Black Lives Matter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Welcome

Reading - 15 mins

Together - 45 mins

Independent working - rest of the lesson

What do you already know
about BLM?

In the trailer you read the quote: 

"What you see in the news, is a story 150 years in the making"

What do you think is meant by this?

After slavery was abolished in the US in 1865,
Black Americans kept being discriminated by society. Can you think of examples of how they were discriminated?

Slavery and BLM

Some people say it should be 'All Lives Matter' instead of
'Black Lives Matter'. 

1. What do you think they mean by this? 

2. Do you agree or disagree? 

Read the cartoon on the left. Explain the metaphor that is used in your own words (explain what is meant). 

 Question box on next slide!

Explain the metaphor that is used in the cartoon on the previous slide.

The article also talks about Colin Kaepernick's action in the NFL. Donald Trump commented on Twitter:

Do you agree with Trump on this? Why (not)?

Do you think people, media, police should be allowed to target specific people or groups? Why or why not?

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We are surrounded by hate, cruelty, murder, war and racism. The world that he sings about tells us how we should want the world to be. 

What do you think about celebrities singing this?

Is it appropriate?

Say whether you agree or disagree with the statements in the next slides.

Racism is just as much a problem in The Netherlands as it is in the US.

1. Agree
2. Disagree

It should be 'All Lives Matter' instead of 'Black Lives Matter'.

1. Agree
2. Disagree

My school should pay more attention to ethnicity.

1. Agree
2. Disagree