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UNIT 5
School District: / BHSD 228 / Department: / Social Studies / Course: / Minority Studies
Unit Title: / Celebration of Minority Accomplishments / Grade Levels: / 11 and 12
Topic Areas: / African-American contributions, Hispanic Contributions, American History through the minority lens
Time Frame: / 4 Weeks / Date Created: / Spring 07 / Date Modified:
Unit Designer(s): / Mike Brown, Edwin Lipowski, Andy Rybarczyk, Caroline Snyder, and Mick Swanson

Link to State Standards

18.A
18.B
18.C / A-Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions, and institutions.
B-Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
C-Understand how social systems form and develop over time.

Link to Department Learner Program Outcomes (LPO)

E2.1
E2.3
E2.4
E2.10 / 2.1 TLW understand the United States governmental systems, compare them to other governmental systems, and demonstrate civic and legal responsibilities in a democratic society.
2.3 TLW analyze and interpret the history of the world with an emphasis on the United States and Illinois and apply this understanding to make decisions in every day life.
2.4 TLW understand human behavior in terms of individual and/or group behavior.
2.10 TLW recognize the interdependence of people in global and local communities, identify differences between cultures, and demonstrate an understanding of tolerance for those differences.

Summary of Unit

To understand the multitude of accomplishments and achievments of minorities and how those have made America a better place.

Resources

Resource Binders

Key Words

Paradox, crossover, Harlem Renaissance, Tuskegee, Jazz, Blues, United Farm Workers, Labor Organization, Thurgood Marshall, Jesse Owens, Harriet Tubman, Cesear Chavez, Bill Richardson, Booker T. Washington, HBC, Freedmans Bureau, Migrant Worker, Fair Wage, NAFTA, Mexican American War


STAGE 1: IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS

Enduring Understandings

Students will understand that
-Minorities have positively contributed to American History.
-American life has significally been improved by these contributions.

Essential Questions

How have minority contributions changed?
Which individuals have changed America?
Should early America be viewed differently because they allowed slavery to continue?
How do African Americans ensure their equal participation in American society?

Knowledge and Skills

Students will know
Harlem Renaissance
Abolitionist leaders
Early minority political leaders
Major Media Stars
Inventions and medical contributions
Students will be able to
Identify inventors, artists, politicians, and leaders
Identify ideas in minority media outlets
Students will be familiar with
Minority Accomplishments in American War, politics, education, economics and the arts


STAGE 2: DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE

What evidence will show that students understand?

Required Assessments (brief description)

CRT
Harlem Renaissance Art Fair

Other Assessments (brief description)

TV Sitcom Comparison
Minorities in the Media Project

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PLAN LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND INSTRUCTION

What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students

to develop and demonstrate the desired understandings?

Learning Activities

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/ How will you ensure that all students know where they are headed in the unit, why they are headed there, and how they will be evaluated?
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/ How will you hook students at the beginning of the unit?
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/ What events will help students experience and explore the big idea and questions in the unit? How will you equip them with needed skills and knowledge?
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/ How will you cause students to reflect and rethink? How will you guide them in rehearsing, revising, and refining their work?
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/ How will you help students to exhibit and self-evaluate their growing skills, knowledge, and understanding throughout the unit?
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/ How will you tailor and otherwise personalize the learning plan to optimize the engagement and effectiveness of ALL students, without compromising the goals of the unit?
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/ How will you organize and sequence the learning activities to optimize the engagement and achievement of ALL students?

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