Lesson 1 (from Me'Med - Pages 1-35)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss Sem's thoughts as he is surrounded by paramedics, and what is communicated about objectification. Sem does not feel shame or unease as the paramedics examine him. Rather, he feels that his body has become an object.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How do the paramedics hook Sem up to wires and disturb his train of thought? Why does he feel small as he looks at the paramedics? Why does he feel like an outside observer? Why does Sem focus his mind like a "camera lens" as he looks back at what happened after paramedics arrived at his apartment? How does he answer the questions of who he was when he was being examined by the paramedics? What are his feelings as he looks back at how he was treated by the paramedics? Why is it not death that causes his...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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