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Social Class Stereotypes
Encourage your students to think about how and why people and categorized in terms of social class. They decide what "class" they belong to, and then brainstorm about the indicators that society uses to define class and to categorize...
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The Real Monopoly: America's Racial Wealth Divide
Students explore America's racial wealth divide. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students play a "rigger" version of the game Monopoly and reflect on the game and economic injustice in the United States.
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Refinement in Deerfield: The River Gods
Students research the town of Deerfield, CT and its River God families to show how the middle class developed in the Connecticut River Valley.
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We and Thee
Students examine class structure. In this diversity education instructional activity, students discuss stereotypes within their school as an introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. After students have read the play and discussed...
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Mayan Culture
Students examine the attributes of the Mayan culture. In this Mayan culture lesson plan, students identify the structure of social classes in Mayan society and design posters that feature their findings.
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Chapter 9: Social Stratification
In this social stratification worksheet, students answer 12 fill in blank questions and 7 multiple choice questions regarding the division of society into categories.