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Curated OER

The Lily Cupboard by Shulamith Ley Oppenheim

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners demonstrate knowledge of what a hero does, discuss concepts of persecution and hiding, identify ways Nazis persecuted Jews, and analyze reasons and motivations that caused people to take a stand.
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PBS

Pbs: Identity, Oppression, and Protest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan supplements a study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The instructional activity is designed to help students understand the impact of Jim Crow Laws and their impact of oppression on African Americans. Blues music...
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Other

Introductory Sociology: Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Del Mar College is an excellent outline of the topic; it provides a basic definition of the term, culture, as well as significant topics and a bibliography.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (10) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. Written as a prequel to Jane Eyre, "Wide Sargasso Sea" follows the life of Antoinette Cosway from her tumultuous childhood in Jamaica following...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-10) to pair with the drama "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. When a struggling African-American family receives a large insurance check, a conflict erupts on how to spend the money....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Detainees

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Freedom From Oppression (Editorial Writing Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan designed to investigate instances of genocide both historical and recent. Directs students to take on roles as members of the press and create editorials that describe genocidal tragedies and that also outline steps...