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Action Plan against Hate Crime

By Teacher KK NYC
Grade Level
9-12
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • Why is it important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
  • Why is it important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
  • To what extent is collective action necessary to defeat injustice?
Texts
Informational

Rebel Yells

Like many schools being called on to reconsider their mascot, the University of Mississippi convenes a student-run committee to find a replacement for theirs—a Confederate soldier.
by
Robbie Brown
Grade Level
9-12
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Topic
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 5, 2014
Literature

(A)wake

In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.
by
Jessica Kobe
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Topic
Race & Ethnicity Religion Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
September 26, 2016
Teaching Strategies
Close and Critical Reading

Text-Dependent Questions

Readers must refer back to the central text to answer text-dependent questions and provide evidence from the reading to support their answers. Students provide accurate, relevant and complete evidence. To do this well, students will often need to re-read the text several times. This approach privileges the text over prior knowledge, personal experience and pre-reading activities.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RL.6-12.4, RL.6-12.5, RL.6-12.6, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, RI.6-12.3, RI.6-12.4, RI.6-12.6
July 19, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Be the Change...

Students identify and investigate a community problem and propose a solution. They then plan and implement action directed at solving the problem.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
July 13, 2014
Do Something

My Voice, My Voter’s Guide

Estimated time Two to three weeks Why? One of the ways young students become invested in the democratic process is by become empowered advocates for civic participation in their local communities. When younger students
Grade Level
3-5 6-8 9-12
Subject
Civics
August 30, 2018
Plan Built By
Teacher KK NYC

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