With MLK Day and Inauguration Day on the horizon, this resource sounds like it will be pertinent. =;->
A lesson plan to help students understand that beliefs and behaviors have roots. Only by knowing our roots can we change the present. Most people agree that individual acts of racism and discrimination are wrong but often grow defensive when issues of systemic or institutional racism arise. No one wants to see him or herself as a racist, and we all fear being blamed for the unequal conditions in our country. Instead of facing the issues, we too often resort to defensiveness when faced with the “other” who has been oppressed: whites when facing African-Americans; men when facing women; the rich facing the poor. Instead of facing our national and personal histories, we often find excuses for the way things are. We’ve all heard the justifications: “I’m not a racist, but . . . ”
“Slavery happened a long time ago.”
“My grandparents were immigrants; they pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps. These people just want to complain?” This lesson plan helps students understand how history influences our present, whether that’s the state of race relations today or their own attitudes towards another group of people. There are three brief activities in this lesson plan that teachers can use separately to introduce the topic or together to reinforce the message that we must know our history if we seek NOT to repeat it. Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com <http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/lists/lt.php?id=eU9WXwxUWl5eSlIEA04GAgBcBwBW> to download a free copy of What’s Racism Got to do with Me? How Our History and Context Shape Us and Others. Help your students understand race, class, and gender in context. Use this lesson to supplement a lesson that requires that students understand the importance of our past and our context. One of these activities will make your history and English students more receptive to your lessons!
Check out our other lesson plans that are ideal for use around the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 19) and African American Heritage Month (February) . . . "We All Have A Race" and "From Flint Michigan to Your Front Door : Tracing the Roots of Racism" (with audio downloads).
Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com
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to download your complimentary copy of this and other lesson plans and resources for schools.
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