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Language Arts: Twinning At-Risk Students

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students at-risk in high school and primary grades pair up to read and write together. They create books modeled after authors and illustrators. They hold a parents' day to display their completed books.
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A Bullying Survey

For Teachers 1st - 8th
  Students take a survey that is asking them about their feelings or experiences about bullying.  For this tolerance lesson, students discuss what responses would be to the survey.   
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Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn what goals Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had when he wanted to change the inequality of the United States.
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Utilitarianism

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Keeping an Appointment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students studey about Bernard B. Kerik's decision to withdraw his nomination as homeland security secretary by President Bush. They hold a mock vetting process for other potential nominees for this position.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Visual Clichés

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons featuring the use of clichés. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Palestine Liberation Organization Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
For this Israeli-Palestinian conflict worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions about the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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Flag Facts for Kids

For Students 4th - 5th
In this American flag worksheet, learners will answer nine true or false questions about the flag. At the bottom of the page, students will read "The Pledge of Allegiance."
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Crito

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, learners respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Crito by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Gorgias

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about Gorgias by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: Struggles for Social Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The protests of the 1960s and 70s are highlighted in original photographs. The informational text and overview discuss what groups were fighting for social justice, what the issues were and how these groups made their voices heard.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...
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National Center for Law and Economic Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on economic justice in the United States.
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Other

United Nations Refugee Agency: Teaching About Refugees

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans and teachers' tools provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Focus on developing empathy, open-mindedness, and global concern within your classroom.
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Harvard University: Justice With Michael Sandel

For Students 9th - 10th
Justice with Michael Sandel is a twelve-part university-level course about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship that Harvard University has opened to the public. Using a video-lecture format, Justice gives viewers turns to...
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Peace Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
There are five teaching units on peace education on this site, ranging for ages 8 to 14+. Topics cover ecological awareness, tolerance, social justice, global citizenship, etc. There are many links in the resource area for United Nations...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trial & Tribulation: Racism and Justice in Minnesota

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Twin Cities PBS digital storytelling project Racism Unveiled, this episode examines 2020 and the last 100 years of Minnesota's deep racist history. The episode examines the following pressing questions: How did this happen?...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Lessons: Wall of Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read personal dreams for America's future, and share one of your own. Hundreds of dreams from across the country and around the world, all in hope for a better tomorrow.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: The Evidence Suggests Otherwise: The Truth About Boys and Girls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The media has latched on to the story that American boys are falling behind girls academically and are increasingly outnumbered in college. But what do the numbers show? Referencing more than 30 years of test scores and current research,...
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National Council for the Social Studies: Selecting Supreme Court Justices

For Students 11th - 12th
A panel discusses the questions of whether the Senate or President hold more power in selecting Supreme Court Justices, the impact of interest groups on the process, and whether changes need to be made to the confirmation process. Along...
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Always Our Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of a letter from the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the dignity and pastoral aspects of homosexual persons.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Justice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examining theories for a just society including Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, and Egalitarian Libertarianism, could gain from utilizing this enlightening resource.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Zapatistas Document Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of documents, broadsides, pamphlets, books and magazines reflects the progress if the Zapatistas to get the government to pass into law a negotiated agreement safeguarding their lands and culture.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Pa Nning for Facts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan to introduce students to PAN technique (Pay Attention Now) when looking at social justice or equality issues. Lesson hopes to discourage snap judgements. Includes worksheet and PowerPoint.

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