Social Groups
The social group that is characterized by whether you are a boy, girl, transgender, cisgender, etc.
What is gender group?
One reason characters may clash.
Two acceptable answers.
Think about the clip we saw from "Inside Out" (the movie). This is the character who had the most power in the story. How do you know?
The dad. He put the foot down and sent Riley to her room.
This is one group the narrator belongs to in the story that created some social issues for her.
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The social group characterized by whether you play football, soccer, basketball, do piano lessons, ride horses, dance, etc.
What is interest group?
Another reason characters may clash.
Two acceptable answers
Think about the story "Inside Out," with Francisco. Who is one person that had more power than him in the story. Why?
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This is one major theme that can be revealed in the story.
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The social group characterized by whether you speak English, Spanish, French, etc.
What is language group?
Thinking back to Moana and her dad, these are the traits that made them clash.
Several acceptabl answers.
Think about the movie clip from "Moana," and tell who had the most power and why in the clip.
The dad. He forbid Moana from going beyond the reef.
Reread paragraph 22. Which word best describes how the narrator is feeling at the end of the excerpt, based on her thoughts?
Hopeful
The social group characterized by people who are blind, deaf, have a learning disability, have multiple sclerosis, have a traumatic brain injury, etc.
What is a disabled group?
Thinking about the story "Thank you Ma'am," these are the traits that made Luella and Roger clash.
Several acceptable answers.
Think about "Thank you Ma'am." Which character had the most power? How do you know?
Luella because she kicked him in the blue jean sitter and made him go with her to her apartment.
Think about Stella’s journal. What idea do you think her journal stands for?
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The social group characterized by the level of education and how much money a person has.
What is a socioeconomic group?
Name two characters from your social issues book and the traits that made them clash and explain.
Many different answers
Think about your social issues book. Name one character that had more power than another and tell how you know.
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Think about how being a part of the new kid group played a role for the narrator in this story. What was the biggest issue that came out of this social group in the story?
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