Re: Thanks Nancy! Fwd: 9/11; Katrina; Latino Heritage Month

[darren jacobs <servyouth@yahoo.com>]

--- Nancy Vait <vait3@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Oh, I see!  When I forwarded the email, the links
> didn't show up.
> 
> The email came as a newsletter from
> teachingtolerance.org.  All the lesson plans are on
> that site.
> 
> Nancy
> 
> --- darren jacobs <servyouth@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > How can I access these lesson plans?
> > 
> > --- Nancy Vait <vait3@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > This might have links some of you can use in
> > > teaching
> > > 9/11, Katrina, and other historical events.  It
> > came
> > > through from Teaching Tolerance.
> > > 
> > > Nancy/AK
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Teaching ToleranceSept. 6, 2006THE FIFTH
> > ANNIVERSARY
> > > OF 9/11
> > > How to Talk With Children About 9.11
> > > As we approach the fifth anniversary of the 9.11
> > > terrorist attacks, columnist Dana Williams
> > explores
> > > ways to discuss war, terrorism and anti-Arab
> > > stereotypes with young people.
> > > 
> > > Activity: Who Are the Arab Americans?
> > > Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, Arab
> > > Americans have been the targets of profound
> bias,
> > > harassment and hate crimes. Ongoing conflicts in
> > the
> > > Middle East only exacerbate stereotypes about
> > people
> > > of Arab descent. This newly updated activity can
> > > help
> > > students overcome misperceptions of this ethnic
> > > group.
> > > THE ABCs OF LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
> > > SEPT. 15 ? OCT. 15
> > > In this special edition of the ABCs (Anti-Bias
> > > Classroom), Teaching Tolerance provides a new
> > > collection of classroom activities and resources
> > to
> > > help students appreciate the struggle for Latino
> > > civil
> > > rights and the obstacles faced by immigrants in
> > the
> > > U.S. today.
> > > 
> > > Latino Civil Rights Timeline
> > > Spanning from 1900 to 2006, this timeline
> > chronicles
> > > key events in the Latino struggle for equal
> rights
> > > in
> > > the U.S. (All Grades)
> > >     Timeline Activities for Early Grades
> > Classrooms
> > > 
> > >     Timeline Activities for Middle and Upper
> > Grades
> > > Classrooms
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Papalotzin and the Monarchs
> > > This excerpt from Teaching Tolerance's newest
> > > education kit, Rhinos & Raspberries: Tolerance
> > Tales
> > > for the Early Grades, is a bilingual tale about
> > > bringing down the walls between human beings -
> and
> > > nations. (Grades 3-7)
> > >     Story (available in English and Spanish)
> > > 
> > >     Discussion Questions and Activity Ideas
> > > 
> > >     Additional Literature Recommendation for the
> > > Early
> > > Grades
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Writing Persuasive Letters About Immigration
> > Reform
> > > Latino workers from Central and South America,
> as
> > > well
> > > as Mexico, have long been part of the workforce
> in
> > > the
> > > U.S. In response to recent calls for immigration
> > > reform, President Bush has proposed a new
> > temporary
> > > worker program. There's just one catch - it
> would
> > be
> > > based on existing guest worker initiatives,
> which
> > > civil rights advocates say are rife with abuse.
> > > (Grades 6-9)
> > > 
> > > Mexican American Labor in the U.S.
> > > This lesson, by Christine Sleeter and Carl
> Grant,
> > > prompts students to explore past and present
> > > policies
> > > and attitudes about Mexican and Mexican American
> > > laborers in the U.S. (Grades 10-12)
> > > HURRICANE KATRINA: ONE YEAR LATER
> > > New Orleans, Texas
> > > Hundreds of thousands of displaced students
> remain
> > > scattered in schools across the nation. In
> > Houston,
> > > which has the largest concentration of evacuees,
> > two
> > > schools continue helping displaced students
> adjust
> > > to
> > > new surroundings - and honor what was lost or
> left
> > > behind.
> > > 
> > > Lesson Plans: The Dust Bowl and Katrina
> > > In commemoration of Katrina's first anniversary,
> > > Teaching Tolerance offers new media literacy
> > > activities using Dorothea Lange's documentary
> > > photography of the Dust Bowl and photojournalism
> > > from
> > > the Katrina tragedy.
> > >     Early Grades Activity
> > > 
> > >     Middle Grades Activity
> > > 
> > >     Upper Grades Activity
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Mix It Up at Lunch Day: Nov. 14
> > > Join thousands of schools for the fifth annual
> Mix
> > > It
> > > Up at Lunch Day. Order your free info pack
> today!
> > > 
> > > Call for Submissions
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> > > well as lesson plans, along the following
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> > >     What does it mean for white people to be
> > > "anti-racist"?
> > > 
> > >     How can educators avoid the "savior"
> mentality
> > > that sometimes accompanies service learning
> > > projects?
> > > 
> > >     Who in your community or school is working
> to
> > > bridge divisions between different groups of
> > people?
> > > 
> > >     Does the separation of church and state
> > promote
> > > religious tolerance? Why?
> > > 
> > > 
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