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- An Historic Vote
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In this lesson, students in the upper grades will explore the struggle of African Americans to attain voting rights and develop a greater appreciation for the significance of Barack Obama's election. ... - Obama Backlash: Incidents in America's Schools
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After Barack Obama's election, some Americans responded with racism and bigotry. After the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, the nation experienced a surge of hate ... - Worker Exploitation Today: A Lesson from Viva La Causa
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Students will understand that the struggle for worker justice continues. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help ... - The Immigration Debate: A Lesson from Viva La Causa
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In this lesson, students will explore social justice issues within our nation’s immigration debate—a debate that is largely connected in the public psyche to undocumented Latino workers. Students will examine ... - CDs: Creating Direction
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What if students had to articulate a "direction" or belief about prejudice through text and images? My classes had been discussing prejudice in history and in literature ... - The Race Card
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My freshman English students struggle to connect with the reality of legal segregation as an influential and tangible element of our country's historical past. While studying ... - Economic Injustice Affects Us All: A Lesson from Viva La Causa
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Students will understand how economic disparities affect us all. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help students: ... - Farmworkers and the Union: A Lesson from Viva La Causa
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Students will understand the organizational and agenda issues common among labor unions. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives ... - Committing to Nonviolence: A Lesson from Viva La Causa
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Students will explore how the concept of nonviolence affected and united social change movements in the 20th century. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. ... - Injustice on our Plates
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From Viva La Causa, our teaching kit about César Chávez and the Delano Strike and Grape Boycott, this lesson examines consumer support of the ongoing struggles for justice and fairness. ... - Breaking Down The Walls of Intolerance (Lunch Day Mixer)
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On Mix It Up at Lunch Day, members of the school community will tear down the wall collectively, uniting as one. Bullying and ostracism sometimes dominate school culture, leaving ... - Lesson: Dr. King and the Movement
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Teaching Tolerance considers the legacy of Dr. King's dream of a just and equal society for all and how much of the dream remains deferred. Now I realize that there are those ... - Music and Lyrics
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A lyric-based learning program that helps students analyze songs on their own Rather than focusing on censorship of lyrics, a lyric-based learning program encourages students to ... - 'Unbranding' to Encourage an Appreciation of Diversity
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Lesson on 'unbranding' guides students toward diversity appreciation I created this lesson so students could explore the ways branding undermines efforts to build community ... - A Historical Primer On Economic (In)Equality
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Classroom experiences that critically investigate the causes and meaning of poverty in our own nation offer students tools for change, and new ways to interpret the world around them. ... - The History Of Other Hate Symbols
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A recent wave of noose incidents – particularly those on school campuses – has raised alarm among adults and questions from young people. Historical and modern day images often ... - Timeline of School Integration
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Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the U.S. Timeline of School Integration This timeline ... - Boundary Crossing
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Have we really learned how to break down barriers? This lesson plan is excerpted from the 2007-2008 Mix It Up Planner. Learn more about national Mix It Up at Lunch Day . ... - Ladder of Prejudice
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Examining the escalation from name-calling to genocide "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing ... - Riding with Rosa
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A photo prompt helps students experience history. Ever wish you could go back in time and be part of history? With this activity, students can be "riding with Rosa" and ... - Mystery and Mayhem
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Using literature to help high school students examine the violence and loss of innocence of the 1960s For the last six years I have used Robert McCammon's Boy's Life ... - Reshaping Body Image
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This activity helps students dissect the current social norms about physical size and appearance. In this lesson, students consider where we get our ideas about body image and ... - Beauty is Skin Deep
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This media literacy lesson helps students analyze the ways media representations about size and appearance can impact our attitudes and behaviors. Note: This lesson has been ... - That's Not Fair!
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Students will experience the effects of unequal resources on student achievement, share their thoughts about educational disparities and take action to bring about change. Art ... - Girls Can Be Plumbers?
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This activity helps early-grade students begin to think about gender roles, stereotypes and career choices. Materials: "School Workers" display (made in advance, see ... - Gender Shouldn't Limit You!
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What are the political gender biases among young students? Would they elect a girl president? Problem: Sometimes a group of children doesn't think another kid can do ... - Women and Political Power
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The struggle for women's equality isn't over. Use these resources in your classroom to discuss the modern-day fight for political equality. The gender gap -- unequal access ... - Gender Separate Dialogue Groups
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How do girls and boys see themselves? How do they think they’re seen by others? What do gender stereotypes teach kids about who they’re supposed to be? Materials: Pen and ... - Racial Disparities Jigsaw Mini-Unit
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In this mini-unit, students investigate racial disparities and their underlying causes and identify steps individuals and society should take to alleviate them. Objectives ... - Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity
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This collection of student essays showcase models of student interrogation of racial disparities and racism. Discussion questions for classroom exploration are included. A Call ...
