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Reading Vine

Confucius: The Most Famous Teacher in China

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Introduce young philosophers to the wisdom of China's most famous thinkers with a short bio. The reading comprehension passage includes an answer key.
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Ohio Center For Law-Related Education

Four Activities: Thurgood Marshall and the Nomination and Confirmation of Federal Judges

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
The process of nominating and confirming federal judges can sound like a lot of bureaucratic hoops, but a resource breaks down the steps of the Supreme Court nominations in a simpler manner. Learners participate in four activities that...
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Stanford University

Lesson Plan: The Children's Crusade and the Role of Youth in the African American Freedom Struggle

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Young people played significant roles in the Civil Rights movement. Class members examine the contributions of Barbara Johns, Claudette Colvin, Mary Louise Smith, and the children of Birmingham,...
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Digital Public Library of America

The Poetry of Maya Angelou

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Maya Angelou's work reflects her passion for life, civil rights, and justice for all. A collection of 12 primary sources provide scholars with insight into this amazing woman. The set includes photographs, articles, recordings of...
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Curated OER

Addressing Student's Questions in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Learners discuss peacemaking. In this political policy and emotions lesson, students explore ideas for expressing feelings in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Learners reflect on punitive and restorative justice.
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Curated OER

An Experiment in Unfair Treatment/Prejudice

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
A rigged spelling bee gives class members a chance to experience some of the feelings associated with unfair treatment. Team one is given easy words while team two is given difficult words. As teams realize the unfairness the instructor...
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Curated OER

Principles of Government

For Students 9th - 12th
American Government high schoolers will appreciate the clear review in this learning exercise after learning about the principles of government. Ten questions challenge students to consider the rights of sovereign states, as well as the...
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Curated OER

American Political Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Examine American political culture with your scholars using this self-assessment lesson plan. Individuals rate a list of 14 values from highest to lowest, including ideas such as financial security, right to private property, justice,...
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Curated OER

Rights of the Accused: To Be Confronted with the Witnesses Against Him

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students take on the role of Supreme Court Justices, after reading summary of a case and the arguments for and against a defendant's appeal. They make a decision, write majority and minority opinions, and report their decision.
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Curated OER

An "Unconstitutional" Act? The Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the implications of habeas corpus. In this Civil War lesson, students analyze the writ of habeas corpus by Lincoln during the war. High schoolers examine primary sources from Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney....
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Curated OER

Pledge of Allegiance

For Students 4th - 5th
For this social studies worksheet, students read the Pledge of Allegiance by Frances Bellamy. Students match 6 words from the pledge to their correct definition.
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Curated OER

Social Studies: Classroom Culture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compose a list of classroom cultural values. They begin with a list of unacceptable behaviors. Each student presents two ideas they think should be part of the class culture. Students try to persuade classmates to accept...
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Curated OER

Role of Citizens in Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Young scholars conduct further research about the...
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Curated OER

America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Ten

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify a wrong in their own community and act to correct it. They reflect on the intersection fo the Civil Rights Movemnet with a social justice project.
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Curated OER

The Role of Television in Social Justice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will discover the direct impact television coverage had on the African American Civil Rights Movement. They will employ listening, information processing, and critical thinking skills while watching the film clips and answering...
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Curated OER

Juvenile Justice - Consequences Of Offenses To Offenders, Victims, And Community

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils discuss consequences for four common juvenile crimes. Students explore legal, social, economic, community and physical consequences for illegal behavior.
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Anti-Defamation League

Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Imagine a resource that provides all the materials you need to organize a film festival. Imagination becomes a reality with a five-star resource that has done all the work for you. Eight different award-winning short films are featured...
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Curated OER

Friendship

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of friendship as part of a four lessons unit which integrates literature with language arts, family life, social studies, or religious studies. Peace, cooperation, social justice, and multicultural...
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Curated OER

What Is Your Gripe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss historical examples of social injustice and identify perceived social injustices today. They share incidents in their lives when they confronted such experiences.
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Curated OER

Gandhi's Non-violent Revolutions: Examining Tools to Make Non-violent

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent social change. For this nonviolence and social change lesson, students research a leader from the attached list who practiced nonviolent social change. Students write their own poem...
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Curated OER

The World Goes Bananas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars comprehend the causes and effects of inequality and social injustice. They explore the effects of globalization and trade between countries. Students discuss the hidden social and environmental costs which often lie behind...
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Curated OER

Child Labor Laws in the United States and the State of Nebraska

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine child labor laws. In this social justice lesson plan, students compare and contrast child labor laws of the United States and the state of Nebraska. Students research primary sources and complete the included analysis...
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Curated OER

Seeking Civil Rights

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. In this social justice lesson plan, students examine the case, Jim Crow laws, and non-violent forms of protest. Students write essays to persuade the government regarding...
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Curated OER

Stitching Truth Lesson Two: The Arpilleristas in Pinochet's Chile

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze arpilleras. In this Chilean history instructional activity, students examine social justice issues as they read and interpret arpilleras. Students study the tapestries to learn about Augusto Pinochet and his human rights...

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