Tolerance in ELA

Essential Question

What problems arise when we relate to people as members of a group, rather than as unique individuals?
What shared beliefs have inspired social justice movements in history?
How can the lived experiences of individuals reflect social inequities?

Texts

Multimedia

Ben DeSoto 'Understanding Poverty' exhibit

In this video, photojournalist Ben DeSoto discusses "Understanding Poverty," an exhibit featuring images of people and communities affected by poverty and homelessness.

Ben Tecumseh DeSoto

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Economics

Topic

Class

July 2, 2014

Visual

Average Household Income

This graphic from Mother Jones depicts income inequality in the United States.

Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Economics

Topic

Class

July 24, 2014

Informational

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Immigration

August 7, 2017

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

A Two-Sided Coin

A Two-Sided Coin asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and comparative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

Put the Story in History

Put the Story in History asks students to demonstrate their writing skills when constructing an historical narrative.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.3, W.6-12.4

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

What's the Impact?

What’s the Impact? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

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Tolerance in ELA

Ben DeSoto 'Understanding Poverty' exhibit

Average Household Income

A Tale of Two Schools

A Two-Sided Coin

Put the Story in History

What's the Impact?

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Tolerance in ELA

Ben DeSoto 'Understanding Poverty' exhibit

Average Household Income

A Tale of Two Schools

A Two-Sided Coin

Put the Story in History

What's the Impact?

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