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Learn how to incorporate civic education, ethical reflection and historical context into a literary exploration of Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird.
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The Sounds of Change
Use these lessons on American soul music to teach the history of the the civil rights movement and explore music's role as an agent of social change.
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Choices in Little Rock
This resource investigates the choices made by the Little Rock Nine and others in the Little Rock community during the civil rights movement who made efforts to desegregate Central High School in 1957.
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Emmett Till: A Series of Four Lessons
This unit uses the PBS documentary film The Murder of Emmett Till to deepen students’ understanding of this pivotal event in the history of race relations in the United States.
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Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985
In this unit students come to understand the nonviolent social change model practiced throughout the 1950s and 1960s by American civil rights activists.
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Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age
Help students become informed and effective civic participants in today's digital landscape. This unit is designed to develop students' critical thinking, news literacy, civic engagement, and social-emotional skills and competencies.
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Dr. King's Legacy and Choosing to Participate
Students analyze Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speech and consider how they can respond to King's challenge to create a more just world.
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#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Students explore the potential negative impact of images through the social media protest #IfTheyGunnedMeDown and develop a decision-making process for choosing imagery to represent controversial events.
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10 Questions for the Past: The 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott
Students explore the strategies, risks, and historical significance of the the 1963 Chicago school boycott, while also considering bigger-picture questions about social progress.
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A Contested History
Students consider how US history books, films, and other works of popular culture have misrepresented the history of the Reconstruction era. t
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