have more rights than newcomers; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 16) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think friends are more important than family; stand on the left if you think family is more important than friends.
 * 17) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think everyone should go to college; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 18) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think it is better to spend your money; stand on the left if you think it is better to save your money.
 * 19) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think illegal drugs should be made legal; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 20) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think "nerdy" kids deserve to be picked on; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 21) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think it is cool to be smart; stand on the left if you disagree.
 * 22) <span style="background-color: #efef45; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stand on the right if you think not eating helps you to lose weight; stand on the left if you disagree.