What does it feel like to be the victim of intolerance? Class members engage in activities, watch a video, and reflect on their own experiences with intolerance or discrimination before creating a project designed to combat intolerance toward those with intellectual disabilities.

Concepts

the special olympics, intolerance, civic duty

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Arrange for a school-wide sharing of the project products

Classroom Considerations

• Set aside a significant amount of time to debrief the first activity so that class members are able to generalize from their experience to that of the rights of others
• A safe and respectful classroom environment must be in place for the discussion of emotionally charged issues
• Research Jane Elliott and the controversy surrounding her blue eyes/brown eyes experiment before deciding to use the first activity with your class

Pros

• The packet includes the carefully scaffolded lesson, detailed directions for the activities, and links to all required materials

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.9-10.1.a W.11-12.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a