Week 6: Whose Voice Counts

Students learn early whose voice gets listened to in a room and whose gets talked over.

Why This Resource Matters

Representation is not decoration. It determines who students believe they are allowed to become. This week names the pattern and hands the analysis to the students.

What Students Will Explore

• Who they see represented and who is missing

• What it does to be the example or the exception

• How decisions get made about them without them

• Speaking in rooms that were not built for them

• Making space for someone else’s voice too

What’s Included

• Ready-to-teach session plan for this week

• Narrative story segment following Amara

• Discussion prompts and a student reflection activity

• Facilitator notes with culturally responsive language

• Instant digital download (PDF)

Who It’s For

School counselors, advisory teachers, and educators running the Two Different Amaras curriculum with Black and Brown middle school students. Works inside the full twelve week series or on its own.

How to Use It

Teach it in sequence as week 6 of the series, or pull it as a standalone session when representation and being heard is what your students need this week.