White ​Supremacy
As you complete this assignment consider the questions from the
​Social Justice Standards for
​Identity - Diversity - Justice - Action
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Symbolism of Statues
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Sources: NPR, The Harvard Gazette, Smithsonian Magazine

Goal: To provide context and awareness regarding the removal of Confederate Statues. 

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.
Big Questions: What do statues represent? Why is there a controversy with Confederate statues? Do you think it is well-founded?
Recruitment
Sources: American University Washington, D.C., NPR, ABC News

Goal: Awareness that various tactics and strategies are  being used to recruit people.
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​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. 
Big Questions
Who do they decide to target and how do they target them? How can and why would a person protect themselves from being a target? 
From Words to Actions​
​Sources: SPLC, USA Today, NPR,  CBS, ABC, CBC  

Goal: Students will learn what the goal of some of the extremists groups are. Students will listen to former members, how they were recruited, what they did and why they left. 
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​Activity: Discussion of the concepts in extremism, what made the recruits vulnerable and how might they have avoided their ordeals.