Grade Level: K-12

Content Area: Social Studies

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Students will be able to experience first hand racial indifference.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Respectful/Tolerance/Virtuous

Lesson Title

Cultural Acceptance

Lesson Summary:

Pick out 4-5 students in the room that are in similar clothing. Put these students in one area of the room, like computer area, and let them do whatever they like for the rest of the day. Give the remainder of the class a huge assignment. Watch and observe how students react. Keep this up for approximately 15 minutes. This could lead to a class discussion on how minorities are treated.

URL:

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst66.txt

Grade Level: 5-12

Content Area: Social Studies/Language Arts

Learning Objectives (QCC)

The students will be able to plan, write, and edit an original personified history story, research a historical event that interests the student, and write a research paper.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Respect/Self-Evaluation/Open-mindness

Lesson Title

History Personified

Lesson Summary:

This activity is designed to allow each student to look at historical events from a different perspective. It helps the students to research a historical event of interest and write about that event in such a way that it will become very personalized for them.

URL:

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst141.txt

Grade Level: 7-12

Content Area: Language Arts/Social Studies/History/Government

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Students will be able to work in groups to discuss and write the pros and cons of a controversial issue.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Respect/Knowledge/Consideration/Tolerance

Lesson Title

Introduction to Argument

Lesson Summary:

Divided into teams, students will debate the pros and cons of  a controversial issue.

URL:

http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/lessonid/1069505839