Disability, Social Security, and Marriage Equality
- 1 hr 30 min
- 11-12 & Post-High School Education
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Grade Level: 11-12 & Post-High School Education
Time: 1 hr 30 min
Topic: Disability, Rights & Activism
Subject: Social Studies & Civics
Social Justice Domain: Action
Description of Lesson
Even though disabled people who depend on Social Security and Medicaid can legally get married, doing so can mean decreasing their assets or even losing their Medicaid benefits. Because of this, disabled people argue that they do not have equal access to marriage. In this lesson, students will uncover the structural inequalities in the Social Security and Medicaid/Medicare programs that cause this problem and argue about what changes should be made to make the system more just for everyone.Â
Standards
a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
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b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Essential Questions
- How do structural inequalities affect how people are treated under the law?
- Does everyone in the United States have a right to marriage?
- How do the Social Security system and Medicaid/Medicare programs affect our lives?
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will use textual, quantitative, and documentary evidence about Social Security policies to argue whether disabled people have an equal right to marriage in the United States and what to change to make the system more just for everyone.
Vocabulary
- Marriage Equality
- Structural inequality
- Social Security
- Supplemental Security Income
- Medicaid
- Inflation
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Medicare
- Assets
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