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Since no one is born a racist and there is no fetal predisposition to sexism, one learns Othering not by lecture or instruction but by example. - Toni Morrison |
Big Questions:
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The assignments that have activities are in red.
Activity: Research the history of statues in other countries that create controversy. Students can use the lesson of Philosophical Chairs under the Hate Speech assignment or Socratic Seminar...Students can also discuss a possible good solution.
Racist ideas love believers, not thinkers.
Ibram X. Kendi, How to be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, How to be an Antiracist
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From Words to Actions
Sources: SPLC, USA Today, NPR, CBS, ABC, CBC Goal: Students will learn what the goal of some of the extremist groups are. Students will listen to former members, how they were recruited, what they did in the group and why they left. Activity: Discuss the concepts in extremism, what made the recruits vulnerable and how might they have avoided their ordeals. |
Big Questions
Who do they decide to target and how do they target them? How can a person protect themselves from being a target? |
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Recruitment
Sources: American University Washington, D.C., NPR, CBS News, USA Today Goal: Awareness that various tactics and strategies are being used to recruit people. Activity: Make 3 columns 1. What do I know? 2. What do I want to learn? 3. What did I learn? Fill out the first two column before reading the articles and the 3rd column after reading it. This can be done as a class or individually. |
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