- Examining Identity and Assimilation [1]
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Examine identity and assimilation with an activity that asks the essential question: Was there ever a part of your identity you had to hide? In the essay, "Magic Carpet", ... - Going to Bat for Girls Activity [2]
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In celebration of Title IX's anniversary, we highlight one family's struggle to realize the promise of equality. Materials " Going to Bat for Girls" ... - Family Ties and Fabric Tales [3]
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Exploring family roots and immigration. Lesson Overview After exposure to relevant literature in class, students will research their family history by interviewing their ... - Critical Viewer Activity [4]
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Help your students take a critical view of advertising. The following activities were adapted with permission from the GO GIRLS! curriculum, produced by the National Eating ... - Freedom's Main Line [5]
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Learn how activists in Louisville, Kentucky successfully campaigned against segregated streetcars in 1870-71. Framework In 1865, four million newly emancipated slaves quickly ... - Then and Now: Tolerance as a Casualty of War [6]
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This activity helps students understand the injustice and dangers of scapegoating an entire group of people during a national crisis. Some lawmakers and members of the media have ... - Sexism: From Identification to Activism [7]
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Students will identify ways in which sexism manifests in personal and institutional beliefs, behaviors, use of language and policies. Use this lesson to develop plans of action against bias. ... - Activity for Home Was a Horse Stall [8]
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Ways to use " Home was a Horse Stall " in the classroom 1942: A young Japanese American woman ponders the meaning of freedom behind barbed wire... Just before ... - Will and Reason [9]
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Utilizing Shakespeare and theater to examine modern day violence. Eight actors enter a theatre rehearsal studio in Montgomery, Ala. The leader is Peter Howard, a guest artist at the ... - The Rights of the Child [10]
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Middle school students build their own Bill of Rights. Lesson Overview Team Harmony taught other students about the UN's Declaration on the Rights of a Child during ... - A Living History [11]
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Students can make a pledge to help end continued racism. Back in 1926 when Dr. Carter G. Woodson established a week-long celebration of the contributions of African Americans to the ... - A Commitment to Nonviolence: The Leadership of John Lewis [12]
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Use this excerpt from Lewis's Walking with the Wind to explore the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement produced many African American heroes. Among those at the ... - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [13]
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Americans may not give much recognition to the UN observance, but for ten years the citizens of Canada have heeded the UN's summons and gone so far as to expand upon the idea of a one-day commemorative ... - Early African Calendars [14]
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Many math educators believe that learning about the multicultural history of mathematics can help a more diverse range of students achieve math success. Knowledge of their ancestors' contributions, ... - The Path Toward Empowerment [15]
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What would a neighborhood survey of businesses reveal about your community? Community Connection (Grades 7-12) This activity encourages us to explore the contributions of ... - Little Rock Revisited: A Classroom Activity [16]
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Black students everywhere made history as pioneers paving the way for racial integration in their hometowns. These activities complement the article, Little Rock Revisited: 40th Anniversary of ... - Native American Influences in U.S. History and Culture [17]
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Measure your awareness of Native American influences in U.S. history and culture. "These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the ... - By Virtue of Being Human: A Human Rights Questionnaire [18]
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"Test the waters" of human rights awareness with your class before introducing them to the framework by using the following questionnaire. Human Rights Questionnaire ... - Exploring Community History and Cultural Influence [19]
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This activity invites students to identify aspects of culture that influence our own behavior and sometimes make it difficult to understand the behavior of other people. Culture is a complex idea, and teachers ...
