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American Minority Groups

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Explore the contributions individuals have made in the lives of American minority groups. Twelfth graders write a five-page expository piece providing a social history, examples of discrimination, and patterns of assimilation for an American minority group. In addition, they investigate socioeconomic issues and identify champions of that group. A great addition to a social studies or American history class.

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Research, martin luther king jr., the civil rights movement, discrimination

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discrimination, Expository Writing, jr., martin luther king, prejudice, research project, minority groups, caesar chavez, ccss.ela-literacy.ri.11-12.7, social studies
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12th
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Social Studies & History
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