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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the interrelationships among race, ethnicity and culture. After reading the article, Young Japanese-Americans Honor Ethnic Roots, they examine ways in which they identify with and celebrate their own ethnicities. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students examine ethnic history of the Pacific Northwest in the period 1850-1950. They research documents and images in digital archives to explore immigration of various ethnic groups that settled in the region during this period. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students research their own ethnic backgrounds, and the traditions and culture of that ethnic group. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students use historical research with primary sources to explore how ethnicity affected Hibbing during the early twentieth century. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the psychological aspects of ethnicity and national identity. They read, discuss, and analyze two case studies, identify three factors that cause many national and ethnic conflicts, and write an essay. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students study stereotypes that are associated with different ethniciites or regional groups. They examine how occupations can be hypothetically related to ethnic sounding names. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka as experienced by a young woman in Sri Lanka. Students analyze human rights violations in that country. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students brainstorm a list of stereotypes associated with the Hispanic or Latin culture. In groups, they use the internet to research issues of importance to the Puerto Rican community. They focus on the cultures that speak Spanish and how ethnicity applies to various groups within the United States. To end the lesson, they read a poem and write their reflections. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define ethnicity and ethnic group in their own words. In groups, they view comic strips and identify how the strips relate to their family life. Individually, they write their own comic strip about their own ethnic group. To end the lesson, they exchange them with a partner to check for grammar and punctuation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use mystery novels to focus on the history and ethnicity of different regions of the United States. As a class, they are introduced to the elements of a mystery and compare them to the other types of novels they have read. In groups, they discuss the characters, setting and plots of the novels while researching the historical events occuring in the text. Full Review »