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Curated OER

The Power of Words Words That Reinforce Stereotypes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students devise and discuss definitions for words that are promote stereotypes. They share the definitions and impressions in small groups.
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Curated OER

The Power of Words

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils research the power of words and the necessary teaching of tolerance. In groups, they research a particular word given to them about a group in society. They trace the origin of the word and form a stance on how they view the word...
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Curated OER

Wardrobe Building: What's in Your Closet?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders rewrite a sentence using a different style of English each time.
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Curated OER

The Power of Words Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate words associated with Anti-Semitism and hate. They view and discuss a video about teaching tolerance focusing on language usage.
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Curated OER

Apartheid and Segregation

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students view a television program that depicts the history South African Apartheid and the United States' system of segregation. They discuss how laws were used to uphold these institutions and compare and contrast racism and...
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Curated OER

"He Says, She Says"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Stuents compare and contrast male and female views of love and beauty in classic Chinese and Japanese society through the reading and evaluation of prose and poetry. Chinese and Japanese art is also studied.
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Curated OER

Alien Visitor's Rewrite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils role play the role of an alien who analyzes how the media represents the different social groups. In groups, they write their own story in which they add or revise a character to make it non-stereotypical. They share their...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on bias in language such as gender and cultural bias and how to avoid them in public speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.e
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Avoiding Sexist Language by Using Gender Fair Pronouns

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that teach students how to avoid gender stereotyping while using pronouns. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Media

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for five lessons that teach students how to recognize and avoid stereotyping in media. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
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Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: What's in a Word? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Help 5th through 7th graders explore the power of words and their capacity to influence our thinking with this lesson from the Media Awareness Network. An easy-to-print .pdf version is linked from the top of the page.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Restoring Women to World Studies [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In much of the social studies-especially courses focused on world history, geography, and culture-there has been a long-standing awareness that the experience of women has been left out of the narrative. Recent changes in state,...

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