Ethnic Studies · Week 17 · Power, Equity, and Community Action
Taking Action in Our Community
Researching a local issue from several community perspectives and planning a respectful, lawful action that invites people with different views to the table.
- Students will
- Students research a local issue from several community perspectives and plan a respectful, lawful action that invites people with different views to the table.
- SEL skill
- Weigh safety, fairness, and others' views before choosing an action
- What it looks like
- Students practice making responsible choices about how to take action by weighing safety, ethics, and the perspectives of everyone affected.
- Content focus
- Taking Action in Our Community
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing caring, constructive actions after thinking about ethics, safety, and how your choice affects other people. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- ESMC.Social Movements and Equity: California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme, Social Movements and Equity
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP4 Construct and test hypotheses using multiple primary and secondary sources and present findings orally and in writing. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D4.7.9-12 Assess options for individual and collective action to address local, regional, and global problems through self-reflection and strategic thinking.
- Literacy in history: WHST.9-10.7 Conduct short and sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.
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.
- Laws That Shaped Neighborhoods Responsible decision-makingExamining 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.
- 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.
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