Ethnic Studies · Week 13 · Power, Equity, and Community Action
Laws That Shaped Neighborhoods
Examining how practices like redlining and California's alien land laws shaped where families could live and own land, while comparing historians' interpretations of their lasting effects.
- Students will
- Students analyze how redlining and California's alien land laws shaped where families could live and own land, and compare historians' interpretations of their lasting effects.
- SEL skill
- Weigh evidence, fairness, and consequences before judging a rule
- What it looks like
- Students practice weighing ethics, fairness, and consequences before deciding how to respond to evidence of an unfair rule.
- Content focus
- Laws That Shaped Neighborhoods
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
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Standards
- ESMC.Systems of Power: California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme, Systems of Power
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP1 Distinguish valid arguments from fallacious arguments in historical interpretations. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.16.9-12 Integrate evidence from multiple historical sources and interpretations into a reasoned argument about the past.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.
More responsible decision-making activities for Ethnic Studies
- Mendez Before Brown Responsible decision-makingStudying how Mexican American families in Mendez v. Westminster used the courts in 1946 and 1947 to challenge school segregation in California, and identifying lawful, principled ways to address unfairness.
- Many Views on Fairness Responsible decision-makingReading thoughtful writers who disagree about how best to achieve fairness in schools and communities, and practicing summarizing each view so well that its holders would agree.
- Taking Action in Our Community Responsible decision-makingResearching a local issue from several community perspectives and planning a respectful, lawful action that invites people with different views to the table.
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