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I am, you are, we are...

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students recognize that individual and groups have both common and different attributes and that each individual may be a member of many different groups. They choose a potato to paint a picture showing the character of their "friend"....
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data and graph or chart the information. In this data organization instructional activity, students poll their classmates about certain topics and chart or graph the information to show the results of their research.
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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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Getting Out of the Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define stereotype, discrimination and prejudice. They brainstorm a social action plan to heal racism.
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The Crayon Box that Talked: Welcoming Indviduality

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Just like a box of crayons, every child has a special way of contributing to the greater picture.
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Japanese-American Internment during World War II

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students write an in-class essay on whether they agree/disagree with Lippmann's article concerning Japanese-American internment
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Comprehension Questions for Black Like Kyra White Like Me

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension questions for Black Like Kyra White Like Me instructional activity, learners read the book then answer 20 comprehension questions about it.
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Court Documents Related to

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use the National Archives to researcj cout coduments related to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Anti Asian Racism: Connections in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of educational resources will help students make sense of anti-Asian racism today by connecting it with history. Americans of Asian descent have lived and contributed to the development of the United States. The first...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Race and Ethnicity: Prejudice and Racism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson looks at the functions of race and ethnicity in society.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Racism

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the term "racism" and how it impacted the rise of Nazism and World War II.
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Exploring Definitions: Discrimination, Racism & Sexism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A challenging exercise to help students define prejudice, discrimination, racism, sexism, and homophobia in their own words.
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Facing History and Ourselves

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for Facing History and Ourselves, an international educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism...
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PBS

Nova: Julian the Trailblazer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how chemist Percy Julian overcame prejudice and segregation to become one of the leading scientists of the 20th century. These NOVA documents show milestones in Julian's life and career.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Two Towns of Jasper (Classroom Resources on Racism)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Classroom resources that examine the history and intent of hate groups in the United States and the notorious race-motivated murder committed in Jasper, Texas, by three white supremacists. Resources take students through a number of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Anti Filipino Sentiment of the Early 1900s

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how and why Filipino Americans faced racial prejudice and discrimination during the early 1900s. This anti-Asian racism is connected to U.S....
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PBS

Pbs: Tolerance in Times of Trial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson compares the treatment of Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II and the treatment of Arab-Americans after September 11th.
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University of California

History Project: Chicago Race Riot, 1919

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson for high school students explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the lesson. Included are excerpts from 26 primary source...
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History Matters: The Eruption of Tulsa

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in the June 29, 1921, issue of Nation magazine by Walter White, an NAACP official, reports on the massive damage to black-owned homes and businesses as a result of the Tulsa race riot on May 31, 1921.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Yellow Line Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Yellow Line by Sylvia Olsen is a novel about racial prejudice in a small town, where whites and natives do not mix. When Vince's friend Sherry starts to date Steve, who is native, Vince tries to break them up. But when he finds himself...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

For Students 9th - 10th
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", by Mildred D. Taylor is a riveting, Newbery Award winning novel, about a family living in the 1930s Jim Crow South. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedic definition of discrimination, an examination of the many different types, and a discussion of different theories.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Through a series of picture book read-alouds and journal entries, students engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Leontyne Price

For Students 9th - 10th
Leontyne Price broke racial barriers with the power of her voice. See a portrait of her and read a brief account of her performances that changed the operatic world.

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