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Anti-Defamation League

Intent vs. Impact: Why Does it Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Contrary to the popular saying, words can hurt. Words matter! Tweens and teens can reflect on how words impact others even if the intent wasn't how the words were perceived. After examining an Instagram post where Lizzo apologized for...
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Anti-Defamation League

What are Reparations and Should We Enact Them?

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Young social scientists investigate recent legislative proposals for reparations for African Americans. They examine the rationale behind the proposals by viewing videos and reading related articles. To close the lesson plan, scholars...
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Anti-Defamation League

Slurs, Offensive Jokes and How to Respond

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How to respond to slurs and offensive jokes is the topic of a instructional activity designed for middle and high schoolers. After journaling about their experiences with slurs and nasty jokes, participants read an article about a...
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Anti-Defamation League

Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill: The Power of Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How important are symbols and symbolic gestures in society? Middle schoolers have an opportunity to analyze the importance of symbols on American currency with a lesson that investigates the controversies surrounding redesigning the $5,...
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Cultural Issues

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe another culture using a provided simulation script and then make assumptions about that culture based on what they witnessed. They will later be debriefed and talk about the assumptions they made that were not accurate.
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Without Limits

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research about the important contributions of two scientists they chose from the list. For this science lesson, 7th graders develop a creative presentation such as skits or news program about their research. They present...
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TV TELLS IT ALL

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the influence of television on gender roles and talk about how they are changing.
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WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the roles of men and women throughout history.
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Stereotyping

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study how stereotyping in jobs impacts themselves and others. They complete a worksheet about the implications of stereotyping and discuss it.
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What's on the Outside/Inside?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read about the idea of gender perspective in the writing of German history. They generate definitions from a list of given vocabulary words. They write definintions using their own words.
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Using Primary Sources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine primary source documents about slavery in the United States. They evaluate the documents for the evidence they provide, reliability and bias. They present their evaluation to the class.
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Equal Rights for Men?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Study the issue of gender bias in court cases with a resource that ponders the extent of gender equality. Learners examine cultural images of men and women and examine court cases dealing issues such as women in the military.
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Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss the significance of the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the assassination of Lincoln. They analyze how historians use evidence and develop differing interpretations. Students examine historical bias and...
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History and Human Rights: A Process for Analyzing Events

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze various American History topics which concern human rights. They research the topics and analyze the sources for bias or stereotype. They decide and discuss whether or not any human right were violated in each...
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10 Logic

For Students 7th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students define and use not, and, or. They also discuss how biased or valid a test is. They apply logic to solving real life scenarios and word problems.
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Changing Perspectives on the Japanese Internment Experience

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the issue of Japanese-American internment. In this World War II lesson plan, students analyze historical biases regarding Japanese-American internment as they analyze literature, research print and Internet...
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Infusing Equity in the Classroom by Gender

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the idea of gender descrimination in the classroom. In this algebra lesson, students collect data in stereotyping, and gender bias in the classroom, school materials and activities. They graph and analyze their...
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Fort Wayne's Industrial Girls

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore what life was like for Fort Wayne's "industrial girls." In this industrialization lesson, 8th graders discuss the conditions that the Indiana factory girls worked in as well as their backgrounds. Students also...
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The President's Day Has Arrived

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students state and defend their opinions regarding all aspects of the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton after completing a survey and researching the topic. They also consider opinion polls, media bias and global politics.
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6 Themes of the Middle East

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Providing a quick overview of the Middle East, this presentation could be used to kick off a unit on this topic. However, a teacher should read the information before presenting to the class. There is at least one fact that is biased and...
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Evidence of Evolution by Natural Selection - Testable Hypotheses

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The factors that affect selection and evolution are investigated here. Information about some common ancestry examples are given but with no real scientific evidence. This presentation is very obvious in making biased claims about...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

History of Immigration Through the 1850s

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Everyone living in the United States today is a descendant from an immigrant—even Native Americans. Learn about the tumultuous history of American immigration with a reading passage that discusses the ancient migration over the Bering...
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DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF GENDER BIAS IN DAILY TASKS

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils identify task assignments by gender.
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Journalism: Potential Bias

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate a current event involving the United States from different journalistic viewpoints. They compare a Western newspaper with one from the Middle East and submit written evaluations noting agreements and disagreements in...

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