Challenging Injustice Through Text

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Grade Level6th Grade

SubjectLiterature

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My year 7 (lower secondary) students will be starting their second week studying Noughts and Crosses the play. This is their PBEL: Unit Title: Challenging Injustice: Then and Now PBEL Project Description: Students will analyse how Noughts & Crosses presents a divided society based on race and power. They will then compare the play’s themes with real-world issues such as discrimination, inequality, and civil rights movements. For their PBEL project, students will investigate a real-world exam...

This resource focuses on connecting the fictional themes in Malorie Blackman's book *Noughts & Crosses* to real-world historical injustices related to civil rights and social equality. Students will engage in reading strategies such as skimming and scanning to extract key points from non-fiction texts, enhancing their understanding of the societal issues reflected in the novel. The learning objectives include mastering these strategies, summarizing connections between history and fiction, and analyzing the characters' motivations in light of historical events. The material delves into the Civil Rights Movement in the USA, Apartheid in South Africa, and the systemic injustices that pervade both historical contexts and the fictional world, fostering critical discussions on equality and activism.