Equality for One is Equality for All

Essential Question

Why is it important to judge people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, as Dr. King said?
How do bias and prejudice undermine equal rights?

Texts

Informational

Four Freedoms

In his 1941 State of the Union Address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four fundamental human freedoms—the freedom of speech, of worship, from want, and from fear—for the United States and the rest of the world.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Class Rights & Activism

June 10, 2015

Teaching Strategies

Word Work

Word Wall

A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from the texts students are reading.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

L.6-12.4, L.6-12.5, L.6-12.6

July 19, 2014

Community Inquiry

Socratic Seminar

A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 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

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Equality for One is Equality for All

Four Freedoms

Word Wall

Socratic Seminar

Be the Change...

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