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Respect, Prejudice, and Race

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers' examine their opinions about respect, race, and stereotypes and their beliefs as a group. They complete a short questionnaire and then write an essay on reducing prejudice and discrimination.
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A (Class)Room of One's Own

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners assess the educational and social issues of boys and girls in school as a springboard to interviewing women in the fields of science, in order to study of their early interests and experiences in these typically male-dominated...
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Recognizing Bias

For Teachers 6th - 12th
This PowerPoint outlines methods for recognizing bias in various forms of media. The presentation defines loaded words, stereotypes, and one-sided arguments as types of bias and also highlights the characteristics of facts and...
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Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson plan, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students identify and discuss patterns...
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Guidelines for Recognizing Persuasiveness, Propaganda, and Stereotypes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate advertisements for examples of persuasiveness, propaganda, and stereotypes.  In this persuasion lesson plan, students find examples of advertisements that are unusual or common.  Young scholars...
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Propaganda/Stereotypes Used in the Media

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students write a character sketch on a television character who they feel is a stereotype.  In this propaganda/stereotype instructional activity, students discuss the definition of the terms and ways that the media uses both. ...
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Diversity - Grade 8

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity lesson, 8th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations as well as their contributions to Canadian society. Students...
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Diversity - Grade 7

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity lesson, 7th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations as well as their contributions to Canadian society. Students...
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Diversity - Grade 9

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity lesson, 9th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations and share their findings with their classmates.
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The French Revolution

For Students 8th - 12th
In this French Revolution worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer questions regarding the patterns of revolutions as well as questions based on a population chart.
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IS MY SCHOOL EQUITABLE?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the students handbook and revise each section to make it equitable for males and females. In this stereotypes lesson students engage in a discussion of gender inequality and then look through the student handbook for...
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Native American Stereotypes

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine Native American stereotypes. In this Native American history instructional activity, 11th graders complete an activity about generalizations as they analyze the provided political cartoons regarding the portrayal...
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Stereotype & Bias

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the way that the media perpetrates stereotypes.  In this stereotyping instructional activity students complete several activities on stereotyping. 
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When Johnny Came Marching Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the concept of gender bias. In this discrimination lesson, students research 1940's and 1950's America and determine how historical events shaped the changing role of women in the country.
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Introducing the Victims of the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the plight of Holocaust victims. In this World War II lesson, students discuss the number of Jews who were persecuted during the war and read biographies by Holocaust survivors. Students compose essays on personal...
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Oral Scripting on Aging

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils examine how to broaden the point of view of students when thinking about older people and their abilities.  In this aging lesson pupils complete several activities.
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Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students demonstrate the use of a knurling tool. In this machine shop technique lesson, students will demonstrate safety as they properly use the knurling tool to create a diamond knurl and a straight knurl on a cylindrical piece of...
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Strategies for a Successful World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars solve real-life social issues. In this character education lesson, students discuss instances of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination. Young scholars then discuss how to address the social issues.
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify gender stereotypes in magazine advertisements. In this gender bias lesson plan, students discuss the problems of gender bias in advertising and develop an understanding of the way advertisements work.
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Japanese Culture

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the differences in the way genders have been treated in the same society over the course of a nation's history.  For this World History lesson, 9th graders study the factors that have caused changes in...
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Language in Classroom Texts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research printed material found in a school setting, looking for examples of bias, gender equity or distortion, discrimination and stereotyping.Students work in pairs to develop suggestions for strategies to address bias they...
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Debunking Stereotypes About Muslims and Islam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the impact of stereotypes. In this Islam lesson, students discuss the attributes that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common. Students also discuss stereotypes about Islam and determine how to dispel...
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Diversity: Using Light to Filter Prejudices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use physics to discuss diversity. In this social interaction lesson, students use their knowledge of colors and filters to relate it to stereotyping and prejudices.
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Let Us Do Your Selling

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze several types of propaganda techniques and create a book cover using the techniques. In this propaganda techniques activity, 6th graders analyze the propaganda techniques used in various ads. Students analyze the...