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This lesson includes some video interviews of South Carolina's Native American citizens and the life experiences they've encountered, in terms of: -schooling (There were very few opportunities back in...
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Students will compare the apartheid movement in South Africa to the civil rights movement that took place in the U.S
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Students will explore the history of Blacks in America with an emphasis on why some organizations urge African Americans to journey back to their roots.
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This lesson integrates English Language Arts and Social Studies using the award winning text, Going Down Home with Daddy. Students will extend their exploration of the text through development of a...
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This lesson integrates English Language Arts and Social Studies using the award winning text, Going Down Home with Daddy. Students will develop an understanding of this literary text by analyzing the...
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Using 21 st century skills of critical thinking and analyzing the students will use technology to examine primary and secondary sources, provide relevant feedback to peers in blog/social media setting...
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Students will use a video and virtual tour to understand how they are encouraged to organize, resist, and rise up against social injustice.
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Students will use the first 7 questions to help follow the content discussed in the video. The last 2 questions are open-ended questions. Use questions 9 and 10 to start an open discussion on the...
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Students will use the video "Rise Up" by Mahkia Green and other research to compare and contrast social justice protesters from the past and today.
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The first fort on Sullivan's Island, constructed of palmetto logs and sand, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker of the Royal Navy and nine British men-of-war attacked it on June 28...