In this lesson plan, students will learn about the wall's rise and fall and explore the legacy of the Cold War.
In this lesson plan, students will consider what it means to be an ally and to stand up for justice by studying protest at the 1968 Olympics.
In this 2 day lesson plan, students will deepen their understanding of 9/11 and develop their critical thinking skills.
In this lesson, students will learn about and discuss the activist organziation ACT UP, a group whose creative techniques fored the government to act to combat HIV/AIDS. This lesson is broken into 2 readings, both with accompanying discussion questions.
In this 4 part lesson plan, students will explore the Supreme Court's ruling on the University of Michigan's affirmative action program in 2011.
In this lesson plan, students will investigate a controversial ad from Dove that raised issues about beauty, race, and skin color, as well as consider the role advertising plays in shaping and reflecting societal attitudes.
In this lesson plan, students will explore opposition to past waves of U.S. immigrants and consider the current immigration debates in light of that history.
In this resource utilizing online resources, tweets, and a video, students will explore the controversy surrounding the NFL protests and examine arguments on both sides. Students will discuss the purpose of the protests and what they mean to the protestors themselves, as well as exploring their own view on the issue.
This lesson reviews social skills like active listening and assertiveness while respecting others. Children meet situations every day in which they must decide how to balance their own interests in relation to the interests of other people. Like active listening, assertiveness is a stance toward life, a way of being in the world. This lesson is adaptable for younger students.
In this lesson plan, students will analyze Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in light of current events in the United States. Students will discuss the case for nonviolent protest and examine the viewpoints of those who see it as ineffective.
In this 3 part lesson plan, students will explore how legislation to combat terrorism can threaten civil liberties. Students will also explore the Consitutional basis for civil liberties.
In this lesson plan, students will explore some of the forgotten or misrepresented facts about the Civil Rights Movement.
Students work in small groups to categorize coping strategies as positive, negative, neutral and time-out behaviors.
In this lesson plan, students will investigate the US Department of Justice's report on the Ferguson Police Department and consider reforms that would address the injustices described in the report.
In this lesson plan, students will examine the history of stop and frisk and the debate surrounding this policing practice.
In this lesson plan, students will examine the demographics of fast food and other low-wage workers, learn more about the minimum wage, and consider varying viewpoints, including their own.
In this lesson plan, students will study the 15th Ammendment and discover why there was still a need to fighrt for voting rights in 1965, as well as compare past efforts to suppress voting to current voter registration restrictions in the United States.
In this lesson, students will investigate the concept of environmental racism and whether or not it is at work in Flint, Michigan's water crisis. Two readings include discussion questions and an extension activity.
In this lesson plan, students will study the history of the Freedom Summer project and explore the challenges to voting rights in the United States today. Students will explore two readings and answer discussion questions.
In part 2 of this 2 Part lesson, students will continue to explore what happened after a mosque in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was defaced. Students will discuss the aftermath of the event and participate in both small group and whole class discussion. Handout included.