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Stereotypes and Cross-Cultural Understanding

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the topic of stereotypes. After reading an article, they complete a chart filling out the appropriate sections. They participate in a class discussion about how to eliminate as many stereotypes as they are...
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The Power of Words: Ethnic Stereotypes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils study stereotypes that are associated with different ethniciites or regional groups. They examine how occupations can be hypothetically related to ethnic sounding names.
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Diversity Geography

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the diversity of people found throughout the world. For this Geography lesson, 9th graders create a short oral report describing that area.  
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IS THE BRADY BUNCH BIASED?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze the Brady Bunch for signs of stereotypes.
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Media Stereotypes: How Differences Divide

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students differentiate between generalizations and stereotypes and compare and contrast gender representation. Finally, they critically analyze media for gender stereotypes. They look at magazines and create collages to focus in on the...
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RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

For Teachers K - 4th
Students learn the importance of fairness and come up with strategies to create this type of environment in their classroom.
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THE LION AND THE MOUSE

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a story about different types of animals and explore how they all need each other, just like people do.
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HOW DOES IT FEEL?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how it feels to be discriminated against and explain the concepts of it.
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The Gingerbread Person

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils think about what it means to be intelligent and fast (able to run)/athletic. After listening to the story, 'The Gingerbread Boy,' students write their own stories about a gingerbread girl and a female fox.
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GENDER ROLE DEVELOPMENT

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore gender bias and identify some examples of it.
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EMOTIONS AND GENDER EQUITY

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners discuss emotions and decide as a group which emotions are O.K. for males/females. They discuss solutions to gender bias in terms of the different emotions and write a reflective essay about what they learn from the discussion.
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GENDER BIAS IN LANGUAGE

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore how to make their language gender neutral.
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Understanding Stereotypes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the role of stereotypes in their lives. They discuss how making unfair judgments about people affects one's view of the world. They complete a worksheet to end the instructional activity.
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Issues of Gender

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students develop their own orginal artwork that represents their own ideas about gender. In groups, they discuss and design a tableaux that shows society's view on gender over time. Using any item in popular culture, they discuss what...
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Investigating Our Multicultural World

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students compare and contrast a perceived view of life in Australia with the reality. In groups, they identify examples of stereotypes and how they can lead to misconceptions about a group of people. In groups, they complete a...
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Ideas for Research and Discussion of Anne Frank's Diary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the life of Anne Frank. In this World War II instructional activity, students consider Frank's religious identity and national identity. Students also discuss children's rights as they consider Frank and other Jewish...
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LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine gender bias and stereotypes. In this discrimination lesson students participate in class discussions and poetry reading in order to examine the gender stereotypes of fears and develop the...
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Gender Bias in Language

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders study the issues between male and females.  In this current events lesson, 12th graders read an article and answer questions.  Students watch a video and write an essay. 
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Native American Stereotypes

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine Native American stereotypes. In this Native American history lesson, 11th graders complete an activity about generalizations as they analyze the provided political cartoons regarding the portrayal of Native...
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Generalizations: How Accurate Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize and modify generalizations. They challenge generalizations made about people, insist on knowing the evidence that supports these, and be willing to modify their own generalizations when confronted by evidence...
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I Am More Than You See

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their personal interests in culture/ethnicity and what they value in terms of physical vs. Personal characteristics. They discuss the forces in society that cause gender discrimination.
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The Staffing Exercise: A Lesson Cluster for Civics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars discuss gender bias and non-traditional career areas as they relate to governmental appointed positions. The participate in a simulation in which they apply for and decide who would get traditionally male positions in the...
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Gender Equity in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners review employment statistics and wages over the past 20 years. They examine the Federal Work Force Laws. They apply formulas to find the rate of change in the minimum wage.
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THOSE ANCIENT GREEKS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Athens and Sparta and based on their research they are to make a visual aid showing their findings.

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