I. Course Description p. 1
- Internet Guidelines and Permission Form p. 2b
II. Introduction
A. Introduction to Us and Them text p. 3, Appendix C - p. 1
B. "Shadow of Hate" video p. 8
III. Background Material: To Kill A Mockingbird
A. Library/Internet Assignment p. 9
B. "Roots" video- part 1- Writing Assignment p. 11
C. "Roots" - part 1 - Vocabulary
D. Peer Review- Roots Writing Assignment p. 15
E . Roots,excerpt from novel by Alex Haley p. 17
F. "Roots" video-part 2- Writing Assignment p. 31
G. "Harriet Jacobs Owns Herself" p. 33, Appendix C - p.30
IV. To Kill A Mockingbird
A. The Reading Journal-Study Guides p. 35
B. Conversation handout p. 47
C. Composition Assignment-Losing Someone/ Something Special p. 49
D. Conversation Questionnaire p. 50
E. Peer Review- Losing Someone/Something p. 51
F. Vocabulary List p. 53
G. Mockingbird - the movie + in-class writing assignment p. 57
H. Mockingbird- Composition Assignment p. 59
I. Peer Review - Mockingbird Composition p. 60a
V. African Americans and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
A. Library/Internet Assignment p. 61
B. An Introduction to Notetaking p. 63
C. Notetaking (Partial Outline) p. 67
D. Chapter from It's Academic p. 75
E. Essay Question Terminology p. 95
F. Brown v. Board of Education p. 96a
G. "Eyes on the Prize" video-part 1 p. 97
H. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech p. 101
I. MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" p. 107
J. Argumentation p. 121
K. "Birmingham Jail" - Computer program p. 123
L. Argumentation Assignment: Letter to the Editor p. 131
M. Argumentation Assignment: Peer Review p. 133
N. Malcolm X p. 134a
O. "Local Color "- video p. 135
VI. Simulation Materials on Prejudice
A. "Prejudice"
1. Preparatory materials p. 139
2. Computer Simulation p. 153
3. Debriefing the Simulation- Writing Ass. p. 160a
B. "Brown-eyes - - Blue eyes" video p. 161
VII . Contemporary Racial Issues
A. What is race? p. 163
B. Race and Intelligence p. 169
C. The Color of Fear - video p. 180a
D. Affirmative Action
1. U.S. Civil Rights Laws p. 181
2. Overview (It's Academic) p. 183
3. Two Nations Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, excerpt on
Education p. 195
4. "Census: More Blacks Graduate" p. 205
5. "When Being Best Isn't Good Enough" p. 209
6. "High court redraws affirmative action line" p. 219
7. "UC regents end affirmative action" p. 227
8. Minority recruitment hard in state schools p. 231
9. "Separate But Equal Again?" p. 233
10. "Justices limit city's efforts to desegregate" p. 237
11. Michigan Lawsuit (Supreme Court) p. 240
12. Guest Speaker notes p. 241
13. Synthesis paper p. 243
E. Situation in Oregon and Portland
1. "Minority groups feel mistreated. . . " p. 251
2. "Oregon Courts Racially Biased. .." p. 255
F. Challenge of diversity in schools- "School Colors" video p. 259
G. Gang Violence
1. Overview of gangs in Portland p. 262 a
2. "Gangs: Dreams Under Fire" video p. 263
3. "Boyz in the Hood" video p. 265
4. Cause/Effect essay assignment p. 266
5. "Moving Target" Portland gangs video p. 267
VIII. Several groups historically victimized by intolerance
A. Homosexuals
1. "A Rose for Charlie" p. 269, Appendix C - p.112
2. "Homosexuality and Biology" p. 271
3. "Gay rights battle: Looking beyond. . . " p. 277
4. Notes on guest speakers p. 281
B. Learning Disabled Persons
1. "Understanding Learning Disabilities: How Difficult Can This Be?" video
p. 283
C. Jews
1. "The Ballad of Leo Frank" p. 285, Appendix C - p. 66
2. "Schindler's List" p. 287
D. Asian-Americans
1. Chinese - "A Rumbling in the Mines" p. 289, Appendix C - p. 48
2. Japanese - "Home Was a Horse Stall" p. 291, Appendix C - p. 92
E. Native Americans
1. Northwest Indian Culture - Lecture p. 293
2. "Blankets for the Dead" p. 297, Appendix C - p. 14
3. "Ghost Dance at Wounded Knee" p. 299, Appendix C - p. 58
IX. Appendix A - Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution p.
301
X. Appendix B - Major Federal Civil Rights Legislation p.
307
XI. Appendix C - Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America - Booklet
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