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Storytelling
Learners compose a story and tell it to the class. In this storytelling lesson, students work in small groups to create an illustrated story. Learners are given a checklist of elements to include in the assignment. Students then create...
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Genre and Subgenre Movie Posters
In this movie poster worksheet, students create movie posters for movies with a different subgenre. Students create 3 movie posters.
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Getting Out of the Box
Students define stereotype, discrimination and prejudice. They brainstorm a social action plan to heal racism.
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Autobiographical Postage Stamp
Students design a postage stamp that communicates to the world who they are, what they hope to be, what they are good at, and factual information. They use, "My Great Aunt Arizona" by Gloria Houston as a model for a biography.
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Anne Frank: Courage and Responsibility
Sixth graders examine attitudes toward discrimination. They increase their sensitivity to diversity. After a lecture/demo, 6th graders read about people who exhibit courage and complete a writing assignment about them.
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3-Dimensional People
Students collect objects that represent themselves. In a class discussion, they consider how they are seen and understood by others. Students create two sculptures, one of how others see them and another of how they see themselves.