1. As you enter class… Please pick up a sheet from the table..
Prejudice in Film
As you enter class…
Please pick up a sheet from the table..

2. Sentence Imitation Practice (Top of page)
Imitate the following sentence to write about a person who experiences prejudice. Use the bolded text as your stem.
"She was the little cinder girl, living in the shadows of an inaccessible palace, in love with the unseen prince, who would one day hear her music.”
Excerpt from Reading Lolita in Tehran
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..

3. Sentence Imitation Practice (My Example)
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..

4. Sentence Imitation Practice (Top of page)
Imitate the following sentence to write about a person who experiences prejudice. Use the bolded text as your stem.
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up, and he went completely out of his mind.”
Excerpt from Don Quixote
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..

5. Sentence Imitation Practice (My Example)
FInally, after being called “she” for so long, his patience shriveled like a thirsty leaf, and he shrieked at the next person who spoke, “I am a boy!”
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..

6. Sentence Imitation Practice (Your Example)
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up, and he went completely out of his mind.” (Original)
FInally, after being called “she” for so long, his patience shriveled like a thirsty leaf, and he shrieked at the next person who began to utter a word, “Call me Ryder!” (Mine)
Finally, ___________________, his/her ____________________, and he/she ___________________________________________.
He was the new-but-not-new person wandering the halls alone, living in the shadows of a dead name and printed skirts, in love with the idea of rebirth and reclamation, who would one day live fearless of pronouns and ridicule..

7. Prejudice in Action Freedom Writers Radio Le`s Miserables Babe
Watch the clips below from popular movies that illustrate prejudice.
Answer the following questions in each quadrant:
What is the source of prejudice?
How does the time period/setting affect the prejudice?
Why would someone be prejudice against this?
List specific details that show what they hate or fear.
What is the lesson learned from this scene?
Freedom Writers
Radio
Le`s Miserables
Babe

8. Closing Thoughts
On the BACK of your sheet of paper, write 5-7 sentences about one type of prejudice discussed in today’s lesson that impacted you the most.
Consider writing about the following prompts:
How did the video change your perspective on the issue it presented?
Have you experienced or witnessed prejudice like this? Tell us about it.
How do we end this type of prejudice? Be specific.