The 57 Bus Lesson Plan

Summarize the poem "Binary." What point do you think the poem is making? Do you agree or disagree? Do you think Sasha and their family were more forgiving due to their understanding of nonbinary?

Students should discuss the opening chapter of Justice, a poem entitled "Binary". The poem states that there are two kinds of people in the world and goes on to list pairings: black and white; gay and straight; saints and sinners; guilty and innocent. At the end of the poem, it is reiterated that there are just two kinds of people, only two. The poem is pointing out that there are actually more kinds of people than just two. For example, Sasha identifies as agender and...