1. Social Class System

2. Created by Heather Thompson Erik Will Joe Miller Mike Yane

3. EDS 301-02 Diversity Technology Lesson

4. American History American History Eleventh Grade Socioeconomic Diversity

5. *Objectives* -The students, given proper instruction, will visually and auditory recognize the differences in social class in society -The students will come up with their own ideas on how to solve social inequality -Students will demonstrate tolerance for citizens of other socioeconomic status

6. Suggested Websites Links to knowledge

7. ERIC Digest  Discusses  Links of poverty and low school performance  How many children are affected  Does financial equity matter

8. The Victorian Web  Contains  Social class structure  Economic structure  Political History  Religion  Philosophy

9. National Low Income Housing Coalition  Available  News releases  Congressional Bill information  Policy guides  Advocacy information

10. Southern Poverty Law Center  Links to  Issues of race and poverty  Positive change possibilities  Searchable lesson plan database

11. National Center for Homeless Education  Community Awareness  Activities  Resources  Promoting Understanding  Case Studies and Education

12. Activities What will students actually do to learn?

13. Family Budgets  Students form into groups of two.  Each receives a list of bills to pay and pay for employment.  Several different budgets, some more some less.  Students interact to pay bills and receive wages from each other.  Show how misunderstanding is created

14. Poverty Stereotypes  View video “Shelter- boy” Shelter- boyShelter- boy  Discuss stereotypes of homeless people  Discuss causes of homelessness

15. The Great Depression  View video on the Great Depression  Discuss how people became impoverished  Discuss our own possible choices in that situation

16. On Site Visit  Visit a homeless shelter or urban slum or rural Appalachian- type settlement  Students must write a paper detailing what they have seen and their reaction to it

17. The Status Game  Each student is randomly selected into one of five statuses high to low  Students play a modified Monopoly game where the rules are different for each group

18. Diversity in Class Lesson Who you are, Who you might have been, Who you will be…

19. Class in Medieval Period  Class was divided into 3 categories –Nobility: those who fight –Clergy: those who pray –Peasants: those who work  What status would you have if you had lived back then?

20. Industrial Revolution  Class was broken into two categories –Capitalists (bourgeoisie): the owners –Proletariat: the workers  Who named the two classes and thought they would always have conflict?

21. Modern Era  Social status and economic status are two variables in finding socio-economic status

22. Social Status  Based on your … –Social capital –Habits –Values –Education

23. Economics 101  Status is divided into five categories by yearly earnings –Poor –Working –Middle –Upper Middle –Wealthy

24. Mobility  Socio-Economic status is changeable –What your parents are only tells you what your status starts as. You can raise your level if you want to.