Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Race Through Literature

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Provide your class with an opportunity to examine race through a variety of literary works. They read and analyze a chosen poem, interview, speech, or story describing race in America. They then use key words from the original work to...
Website
PBS

Pbs: Matters of Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion to "Matters of Race" PBS program, which explores what makes a race, who decides what race means, the issues faced by people of mixed race, and the future of race in America. Includes essays, an area for sharing personal...
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: What if Every High School Had a 'Justice Program'?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on alternative programs that focus on justice in schools as opposed to using police to enforce school discipline. Audio version of this and related stories are provied.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Baseball, Race, and Ethnicity: Rounding the Bases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using primary documents as resources, young scholars examine the connection between America's favorite pastime, baseball, and race.