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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Race and Ethnicity: Prejudice and Racism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson looks at the functions of race and ethnicity in society.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Without Prejudice by Ethel M. Dell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the romantic yet suspenseful novel "Without Prejudice" by Ethel M. Dell on this site.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Marian Anderson's Performance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Marian Anderson was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. She had to overcome prejudice many times in her career. The Library of Congress tells you more with words and pictures.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Prejudice

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Children need to learn early to respect other people's difference and not to be prejudiced. Through the discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas presented at this website, students learn "What's wrong with being...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Pride and Prejudice: Reading Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A surprisingly detailed site that provides an overview of Austen's work, as well as biographical information and discussion questions. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Discrimination and Prejudice

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out about different types of discrimination, and why it is important to avoid it.
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Other

A Web of Understanding: Sikhs

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of a 2001 display on prejudice created by the museum. Here you can read original documents and letters that highlight racial prejudice faced by Sikh immigrants in British Columbia in the Victorian era.
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Other

Arts Connected: James Ensor's "Intrigue"

For Students 9th - 10th
Not only a picture of James Ensor's "Intrigue" but an analysis of the painting's depiction of racial prejudice as well. Vocabulary terms are included. Painting can be enlarged for better viewing. Discussion questions and a profile of the...
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Other

Facing History and Ourselves

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for Facing History and Ourselves, an international educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism...
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Other

A Web of Understanding: Education Packs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you can download excellent educational packs on prejudice in the Kootenays in the Victorian era. They is one for Grade 5, and two for Grade 10 and they are quite large.
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Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: Allies and Aliens: A Mission in Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students' ability to recognize bias, prejudice, and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Includes an extensive teacher's guide.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Yellow Line Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Yellow Line by Sylvia Olsen is a novel about racial prejudice in a small town, where whites and natives do not mix. When Vince's friend Sherry starts to date Steve, who is native, Vince tries to break them up. But when he finds himself...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: American Catholics

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Catholic church expanded rapidly due to the immigration of the Irish and Germans. Read about the prejudice against the church based mainly on the backlash to the immigration of "others." See also how the Catholic church took...
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PBS

New Perspectives on the West: Juan Seguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Juan Seguin, a Mexican American Tejano who helped lead the Texas revolution and independence survived the Alamo but was then exiled from the new state, a victim of prejudice.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Jane Austen including a biography and the full text of seven novels including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Anti Asian Racism: Connections in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of educational resources will help students make sense of anti-Asian racism today by connecting it with history. Americans of Asian descent have lived and contributed to the development of the United States. The first...
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Other

An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: Chinese Digital Photo Album

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo album shows the Chinese as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days. They are seen here as miners, servants and shopkeepers and with family members.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, access full texts of "Emma," "Lady Susan," "Mansfield Park," "Northanger Abbey," "Persuasion," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Sense and Sensibility." Also provided is a brief write-up on the life and career of Jane Austen,...
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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: Social Psychology Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Shippensburg University has a wealth of information about social psychology. This page focuses on person perception and the mental structures involved. You can also find information on self defense, prejudice, social...
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Friesian School

Fresian.com: Stereotypes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives an essay regarding various prejudices. Very informative and easy to understand.
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Other

Exploring Definitions: Discrimination, Racism & Sexism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A challenging exercise to help students define prejudice, discrimination, racism, sexism, and homophobia in their own words.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jane Austen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Check out this site featuring links to lesson plans, activities and more for "Pride and Prejudice." You will also find links that explore the life of Jane Austen.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

For Students 9th - 10th
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", by Mildred D. Taylor is a riveting, Newbery Award winning novel, about a family living in the 1930s Jim Crow South. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...

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