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2010-2011 Resources Thematic

(Key: E = Elementary, M = Middle, H = High, TR = Teacher Resources)

Abolitionism and Slavery

Resources on remembering the slave trade by Human Rights Education Association. A rich collection of links to study guides, websites and other links for teaching about abolitionism and the slave trade in the united states as well as materials on modern-day slavery. (H, TR) http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_ id=574&language_id=1

Slavery and Indentured Servitude by Michael Ray. This 6-minute digital history of slavery includes the voices of slave survivors as well as pictures that depict the struggles and inequities that these individuals had to face. (E, M, H) http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/digital_stories.cfm (click on “Slavery and Indentured Servitude”)

“Been Here So Long”: Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives by the New Deal Network. Here are seventeen of the approximately 2,300 American Slave Narratives collected by the Federal Writers! Project with lesson plans. (H) http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/index.htm

Perspective on the Slave Narrative by EDSITEment. Lesson about the Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave (1847). The book is analyzed both as a work of literature and for its contribution to the abolitionist movement. (H) http://edsitement.neh.go/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=321

Uncle Tom!s Cabin Unit of Study by David Cope. This unit examines Uncle Tom!s Cabin and its effects on American society and culture during and after the slave era. Through seven lessons, students investigate primary and secondary sources to explore Harriet Beecher Stowe and the content of and context for the novel. (H) http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_uncletomcabin.htm

The Indigo Blues by Jean West. Students will read the essay The Devil"s Blue Dye: Indigo and Slavery to understand the hardships faced by slaves on indigo plantations and to investigate gaps in the historical and scientific record that leave our understanding of their lives—and deaths— incomplete. (H) http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_indigo.htm

Slavery and Defiance by Gayle Olson-Raymer. Teaching with Voices of a People"s History of the United States. Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 9 of Voices of a People"s History of the United States on black and white resistance to slavery before the Civil War. (M, H, TR) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/1536

The Liberator Files. This site hosts a wealth of articles that appeared in The Liberator between 1831-1865. (H) http://www.theliberatorfiles.com/

Would you have helped out? by National Geographic. This lesson has students investigate the dangers that escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground Railroad faced and asks them to consider whether they would have helped if they!d been free people during the time of slavery. (M) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/railroad.html

William Hamilton!s speech at the Fourth Annual National Negro Convention. Hamilton of New York was chairman of the fourth annual National Negro Convention. (H) http://www.nyscss.org/pdfs/resources/nyandslavery/Chapter%20E/Documents/1834AHAM.4TH.pdf

Letter to John Bright by Charles Sumner, March 13, 1865. A letter written by Sumner to John Bright, discussing the use of lands of slave-owners to enable the emancipation of enslaved peoples. (M, H) http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/ index.asp?document=1750

Fugitive Slave Law simulation by Learn NC. Students face the critical issue of the Fugitive Slave Bill that gave Southerners the right to regain their runaway slaves and return them to bondage. In order to take on the roles of historical actors, students will examine primary source documents from the Documenting the American South collection and critique arguments in favor and opposed to the Bill. (H) http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2936

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property by director/writer Charles Burnett, California Newsreel. This film chronicles the violent confrontation and shows how the story has been continuously re-told since 1831. (H) http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0150

Roads to Freedom Lesson Plan: Getting Free in the South by Stephanie Kaufman. Using tools from the National Archives edu- cation site, students will learn in more depth about the various strategies for obtaining freedom through the use of primary source documents. (H) http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_roadstofreedom.htm

“Slavery and Native Americans” Lesson Plan: 1600-1865 by Tori Austin. Native American tribes, on a small scale, practiced some form of slavery. Using the essay Slavery and Native Americans in British North America and the United States: 1600 to 1865, students will investigate this lesser known area of history. (M, H) http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_indians_slavery.htm

Write the Truth by Bob Peterson, Rethinking Schools. Peterson describes an inquiry project in which his 5th graders investigated which US Presidents owned slaves and wrote letters to text book publishers to demand that this information be included. (E, M) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Writ164.shtml

African American Arts

Sweet Chariot: The Story of the Spirituals. This multimedia website provides historical overviews, audio clips and historical analysis of the significance on spirituals in African American history. (H)

http://ctl.du.edu/spirituals/

Voices of the Civil Rights Movement. This double-CD documents the role that the arts plays in the civil rights movement. These 43 tracks are a series of musical images, of a people in conversation about their determination to be free. (E, M, TR) http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2269

Hip Hop and the Classics for the Classroom by Alan Sitmor and Michael Cirelli. This collection of lesson plans analyze the poetry of Hip-Hop and compare its motifs, themes, and general poetic devices to the poems traditionally studied in order to teach the core elements of the poetic craft in an appealing, relevant and accessible manner. (M, H) http://www.hiphopintheclass.com/

The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Volume 1 by Marcella Runnell Hall and Martha Diaz. The H2ED Guidebook addresses the tenets of critical hip hop pedagogy, framing the issues of concern and strength within hip-hop culture. The book offers an array of innovative and interdisciplinary lesson plans for teachers by teachers. (M, H) http://www.lulu.com/content/656880

Growing up Hip-Hop by kahlil almustafa. In this collection written throughout his youth and young adulthood, award winning poet kahlil almustafa captures the experiences, contradictions and healing that have defined the hip-hop generation. (E, M, H) http://kahlilalmustafa.com/_product_28961/Growing_Up_Hip-Hop

And You Don’t Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop. Lesson plan analyzing the lyrics of What’s Going On as well as Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, focusing on their impact on the Civil Rights movement and how students can create their own lyrics for social justice. (M, H) http://www.vh1.com/partners/vh1_music_studio/thismonth.html

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy. Directed by Robert Townsend, Why We Laugh is a groundbreaking film examining the cultural influence of black comedy, including a segment on the role of Richard Pryor!s racially charged style of stand-up. (H) http://festival.sundance.org/2009/news/article/qa_why_we_laugh_black_comedians_on_black_comedy/

Alvin Ailey by Andrea Pinkney. This is an illustrated children’s book about Alvin Ailey. (E) http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-Ailey-Andrea-Pinkney/dp/0786810777

Strange Fruit by Joel Katz. This documentary explores the history and legacy of the Billie Holiday classic. The film examines lynching, the interplay of race, labor and the Left, and popular culture as forces that gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement. Site includes a protest music overview and a resource page (“Learn More”) with websites, books, articles, and lesson plans on protest music. (H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/film.html

Odetta Speaks About Her Life As An Activist. YouTube video of Holmes reflecting on her life. (M, H) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVjM_4XHIE&feature=related

Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu. Based on the autobiographical writings of acclaimed novelist Zora Neale Hurston, this book tells the “poignant saga of how one of our most significant storytellers learned to dream.” (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781880000335 Teachers Guide: http://www.leeandlow.com/p/zora_tg.mhtml

Homecoming: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson by Richard J. Powell. A fully illustrated monograph on Johnson, this book gives attention to his life and work. Images and text trace Johnson’s path from expressionism to a highly original, folk-inspired style depicting the black experience. Visit the 2nd link for a full curriculum unit using the book. (M, H) http://americanart.si.edu/visit/stores/online/books/?ID=72
http://americanart.si.edu/education/guides/whj/index.cfm

Li!l Sis and Uncle Willie by Gwen Everett. Through the eyes of Li!l Sis, the colorful story of Uncle Willie unfolds, a story that changes a little girl’s perceptions of art and the world around her. The book is based on the life of African American artist William H. Johnson (1901–1970) and is illustrated with his paintings. (E) http://americanart.si.edu/visit/stores/online/books/?ID=315

Toni Morrison - The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 Acceptance Speech. Her speech is here both in text and audio form. (M, H, TR) http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-lecture.html

Faith Ringgold Blog. Short biography of the life of Faith Ringgold who incorporated story quilts, fabrics into her work and also wrote several children’s books. Includes links to the children’s story books that she wrote, her blog and website, historical video excerpts and media resources of her work. (E, M, TR) http://faithringgold.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome.html

The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur. Released after his death, these seventy-two poems written from the time he was 19 embrace his spirit, his energy—and his ultimate message of hope. (M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780671028459

African American History, Issues and Rights

The African American Experience and Issues of Race and Racism in US Schools compiled by Working to Improve Schools and Education (WISE). A list of links to a tremendous amount of resources useful in teaching about African American schooling experiences. (E, M, H) http://www.ithaca.edu/wise/topics/race_african_american.htm

African American Odyssey by the Library of Congress Comprehensive online display of materials and primary resources related to the African American experience. (E, M, H) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html

US History-African American: Lesson Plans by EdSITEment. Multiple K-12 lesson plans on African American History. (E, M, H) http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3&subcategory=18

Ethnic Notions by producer/director Marlon Riggs. This Emmy Award-winning documentary takes students on a 150-year journey through ethnic stereotypes. Clips from cartoons, feature films, advertisements, household objects and even children's rhymes introduce students to the dehumanizing caricatures of black people which are still buried in our national psyche. (M, H, TR) http://www.youtube.com/user/californianewsreel#p/c/FB65B65B2C2E4762/21/IHMo64KSApQ

Ain!t I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth. A copy of the speech delivered in 1851 at the Women!s Convention in Akron, Ohio. (E, M, H) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sojtruth-woman.html

Sojourner Truth!s Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Pinkney, Brian Pinkney. Step-Stomp Stride tells the story of one of the most unique and courageous women in American history, Sojourner Truth. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780786807673

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth by R. Gregory Christie, Anne Rockwell. A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionist movement!s most compelling voices. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780679891864

Freedom's Unfinished Revolution: An Inquiry Into the Civil War and Reconstruction by William Friedheim and Joshua Brown, American Social History Project. This text with illustrations and photos examines the ways that “ordinary” people experienced and helped shape the events during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The vital role of African Americans is especially highlighted. (M, H, TR) 4 Page background at http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/1454 Book available at http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproductid=1383

Freedom Road by Howard Fast (Forward by W.E.B. Dubois). Excellent work of historical fiction centering around the South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868 where more than half of the delegates were black. (H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781563244407

Ku Klux Klan Activity from Harper's Weekly by Oakham School in Oakham, England. This activity about the Ku Klux Klan from Harper's Weekly includes instructions, primary documents, and the text of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. (H) http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/ku-klux-klan

Strange Fruit. See African American Arts section. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/film.html

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. The PBS documentary and companion website offer insights into topics in American history including race relations, civil rights, the Depression, the Communist Party of the United States, and judicial due process. (H) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/

A. Philip Randolph Exhibit by the George Meany Memorial Archives. This online exhibit includes photographs, articles, a bibliography and classroom activities about A. Philip Randolph. (H) http://www.georgemeany.org/archives/apr.html

Oklahoma Historical Society!s Encyclo- pedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. A good brief history of Oklahoma!s all-Black towns.(H,TR) http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AL009.html

Before They Die - The Story of Black Wall Street and the Survivors. This film tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and the survivors! journey for justice. The two-day riot is one of the worst instances of racial violence in our nation!s history, but it is a story unknown to most citizens. The film chronicles the remaining survivors! struggle for reparations for their losses. (H) http://beforetheydiemovie.com/

Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching by Deborah Menkart, Alana Murray, Jenice L. View. The book includes interactive and interdisciplinary lessons, readings, writings, photographs, graphics and interviews, with sections on education, labor, citizenship, culture and reflections on teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. (E, M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781878554185

Ruby Bridges. Based on actual events that occurred in Louisiana during 1960, this film tells the story of Ruby integrating an all-white school. (E) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klj5fgaKzIk

Ruby Bridges! Website. Links, music and resources from Ruby Bridges. Also includes information on how to book her as a guest speaker at your school. (E, M, H) http://www.rubybridges.com/

Undaunted By The Fight: Spelman College And The Civil Rights Movement, 1957-1967 by Harry G. Lefever. This book tells the story of Spelman College students and faculty engagement in the Civil Rights Movement from 1957 to 1967. (H, TR) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/5544

The University of Georgia!s Freedom on Film Site. This site includes information about the integration and its response, and includes videoclips of the Board of Regents decision to bring Hunter and Holmes back to campus. (H) http://civilrights.uga.edu./cities/athens/index.htm

Athens Bibliography. This website provides an extensive list of resources on the integration of the University of Georgia. (H) http://civilrights.uga.edu./cities/city_bibliographies/athens2_bibliog.htm

The Freedom Riders, a Stanley Nelson film. The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called the Freedom Riders who in 1961 creatively challenged segregation in the American South. (M, H) http://www.freedomridersfilm.com/

Howard Thurman - A Values Guided Life. This lesson focuses on Dr. Thurman!s influence on Martin Luther King, Jr. (E, M) http://www.teachpeace.com/lphowardthurman.htm

Liberation Curriculum by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Lesson plans, primary resources and articles based on the Martin Luther King archives at Stanford University. (H) http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/resources/

The ABCs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!s Legacy by Teaching Tolerance. This site provides lessons and resources for addressing Dr. King and his dream, including a "do!s and don!ts! guide for MLK day. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/lesson-dr-king-and-movement

Odetta Speaks About Her Life As An Activist. See African American Arts section. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVjM_4XHIE&feature=related

Pauli Murray Project Housed at the Duke University Human Rights Center, the project documents Murray!s biography as well as some of her legal writing and poetry. (H, TR) http://paulimurrayproject.org/pauli-murray/

InCOINTELPRO: FBI!s War on Black America. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, this documentary establishes historical perspective on COINTELPRO which aimed to discredit black political figures and groups. (H) http://www.teachpeace.com/conintelprofbiswar.htm

Stokely Carmichael - Black Power Speech delivered October 1966 at UC Berkeley. These two links provide the audio and text of Carmichael!s 1966 speech in which he defines the concept of Black Power. (H) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJnRETjl0AE&feature=related http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/stokely_carmichael_blackpower.html

Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm, Shola Lynch, Donna Brazile. This book, and documentary by the same name, chronicles Chisholm!s rise from young girl in Brooklyn to America!s first African American Congresswoman. (M, H, TR) Book: http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780980059021

Chisolm '72: Unbought and Unbossed, a POV documentary. This site includes lesson plans and resources for using Chisholm '72. Also provides access to a lending library where teachers can borrow the video for free. (M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/pov/chisholm/lesson_plan.php

The Official Kwanzaa Website maintained by Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa. This website provides information about the symbols, values and rituals of Kwanzaa. (E, M, H) http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

Kwanzaa books at Busboys and Poets. A collection of children!s books on Kwanzaa. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/search/apachesolr_search/kwanzaa

After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson. Jacqueline Woodson's award- winning novel addresses topics ranging from Tupac's art to friendship and foster care. (M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780399246548

African and African Diaspora History, Issues and Rights

African Voices, an online exhibition of the Smithsonian. African Voices examines the diversity and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures. Featuring contemporary interviews, literature, prayers, folk tales, and oral epics. It also includes a section on independence from colonialism. (M, H) http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/

African Studies Website. This website has a variety of information for K-12 teachers about countries in Africa. A good starting point for people unfamiliar with African countries. (H, TR) http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/menu_EduBBS.html

Africa Is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight, Mark Melnicove, Anne Sibley O!Brien. Rather than treating Africa as a homogenous setting, this book follows children from several diverse countries on the continent. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=_UPc7aEmrAQC

Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates. This website explores the great African civilizations including Nubia, Timbuktu, Ethiopia, and the Kingdoms of Dahomey and the Ashanti. It includes African American perspectives on Africa. The website parallels the PBS/BBC video series of the same name. (E, M, H) http://www.pbs.org/wonders/

The Lost Boys of Sudan directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. Lost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. The site includes information, action and study guides and links to other information about refugees. (M, H) http://www.lostboysfilm.com/take.html

Chinua Achebe!s Things Fall Apart: Teaching Through the Novel. This lesson introduces students to Achebe!s first novel, Things Fall Apart, and to his views on the role of the writer in his or her society. (H) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=382

C.L.R. James Archive. This website provides access to a number of James! writing on Marxism and Black studies. (H, TR) http://www.marxists.org/archive/james-clr/index.htm

Teaching about Haiti by Teaching for Change. This downloadable PDF, last reprinted in 1994, provides insights into Haiti!s strong history of resistance and serves as a critical tool in helping students gain an understanding of current issues. (M, H) http://www.teachingforchange.org/publications/haiti

Asian/Asian Pacific Islander/Asian American History, Issues and Rights

Asian American Curriculum Projects. An extensive catalog of resources and services that underscore the importance and diversity of the Asian-American experience. (E, M, H) www.asianamericanbooks.com

Ancestors in the Americas, PBS series by Loni Ding. This series and companion website provide stories, timelines and historical resources helpful in teaching about the experiences of Asian Americans. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/

Major Events in US Immigration History by the Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. This timeline provides a detailed history of immigration in the US as well as a parallel graph of levels of immigration over time. It has a West Coast focus. (M, H) http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/ PILA/pdfs/Resources/Major_Events_Timeline.pdf

Discovering Angel Island: The Stories Behind the Poems. Curriculum resources from Angel Island Immigration Station including poems from Chinese immigrants written on the walls of the detention center, online videos and lesson plans. (M, H, TR) http://www.kqed.org/w/pacificlink/lessonplans/

Angel Island Immigrant Journeys: A Curriculum Guide by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. This site provides free resources, book recommendations and information as to how to order a $15 curriculum guide for teaching about Angel Island. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.aiisf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=87

Lunar New Year books reviewed by The Asian American Curriculum Project. A review of children!s books from several Asian cultures about the Lunar New Year. (E) http://www.asianamericanbooks.com/lny_bks.htm

The Chinese Experience in the 19th Century hosted at UIC. This unit focuses on the Chinese immigrant experience. Their coming raised issues of social and cultural diversity, discrimination, and national identity—issues that are still debated today. A section focuses on the process of exclusion including immigration acts. (M, H, TR) http://teachingresources.atlas.uiuc.edu/chinese_exp/index.html http://teachingresources.atlas.uiuc.edu/chinese_exp/process.html

A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story. The aim of this curriculum is to highlight the historical and cultural experiences of Filipino Americans within a multicultural and global context by emphasizing ethnic pride, cultural connections, critical thinking and community activism. (E, TR) http://www. filam.si.edu/curriculum/index-teacher.html

Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel/Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel by Anthony Robles. This English/Tagalog bilingual picture book begins with a note from the author about his Filipino grandparents, who came to the US as farm workers and brought Makibaka, the spirit “of struggle, of love, and of laughter,” with them. The book tells the story of a contemporary boy who organizes his community to resist gentrification. (E) http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780892392131-0

Explore the Japanese American Internment Through Film and the Internet. This site hosts a vast array of resources for teaching about the internment. Educator section has unit plans and discussion questions. (H, TR) http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/jainternment/index.html

A Lesson on the Japanese American Internment by Mark Sweeting. High school US history teacher describes a teaching activity he uses to teach the Internment. (TR) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/557

Children of the Camps: Internment History by PBS. The Children of the Camps documentary captures the experiences of six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined as innocent children to internment camps by the US government during World War II. A teacher!s guide is available through distribution@asianamericanmedia.org (E, M, H) http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/ http://www.children-of-the-camps.org/history/index.html

Densho. Densho!s mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during WWII. Includes lesson plans based on these testimonies. (E, M, H) http://www.densho.org/densho.asp

Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice a film by Pat Saunders and Rea Tajiri. This documentary chronicles Kochiyama!s contribution to social change through her involvement with the Black Liberation movement, the Puerto Rican independence struggle, and the Japanese American Redress movement. See link for institutional rentals. (M, H) http://www.wmm.com/filmCatalog/pages/c110.shtml

The People Speak: Sandra Oh reads Yuri Kochiyama. YouTube video of Actress Sandra Oh reading a speech given by Yuri Kochiyama based on her experience in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. (M, H) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApXSv6845cU

Vietnamese Americans Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide by Teaching Tolerance. This curriculum guide sheds light on the complexities of the Vietnamese Americans experience. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/web/vietnamese/index.jsp

Disability History, Issues and Rights

Disability Social History Project. This site contains a wealth of information including a list of “Famous and Not so Famous” people with disabilities, a timeline and a history of the word “handicapped” via the Serendipity link. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.disabilityhistory.org/people.html

The ABCs of Disability Rights by Teaching Tolerance. This site provides lessons and resources that will introduce students and teachers to the history of the disability rights movement and to the powerful ideals and changes it has brought to the country. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=872

Disability History Museum. This site was designed “to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories.” This searchable collection offers documents and images related to disability history in the United States. (M, H, TR) http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/

Education for Disability and Gender Equity. More resources as well as detailed lessons related to physics, biology, government and culture. (H, TR) http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dwa/edge/curriculum/

Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities: Early Grades Activity by Teaching Tolerance. A resource and lesson plan that can be used to analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled for equal rights that the principles of American democracy promise. (E) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/civil-rights-and-americans-disabilities-

ADAPT. ADAPT is a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists. Teach and learn about their struggle to ensure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.adapt.org/

National Association of the Deaf website. This is the official website of NAD. It was designed by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to provide information about deaf-related civil rights legislation. (TR) http://www.nad.org/

International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Site includes info sheets, news, photos and video footage. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/

The Sound of Colors, A Journey of the Imagination by Jimmy Liao. The story follows the narrator, a woman who has lost her sight, through her journey around the city. She navigates the subway and the city she knows, with language and description that tap into her imagination, as well as her inner most thoughts and feelings. (E) http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780316939928-1

The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin. This is a storybook designed to help students experience color images through texture and words. The book is written in both Braille and English. A Spanish version is also available. (E) http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/11/06/books/20081109ILLUSTRATEDBOOKS_6.html

Temple Grandin. This movie was shown on HBO as a mini-series. It chronicles the life of Temple Grandin, a woman with autism, who revolutionized livestock handling in the USA and has written several books about her life with autism. (M, H) http://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin/index.html

Environmental Justice and Issues

Nature, Race and Justice by Teaching Tolerance. Poor and minority neighborhoods are the ones most likely to face environmental hazards. These lessons help your students grasp the impact of environmental racism. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/introducing-kids-idea-environmental-raci http://www.tolerance.org/activity/environmental-justice-birth-movement

Race, Poverty and the Environment. This journal links issues of racism and poverty with environmental justice. Some recent resources are available for free to download; older resources require a purchase. (H, TR) http://www.urbanhabitat.org/rpe

Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Teaching Tools by the Ella Baker Center. This five-part series features interactive activities on key themes surrounding Green-Collar Jobs Campaign's work, including: the green economy, eco-equity and eco-privilege, model cities, and restorative justice. (M, H) http://www.ellabakercenter.org/?p=gcjc_teaching_tools

Cap and Trade by Annie Leonard. The Story of Cap & Trade online video looks at the leading climate solution policy. It introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the devil’s in the details: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. (M, H, TR) http://www.storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/index.php

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute free downloadable video that explores consumption and exposes the connections between different environmental and social issues, while providing suggestions for action. (E, M, H) http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Millions Against Monsanto Campaign by the Organic Consumer Organization. This site hosts petitions, resources and articles that uncover Monsanto's impact on agriculture, health and the environment. (H, TR) http://www.organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm

The World According to Monsanto. A French documentary that looks at the domination of the agricultural industry by one of the world’s most powerful companies. (H, TR) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6262083407501596844#docid=7839257956440741135

Hazardous Chemicals in Your Neighborhood by PBS. This science lesson helps students investigate how chemicals negatively affect neighborhoods. The lesson includes role-playing ideas and links to the EPA. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/pollution_10-3.html

Flow: For the Love of Water. This film builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. (H, TR) http://www.flowthefilm.com/

Measuring Water with Justice. This article discusses several strategies to teach about the costs of producing water, who should have rights to drinking water and how oil spills affect ecosystems and communities. (E, M, TR) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_01/wate191.shtml

Every Drop Counts! by Facing the Future. A series of water-related lessons beginning with a water trivia game and a short demonstration of how much of the Earth’s water is available for human and other species’ needs. The series includes a “water walk” and a personal water-use audit. (E, M, H) http://www.facingthefuture.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=tR7YmZvNRTk%3d

An Inconvenient Truth. This film explores Al Gore's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. The site includes a study guide and interactive activities. (H) http://www.aninconvenienttruth.com.au/truth/guide.htm

This Is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming by Jan Thornhill. The book takes a comprehensive look at climate change, beginning with basic information about how the planet works and moving through an in-depth look at human societies and three specific environments—polar, ocean, and land. (E, M) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781897349076

Fueling the Future by Facing the Future. Students compare energy use and CO2 emissions in the US and China (and optionally in another country). They research energy impacts and sustainable energy solutions, write a resolution, and mock a “World Energy Summit.” (M, H) http://www.facingthefuture.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=JGLhrOviHsA%3d

Tools for Life: A Start-Up Guide for Youth Recycling & Bicycling Programs by Transportation Alternatives. This website has a guide for helping youth to start bicycle recycling programs based on the successful NYC Recycle-a Bicycle program. Includes curricula and resources. (H) http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/toolsforlife/

Have Wheels, Will Travel by YES! Magazine. A visual learning exercise that introduces students to bamboo bicycles. (E, M, H) http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/curriculum/visual-learning-bamboo-bikes

The Rainforest Alliance lesson on Deforestation. For Arbor Day, teach about deforestation and its effects on communities and wildlife in countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Each grade level has a set of detailed lessons that include how corporations who sell bananas, chocolate, coffee and other common foods should be regulated in how they reuse and treat farmland. (E, M, TR) http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/education.cfm?id=fifth_l3

The Vanishing Rainforests. The lesson uses math to discuss the importance of Rainforests and how we can analyze their health. (M) http://www.teachersforjustice.org/2009/02/curriculum-math-vanishing-rainforests.html

Wilderness Preservation. This lesson plan helps students understand the struggles of wilderness preservation and its connections to political and cultural issues. Students will conduct research and hold discussions about the factors contributing to the destruction or preservation of wilderness. (H) http://www.nationmaster.com/lps/lesson_plan_Wilderness_Preservation

FernGully: The Last Rainforest. The magical inhabitants of a rainforest called FernGully fight to save their home that is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. The YouTube link has the film in several parts. (E) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae7x3sp4vIQ

Environmental Protection Activities and Online Games by the Institute for Humane Education. Among other great resources and lesson plans, this website hosts several online games that help students explore issues of environmental sustainability. (M, H) http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/online_games
http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/environmental_preservation_activities

Green Halloween. Green Halloween is a non-profit, grassroots community initiative to create healthier and more Earth-friendly holidays, starting with Halloween. (E) http://greenhalloween.org/index.php?page=home

Globalization

Rethinking Globalization. A collection of lesson plans that helps to introduce issues of corporate power, wealth distribution and power to youth. One sample lesson has cookies represented as wealth distributed to students who represent the global population. Some students receive more cookies than others. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/rg/index.shtml

Labor Rights in the Classroom. Workers all over the world suffer from conditions that many would consider unbearable. These conditions are in part a result of corporations taking advantage of workers and their rights. The lessons on this website help students to understand how consumerism and corporate greed here in the US affect workers around the world. (M, H) http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#sweatshops

The Story of Stuff See Environmental Justice and Issues Section. http://www.storyofstuff.com/

The Rainforest Alliance lesson on Deforestation. See Environmental Justice and Issues Section. http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/education.cfm?id=fifth_l3

Shop Till You Drop? by Facing the Future. In this simulation, students experience how resources are distributed and used by different people based on access to wealth. (M, H) http://www.facingthefuture.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2bPAkfEiPrI4%3d

Hate and Oppression

10 Ways to Fight Hate by Teaching Tolerance. This guide sets out 10 principles for fighting hate, along with a collection of inspiring stories of people who worked to push hate out of their communities. (M, H) http://www.scribd.com/doc/3771686/Ten-Ways-to-Fight-Hate

Southern Poverty Law Center and Teaching Tolerance. These links to SPLC and Teaching Tolerance both provide a wealth of information about racial justice and anti-bias work. (H, TR) http://www.splcenter.org/ http://www.tolerance.org/

Hate Crimes Legislation Lessons by Teaching Tolerance. In these lessons, students will review the nature of hate, understand how laws are created in America, and deepen their knowledge of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/hate-crimes-legislation?newsletter=TT030210

“Bias Crime, Hatred, and Extremism” section and “Bullying, Harassment, and School-Based violence” section of the Safe Schools Coalition website. A variety of resources including handouts, videos, lessons and other materials for addressing discrimination ranging from bullying to extremism. (M, H) http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org Follow links to both sections.

Something is Wrong by Project NIA. This free 350-page curriculum guide challenges youth to think about a) the roots of violence in their lives; b) the enforcers and victims of violence; c) the effects of violence on both victims and perpetrators; and d) how violence can ultimately be minimized through systemic changes. (H) http://www.project-nia.org/event_curriculum-guide.html

What Do Halloween Costumes Say? by Teaching Tolerance. A variety of activities to raise awareness about the potential of stereotyping in Halloween costumes. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=712

Health and Nutrition

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? by PBS. This 7-part series exploring race and socioeconomic disparities in health investigates how the social circumstances in which we are born, live, and work can actually get under our skin and disrupt our physiology as much as germs and viruses. The website includes a classroom section, discussion guide and video clips. (M, H, TR) http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/

Critical Condition and other films about healthcare. Films from P.O.V. and Media That Matters about Healthcare. (H) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/election/issues/

Health and Healthcare resources by Radical Math. A collection of materials for teaching about Health and Healthcare through mathematics. (M, H) http://www.radicalmath.org/browse_socialjustice.php?t=health%20care

Radical Math. Radical Math offers a variety of lessons, articles, graphs and links that provide students with statistics and tools to better understand the impact of AIDS. (M, H) http://www.radicalmath.org and enter 'AIDS'' in the search engine

AVERT: Averting HIV and Aids. A variety of resources and information, including quizzes, handouts, videos and lessons for teachers and teens about living with and preventing HIV/AIDS. (M, H) http://www.avert.org/educate.htm

Food, Inc. Classroom Discussion Guide from TakePart.org. This guide, to be used with Food, Inc., helps students connect the issues behind mass production of food and abuse of government subsidies of major food corporations to the challenges of keeping food healthy and affordable. (H, TR) http://www.takepart.com/news/2009/11/03/food-inc-classroom-discussion-guide-now-available

The Omnivore's Dilemma, Young Readers Edition: The Secrets Behind What You Eat by Michael Pollan. Based on Pollan's best-selling adult book of the same title, this version is written for teens. http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780803735002

Chew on This. This book, accompanied by teachers' guide, gives a behind the scenes perspective on the fast food industry and how fast food companies feed off of young families and young adults. (M, H, TR) http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/schlosser_chew.shtml

The Meatrix Trilogy. Produced by Sustainable Table and Free Range Studios, The Meatrix is a four-minute online animation that spoofs The Matrix movie trilogy while educating viewers about the problems with industrial agriculture and today’s meat supply. The website provides a wealth of resources about sustainable food and healthy living. (E, M, H) http://www.themeatrix.com/

Food First: Institute for Food and Development Institute. A list of books published by the Institute for Food and Development that examine the connections between human rights, social justice and food. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.foodfirst.org/en/catalog/101/books

Human Rights and Democracy

Human Rights in Action. The UN's Cyberschoolbus page for students to explore the history of human rights, and ways to advocate for human rights. (E, M, H) http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources.asp

Human Rights and Service-Learning: Lesson Plans and Projects by Kristine Belisle and Elizabeth Sullivan, Amnesty International-USA and Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). The manual contains lessons and service-learning projects. The lesson plans are divided into five human rights topic areas: environment, poverty, discrimination, children's rights to education and health, and law and justice. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=167

The Human Rights Education program (HRE) of Amnesty International. The Human Rights Education program was designed to support teachers to promote the human rights principles and positive value system that are set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Site includes curricular guides, letters for parents, lessons to use with popular films and more. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.amnestyusa.org/educate/page.do?id=1102117

We Are All Born Free, published by Amnesty International. Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, We Are All Born Free uses pictures by internationally renowned artists to illustrate the meaning of these rights. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781845076504

The United Nations News Centre. This website contains video of the UN meeting which declared February 20 the World Day of Social Justice as well as the full text of the UN resolution. (M, H) http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/csd/2009/videos/10feb/Social.Justice.html

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students learn about the UDHD—what the rights are, how they were developed, who developed them—and how these rights apply to their lives. Once the students have done this, they work to explore how these rights are viewed/used throughout the world. (E, M, H) http://alkek.library.txstate.edu/swwc/cdv/further_study/lesson_4.pdf

Amnesty International Website. Students can use this website to research human rights violations by topic or country, and can also join ongoing campaigns against abuses worldwide. (H, TR) http://www.amnesty.org/en

Southern Poverty Law Center and Teaching Tolerance. See Hate Section. http://www.splcenter.org/ http://www.tolerance.org/

The Peace Corps World Wide Schools Website. This website has many resources for students and teachers to connect with teachers and students all around the world. Students can use this search engine to find stories about countries all over the world on an array of topics for all subjects and grade levels. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/stories/

It Ain't Just About a Vote: Defining Democracy for Movement Building by Project South. This toolkit asks students to take a broader look at democracy and citizenship. Each exercise was created specifically to begin conversations on the larger, longer-term view of democracy, struggle, and movement building. (M, H) http://www.projectsouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=37

National Youth Rights Association Voting Age Campaign. Compelling arguments about the growing movement to lower the voting age to 16. (H) http://www.youthrights.org/votingage.php

A People's History of the United States: Abridged Teaching Edition: The Civil War to the Present. Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. Each chapter in Volume II provides exercises and teaching materials that allow students to begin a critical inquiry into the American past. (H, TR) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781565847255

The Website of Howard Zinn. This official site includes tributes and links to many of Zinn's projects, including video clips from The People Speak, print and video interviews and more. (H) http://www.howardzinn.org/default/index.php

The Four Freedoms. This lesson has students discussing The Four Freedoms, along with considering and creating a list of their own. Students are asked to critically think about how the previously addressed freedoms apply to today's world. (E, M, H) http://www.eastconn.org/tah/FourFreedoms.pdf

CIVIO. CIVIO is a strategy card game that explores the relationship of issues, freedoms, laws, and Supreme Court cases that have both strengthened and reduced civil rights and civil liberties. It includes information on the Pentagon Papers case and many others. (H) http://www.reachandteach.com/content/index.php?topic=civio

100 Years of Progress Poster by YES! Magazine. This poster highlights celebrated “firsts,” landmark court cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, and legendary protests such as the March on Washington, as well as lesser-known political, social and cultural milestones that have gradually marked the way. (E, M, H) http://store.yesmagazine.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11&products_id=258

ESL English Lesson Plan on International Students' Day by Sean Banville. This lesson/short unit, created for ELLs, introduces students to International Students' Day and the reasons why it was created. While giving students opportunities to practice English, it also allows them to learn about moments in history often not discussed in a traditional social studies class. (E) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/11/international_students_day.html

Labor and Economic Issues

Who Built America: Working People and the Nation's History by the American Social History Project. A two-volume textbook examining the history of the US from the perspective of working people accompanied by a collection of videos. (M, H) http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/wba.html

40 Books about Labor compiled by The Cooperative Children's Book Center. A bibliography of 40 children's books about labor. (E, M) http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=104

3PLUS-U. This UN Cyberschoolbus site provides an interactive experience for students to inquire about labor rights. (E, M, H) http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/3PLUSU/treeHouse.html

The Power in our Hands: A Curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the United States by William Bigelow and Norman Diamond. This celebrated book provides entertaining, easy-to-use lesson plans for teaching labor history. (M, H, TR) http://www.amazon.com/Power-Our-Hands-Curriculum-History/dp/0853457530

Books for Young Readers: A Bibliography of Fiction and Non-fiction books about labor, strikes and politics. A collection of children and young adult books on labor, strikes, and politics. The bibliography contains fiction and non-fiction books. (E, M) http://www.sfu.ca/labour/Bibliography.pdf

Labor Rights in the Classroom. See Globalization section. http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#sweatshops

Waging a Living by PBS. Students will become familiar with the difference between "minimum wage" and "living wage" through classroom discussions and media exposure. (H) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/wagingaliving/for.html

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Communism by Christine Shirley. In this unit, students read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, alongside Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, trying to understand how political ideas are often presented in popular culture. Students also learn how to evaluate what they read for such things as sexism and racism and how to connect the ideas presented throughout the unit to their own lives. (E, M) http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASSCharlieAndTheChocolateFactoryAndCommunism68.htm#

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Online Exhibition by The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives. This web exhibit presents original documents and secondary sources on the Triangle Fire. (H) http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/student_tips.html

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Disasters in History) by Jessica Sarah Gunderson. This graphic novel depicts the labor conditions, the fire and the ensuing movement for labor rights. (E) http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780736868785-0

Sweatshop Accounting by Rethinking Schools. Intolerable working conditions are not a thing of the past. Look at contemporary issues on economic justice in relation to sweatshop labor. (H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_01/swea191.shtml

Harlan County, USA by Barbara Kopple. This Oscar-winning documentary about the coal miners strike uses archival footage, Appalachian coal mining songs, and intimate footage from the picket lines and union meeting rooms to give voice to the miners and their wives who stood up against the owners and violent scabs. (M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/0037429208328

Rethinking Globalization. See Globalization Section. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/rg/index.shtml

Valentine's Day in the Classroom by International Labor Rights Forum. This lesson plan explores workers' rights in the cut flower industry and how consumerism on Valentine's Day in the US affects workers abroad. Also includes an educator resource page called Labor Rights in the Classroom, with links to lesson plans on the topics of child labor, sweatshops, workers' rights, and the Sweatfree Schools movement. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/fairness-in-flowers/resources/1899

Win Win Solutions: An Introduction to Fair Trade and Cooperative Economics by Equal Exchange. Composed of four units, this curriculum raises students' awareness of core issues surrounding food production and trade. (E, M) http://www.equalexchange.coop/educationaltools

Fair Trade in the Classroom by Global Exchange. Through this Valentine unit, students learn about child labor and how it's used by big chocolate companies. Students take social action by telling these companies that they should sell Fair Trade products instead. (E, M) http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/cocoa/fairtradeintheclassroom.html

Stop Child Labor Lesson Plans by International Labor Rights Forum. Lesson plans connected to several anti-child labor campaigns including cocoa farms, and cotton and rubber plantations. (M, H) http://www.laborrights.org/stop-child-labor http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#child

Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo. A powerful story based on the real life and death of a Pakistani child sold into slavery. (E, M, H) http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781416903291-0

Do You Want Slavery With That? Modern slavery is still ubiquitous. In this lesson, students hear about it from the slaves themselves (through their stories) and consider what they can do to help. (M, H) http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/human_rights_activities

Teaching With Documents: Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor. This site contains reproducible copies of photos documenting the role of child labor in the development of the industrial United States. (M, H) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hine-photos/

A. Philip Randolph Exhibit See African American History Section. http://www.georgemeany.org/archives/apr.html

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech to the UAW 25th Anniversary Dinner. Text of King's address to UAW. (M, H) http://newsouthstpete.blogspot.com/2007/01/reverend-martin-luther-king-jr-speech.html

Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice by Teaching Tolerance. This short documentary film and accompanying teacher’s guide explore the Grape Strike and Boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. The free teaching kit includes: 39-minute film on DVD and Teacher's guide. (M, H, TR) http://www.tolerance.org/kit/viva-la-causa

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull. This picture book chronicles Chavez' youth and the struggles he endured on his journey to becoming a leader. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=ZiEhe9pOt10C

Model Curriculum and Resources for Teachers. This curriculum on the life and work of César E. Chávez from the California Department of Education includes biographies, pictures, and other resources provided to help teachers prepare lessons for this holiday. (E, M, H) http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Teachers/index1.aspx

Granito de Arena/Grain of Sand; Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad/A Little Bit of So Much Truth; Desde el Filo de la Navaja/ From the Edge of the Blade. Three films that document different aspects of community-based movement against state government in Oaxaca. The first film documents the three decades long struggle by the teachers' union to democratize their union. The other films specifically focus on the 2006 “rebellion,” which lead to the temporary toppling of the state government. (TR) http://www.trickleupfilms.org/ http://www.corrugate.org/

Handouts on poverty by Paul C. Gorski. Handouts on many topics, but several on class, poverty, and equity in education. (TR) http://www.edchange.org/handouts.html

Class Matters: A special segment of the New York Times. A NYT exploration of the ways that class—defined as a combination of income, education, wealth and occupation—influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of unbounded opportunity. (H, TR) http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/class/

Latin@/ Latin American History, Issues and Rights

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Galeano, Belfrage, and Allende. This book analyzes the history of Latin America from the European “discovery” of the New World to contemporary times, arguing against European and later US economic exploitation and political dominance over the region. (H, TR) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780853459910

The ABC's of Teaching about Latino Heritage Month by Teaching Tolerance. A compilation of essays,videos and activities to help students gain a deeper understanding of struggles for Latino civil rights. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=709

Celebrations: Day of the Dead mini-unit. Students will learn about Día de Los Muertos through the use of writing, art, cooking, and incorporating the Spanish language. (H) http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-celebrations/Day.html

Caribbean Connections: The Dominican Republic. This book provides an overview of the history, politics and culture of the fourth largest Latino community in the United States. Spanish language companion available. (M, H, TR) http://www.teachingforchange.org/store/ccdr

In the Time of The Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez. The novel can be used to address themes about loyalty, death and loss, Marxism, and political domination. The most overarching theme in the novel is the empowerment of women and the role of women in society. The website listed gives a number of useful ideas for how to use the novel in a high school setting. (H) http://engl492.wikidot.com/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. In the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by the Dominican-American author Junot Díaz, the legacy of Trujillo's reign is depicted through a family of second generation Dominican-Americans living in the United States. (H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781594483295

My American Girls by P.O.V. This film is about a year in the life of the Ortiz family, Dominican immigrants who live in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day in their native country. Their American-born daughters have different ideas and aspirations. These contradictions form the core of the film. P.O.V offers a lending library for teachers who register on their site. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/myamericangirls/fullfilm.html Lesson Plans: http://www.kqed.org/w/mosaic/latino/laciudad.html

The University of Connecticut Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Project: The Vieques Struggle. Motivated by their visit to Vieques and discussions with island residents, University of Connecticut students developed this film to publicize the years of human rights struggles by island residents. The health crisis, health disparities, and reparation claims against the United States Navy are documented in this film as a means of advocacy and show of support to the ongoing struggle. (H, TR) http://www.ssw.uconn.edu/our-community/centers-institutes-projects/puerto-rican-and-latin-studies-project/video-the-vieques-struggle

Vieques: Worth Every Bit of Struggle (5 Min Video Link TV). In this film, Puerto Ricans recount the grim story of the “occupation” of Vieques—the health impacts, the protest movement, and the eventual exit of the US military. (H) http://www.linktv.org/programs/vieques

¡Viva la Causa! 500 Years of Chicano History by the Southwest Organizing Project. Based on the book 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures, this two-part video in English offers a compelling introduction to the history of Mexican American people. (M, H) http://www.highlandercenter.org/r-b-videos.asp

For All the Children (Para Todos los Niños). This film documents the life of Sylvia Mendez who was a third-grader in 1943. When she and her siblings were banned from attending the segregated all-white campus near their Orange County home, the Mendez family fought back. (E, M, H, TR) (The link to the film is no longer working. The following is a link to a radio interview with Mendez) http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=1896 http://www.tolerance.org/activity/tale-two-schools

Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice See Labor Section. http://www.tolerance.org/kit/viva-la-causa

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez See Labor Section. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZiEhe9pOt10C

Model Curriculum and Resources for Teachers See Labor Section. http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Teachers/index1.aspx

Granito de Arena/Grain of Sand; Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad/A Little Bit of So Much Truth; Desde el Filo de la Navaja/ From the Edge of the Blade. See Labor Section. http://www.trickleupfilms.org/ http://www.corrugate.org/

Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas by Juan Felipe Herrera. This picture book is Herrera's memoir of his childhood as a son of migrant farm workers. Written in English and Spanish, it celebrates the work, skills, and love of Herrera's parents. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780892391660

Camouflaged: Investigating How the U.S. Military Affects You and Your Community by NYCoRE. A tool for educators to help middle and high school-aged students explore the role of the military in their lives and in their communities. The lessons on the Dream Act and the Recruitment Poster Slideshow are of particular interest for this date. (M, H, TR) http://www.nycore.org/curricula.html

Survey of Latino Attitudes on the War in Iraq. This survey examines the attitudes of US born and foreign born Latinos and their perspectives on the War in Iraq. (H, TR) http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/37.pdf

The Trail of Dreams. This site and film tells the story of four undocumented young people who embarked on a 1,500-mile walk from Miami, FL, to Washington, D.C in 2010. Their goal is to share their stories so that everyday Americans understand what it’s like for the millions of immigrants, especially young people, unable to fully participate in society. (M, H) http://trail2010.org/

Celebrate, don't desecrate Cinco de Mayo. Article tracing the origins of the celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the United States to the Chicano anti-imperialist movement in the 1960s. (TR) http://edjustice.blogspot.com/2006/05/celebrate-dont-desecrate-cinco-de-mayo.html

Cinco de Mayo Inc. This blog examines the commercialization of Cinco de Mayo. The holiday has become more popular in the US than in Mexico in part because of corporate America's desire to profit off the Latino consumer market. The holiday's portrayal perpetuates damaging stereotypes about Latino culture while not educating the American public about the historical significance of this day. (M, H, TR) http://cincodemayoinc.blogspot.com/

Literacy

Jane Addams Children's Book Award. This award honors books that invite children to think deeply about peace, social justice and gender and racial equality. (E) http://www.janeaddamspeace.org

IndyKids. IndyKids is a free newspaper and teaching tool that aims to inform children on current news and world events from a progressive perspective and to inspire a passion for social justice and learning. It is geared toward kids in grades 4 to 8 and high school English Language Learners. IndyKids is produced five times during the school year. (E, M) http://www.indykids.net/

Using Picture Books to Explore Identity, Stereotyping, and Discrimination by Loraine Woodard. In this unit, students explore three picture books to better understand and further discussion, and action, on ideas of identity, stereotyping, and discrimination.(E, M) http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/using-picture-books-explore-952.html?tab=1#tabs

Why Did This Happen? Content Perspective, Dialogue: A Workshop Model for Developing Young People's Reflective Writing by Susan Wilcox, Ed.D. This curriculum from The Brotherhood/Sister Sol helps young people engage in critical inquiry, develop a love of learning and transform their lives. (TR) http://www.brotherhood-sistersol.org/

Teaching for Joy and Justice by Linda Christensen. This book reveals what happens when a teacher treats all students as intellectuals, instead of intellectually challenged. Christensen demonstrates how she draws on students' lives and the world to teach poetry, essay, narrative and critical literacy skills. (TR) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/tfjj/tfjj.shtml

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read by American Library Association. This site includes events, lists of banned books and ideas for action. (E, M, H) http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

Hip Hop and the Classics for the Classroom See African American Arts Section. http://www.hiphopintheclass.com/

Growing up Hip-Hop See African American Arts Section. http://kahlilalmustafa.com/_product_28961/Growing_Up_Hip-Hop

The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Volume 1 See African American Arts Section. http://www.lulu.com/content/656880

Brave New Voices. Brave New Voices is a national poetry slam competition that truly engages everyone involved; from the participants, to the adult mentors and the audience members. The first episode of the HBO series which chronicles the 2008 festival is available online. (M, H) http://www.bravenewvoices.org

Media Literacy

Media Literacy / TV Turn-Off Week. This 5-day unit deals with topics such as time spent watching TV by students, the discrepancy of people they can identify (Social Activist vs. Celebrities), and ways to spend TV Turnoff Week. (E, M) http://www.usd116.org/mfoley/tv.html

Media Awareness Network. This Canadian organization provides a wealth of lesson plans, resources, and information to support students' critical literacy development. (E, M, H) http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/index.cfm

Media Literacy lessons by Educators for Social Responsibility. Six lessons that help students deconstruct media messages and the construction of the news. Create a free account to access the lessons. (H) http://www.esrnational.org/otc/view_lessons.php?action=theme&themeid=15

Youth Media Info Center by the FreeChild Project. One way for students to participate in International Youth Day is to use media to examine their world and the issues they face and to tell their own stories. This website provides a list of youth media organizations, resources and publishers to support your students' projects. (E, M, H) http://www.freechild.org/youthmedia.htm

Turn Off TV…Turn on the Possibilities by Pat Degracia. Describes the significance of TV Turnoff Day. This site includes a log that students and families can use to report how many hours of television they watched during this week compared to a normal week. (E, M, H) http://depts.washington.edu/nwmedia/sections/kitsap/training_docs/tv_turnoff_package.pdf

Organizer's Kit. Includes kits that you can purchase as well as fact sheets about children's television viewing habits. (E, M, H) http://www.tvturnoff.org/

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. (H) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428&hl=en-GB

Shop Till You Drop? See Globalization section. http://www.facingthefuture.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2bPAkfEiPrI4%3d

Middle Eastern Americans and the Middle East History, Issues and Rights

Teacher's Guide for COBBLESTONE Armenian-Americans by Lucine Kasbarian. This teacher and classroom guide provides lessons to teach about the Armenian genocide, genocide denial, social justice, ethnic preservation and ethnic identity. This guide accompanies the May 2000 edition of Cobblestone children's magazine. (E, M, H) http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/teachers-guide-for-cobblestone-armenian-americans

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians. This resource provides students with the latest scholarship on the genocide. (H) http://www.gifttool.com/shop/ShopProductDetails?ID=1332&VER=1&LNG=EN&PID=36373&DID=857

Arab Stereotypes and American Educators, Marvin Wingfield and Bushra Karaman. A teacher resource on the impact of Arab stereotyping on students. (TR) https://www.tanenbaum.org/sites/default/files/arab_stereotypes.pdf

Palestine/Israel Education Project. The Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP) is an initiative of educators and activists based in New York City, created to engage students in critical thinking about the culture, history and current living conditions of Palestinians and Israelis. (M, H) http://www.thinkpep.net/

A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird w/ Sonia Nimr. This novel is about a young boy named Karim who is living through the Israeli occupation of Palestine. (E) http://leftbooks.com/store/product16.html

Voices of a People's History. Short video of Alice Walker reading a letter from Rachel Corrie, a young, white American who traveled to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Solidarity Movement and was killed by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a protest against the destruction of Palestinian homes by the IDF. (H) http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1274721&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=1

The Road to Guantánamo directed by Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom. Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge. Free online version available at Teach Peace's website. (H) http://www.teachpeace.com/roadtoguantanamo.htm\

Native American History, Issues and Rights

The Cradleboard Teaching Project. Using online curriculum and resources, this website provides lessons, the Cradleboard Teaching Project provides an aboriginally developed and enhanced interactive multi-media Native studies curriculum for use in elementary through high school level. (E, M, H) http://www.cradleboard.org/main.html

American Indians in Children's Literature Blog by Debbie Reese. Debbie Reese's blog is one of the finest collections of resources and critical perspectives on teaching about Native Americans. (E, M, H) http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/

We Shall Remain. We Shall Remain is a PBS mini-series and multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. Five 90-minute documentaries spanning three hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in US history from the Native American perspective. Website includes teacher's guides. (H) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

Unlearning Indian Stereotypes by Rethinking Schools. Narrated by Native American children, the DVD Unlearning "Indian" Stereotypes teaches about racial stereotypes and provides an introduction to Native American history through the eyes of children. Includes teacher guide and other resources. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/uis-dvd/

Oyate. Oyate is a Native American organization that lists recommended children's books on Native American history and culture. The website features a list of Thanksgiving books to use and ones to avoid. (E, M, H) http://www.oyate.org/

Rethinking Columbus edited by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson, Rethinking Schools. 90+ lessons, interviews, poems, etc. that re-evaluate the myth of Columbus and issues of indigenous people. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/columbus/columbus.shtml

1492 a song by Nancy Schimmel. A great song to use to teach about Columbus's arrival from the Native American Perspective. (E) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/1492

Transform Columbus Day. Transform Columbus Day is an alliance of social justice groups who are committed to challenging traditional ethnocentric views of Columbus as pioneer and sole discoverer of the Americas. (H, TR) http://www.transformcolumbusday.org/faqtcd.html

Rethinking Thanksgiving: Myths and Misgivings by Vera L. Stenhouse from Rethinking Schools. As a teacher educator, Stenhouse discusses some of the ways classroom educators can demystify the first Thanksgiving. (E, TR) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/24_01/24_01_thanksgiving.shtml

Thanksgiving Mourning by Teaching Tolerance. In this activity, students will explore the perspectives of two Native American authors about the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday and then draft letters to them. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/thanksgiving-mourning

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Grace, Catherine O’Neill, and Marge Bruchac. Produced in collaboration with the Wampanoag Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation, 1621 weighs Wampanoag oral traditions and English colonial written records against the popular myth of “brave settlers inviting wild Indians over for turkey dinner.” (E, M) http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780792270270-0

“Slavery and Native Americans” Lesson Plan: 1600-1865 See Abolition and Slavery Section. http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_indians_slavery.htm

The Cherokee/Seminole Removal Role Play by Bill Bigelow. This role play has students portraying 5 different perspectives to understand the impact of the forced removal of Native Americans off their land. (E, M, H) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/1142

Sitting Bull. The tragic yet inspiring tale of Sitting Bull, sung by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis. (E) http://www.history.com/videos/sitting-bull#sitting-bull

Wounded Knee Museum. This is an online exhibit about the Wounded Knee Massacre. (M, H) http://www.woundedkneemuseum.org/index.htm

Archives of the West to 1806, PBS. Part of the PBS program, The West. An account of the Pueblo Revolt by Don Antonio de Otermin, governor and captain-general of New Mexico (1680). (M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/pueblo.htm

The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity. Teaching Tolerance offers a wealth of activity ideas tied to Thanksgiving, Native mascots and indigenous people's proud heritage of resistance. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/alcatraz-proclamation-primary-document-a

LaDonna Harris: INDIAN 101. A documentary film about Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who led an extensive life of Native American political and social activism, and is now passing on her traditional cultural and leadership values to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders. Site includes a lengthy and helpful trailer of the film. (M, H) http://www.indian101movie.com/

Two Spirits directed by Lydia Nibley. The film Two Spirits interweaves Fred Martinez's life and murder with an examination of the two-spirit tradition among American Indians, telling a nuanced story of what it means to be poor, transgendered, and Navajo. The website's resources link offers several books and resources to learn more about two-spriritness. (M, H, TR) http://www.twospirits.org/film.html

Peace Education/ Counter Recruiting

The Teach Peace Foundation. The Teach Peace website has lesson plans, resources, speakers and activities for teaching peace, non-violence and democratic citizenship. They also have a variety of excellent films that can be viewed online for free. (E, M, H) http://www.teachpeace.com/

John Lennon's “Imagine” and the Vietnam War in the 1970s. This lesson plan explores the lyrics of Imagine and encourages students to think about the meaning of these lyrics, especially how they related to Lennon's feelings about the Vietnam War. Students are also encouraged to think about how these same ideas apply to more recent wars with which the students are familiar. Although it is presented as a single lesson, it can easily be expanded for further understanding. (E, H) http://nellythomas.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/an-example-of-a-lesson-plan.pdf

Veterans for Peace Speakers Bureau. Veterans for Peace Speakers Bureau provides knowledgeable speakers who share first hand information about military service and war. They present facts and views that are necessary for a young person to consider in making an informed choice about military service. (E, M, H) http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Speakers_List.vp.html

Project YANO - The Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities. Celebrate Memorial Day by helping students find alternatives to military service. Project YANO is a nonprofit community organization that provides young people with an alternative point of view about military enlistment. (H) http://www.projectyano.org/

Conscientious Objection: Youth and Militarism by the American Friends Service Committee. The American Friends website has a host of materials about militarism, alternatives to the military, counter recruitment and conscientious objection. (H) http://www.afsc.org/Youth&Militarism/

DMZ: A Guide to Taking Your School Back From the Military by The War Resisters League. DMZ is a comprehensive counter-military recruitment organizing manual for youth activists and their allies. (H) http://www.warresisters.org/dmz

Do-It-Yourself Ribbon Stickers by The Pinky Show. The Pinky Show is an animated online TV show featuring a cat named Pinky. This one and a half minute episode discusses how to make an alternative to the yellow "support our troops" ribbons. (E, M, H) http://www.pinkyshow.org/archives/episodes/060322/

Police/Prison

Youth and the U.S. Justice System by Community Justice Network for Youth. A 120-page popular education history curriculum that traces developments in the juvenile justice system from the 1500’s to the policies and practices of today. (M, H) http://cjny.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=15&Itemid=30

ACLU's School-to-Prison Pipeline Game. This online game introduces students to the “school-to-prison pipeline”—policies and practices that push students out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. (M, H) http://www.aclu.org/school-prison-pipeline-game

Know Your Rights on Campus: A Guide on Racial Profiling, and Hate Crime for International Students in the United States by Harvard's Civil Rights Project. This guide provides students with the facts they need to protect themselves in school. Written with college students in mind, this is still a helpful resource for high schoolers. (H, TR) http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/KnowYourRightsComplete.pdf

Every Mother's Son by P.O.V. A film that presents three primary examples of police brutality and what is being done about it. The lesson accompanying the video addresses what students can do to take action in the present day. (H) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/everymothersson/for.html

Transgender Youth and the Prison Industrial Complex by FIERCE. This flow chart outlines the life experiences and institutional factors that place trans youth of color within the prison industrial complex. (M, H) http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/transgender-youth-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/view

Queer History, Issues and Rights

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) Website. Resources about LGBT injustices all around the world and ways to contribute to campaigns fighting for LGBT justice. (M, H, TR) http://idahomophobia.org/wp/

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Curriculum. The website features tools and resources for teaching about gay issues, for addressing homophobia and for supporting students to start Gay/Straight Alliances. (E, M, H) http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/curriculum.html

The Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements. Text of speech in which Newton stresses the need for solidarity between oppressed groups. (M, H) http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/newtonq.html

Safe Schools Coalition Month-by-Month Planning Page. Month-by-month planning provides information and lessons that speak to the intersections between LGBT history and other heritage months. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/blackboard-history.html

Welcoming Schools. Welcoming Schools is a guide for administrators, educators, parents and guardians who want to strengthen their schools’ approach to family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying. It is specifically designed for use in K-5 learning environments and is inclusive of LGBT families and individuals in the broader context of diversity. (E) http://www.hrc.org/welcomingschools/

Intersex Initiative Website. A website with information about intersexuality. (H, TR) http://www.intersexinitiative.org/index.html

Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. This documentary follows the life of one of the founders of the Mattachine Society, Harry Hay. The website provides information regarding Hay's life and a transcript of the film. (H) http://www.harryhay.com/AH_matt.html

Acting Out: Combating Homophobia Through Teacher Activism by Mollie V. Blackburn, Caroline T. Clark, Lauren M. Kenney, and Jill M. Smith. This book chronicles how teachers from urban, suburban, and rural districts joined together in a teacher inquiry group to challenge homophobia and heterosexism in schools and classrooms. (TR) http://www.educationrevolution.org/actingout.html

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: Online Exhibition of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This online exhibit provides resources, photographs and more to learn about the Nazis' persecution of homosexuals. (M, H) http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/homosexuals_02/

Speaking about Silence: Addressing Homophobia in the Sports World. Resources for addressing and teaching about homophobia in sports. (M, H, TR) http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=1239

Beyond The Binary, A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools by the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, Transgender Law Center and The National Center for Lesbian Rights. This guide includes information for helping students deconstruct some of the myths behind gender identity. It can be used to develop plans for Transgender Day of Remembrance, or for action planning to change school policies that are not supportive of all students. (E, M, H, TR) http://gsanetwork.org/get-involved/change-your-school/campaigns/beyond-binary

No Outsiders: Researching Approaches to Sexualities Equality in Primary Schools Website. No Outsider's website has various resources for educators to teach about transgender, sexuality, and gender. There are lesson plans, books, films, and links to other websites. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.nooutsiders.sunderland.ac.uk/trans-gender-queer-activism-support-information/about-the-project

Transgender Youth and the Prison Industrial Complex See Police/ Prison Section. http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/transgender-youth-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/view

Sylvia Rivera Law Project. Sylvia Rivera Law Project's website has several training and reference materials to teach about the discrimination against Transgender and gender non-conforming people. (M, H, TR) http://srlp.org/resources/trainingmaterials

Luna, Julie Anne Peters. This fiction novel is told from the perspective of a young woman who is dealing with her brother's decision to live as his true female self, Luna. It is included in the Gay-Straight Alliance Network's list of recommended books for and about LGBTQ youth. You can also find information about Transgender Day of Remembrance through this site. (M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780316011273

Two Spirits See Native American Section. http://www.twospirits.org/film.html

Safe Schools Coalition Marriage Equality Page. A list of resources from ice-breakers to talking points about the national movement to create marriage equality. (M, H, TR) http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/RG-gay_marriage.html

Freedom to Marry. This campaign website provides historic and current information about nationwide efforts to secure equal marriage rights for all couples. Includes ideas for social action. (TR) http://www.freedomtomarry.org/

Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen. This picture book is about a little girl who is worried, not about his gay wedding, but that she might not be as special to him once it's over. (E) http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2364.html

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole. This book is based on two male penguins in New York's Central Park Zoo who became a couple and were given an egg to raise. The most banned book of 2009, And Tango Makes Three has won many awards and has been at the center of numerous censorship and culture war debates on same-sex marriage, adoption and homosexuality in animals. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780689878459

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon’s Wedding Video. A Groundspark's video of lifelong LGBT activists, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon's marriage, which was the first marriage performed in San Francisco under Gavin Newsom. (M, H, TR) http://groundspark.org/del-and-phyllis

No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lewis directed by JEB. This 57-minute film about the founders of the lesbian rights movement reveals their inspiring public activism as well as their charming and very funny private relationship. (H) http://www.jebmedia.com/

Religions

Maintain Neutrality by Teaching Tolerance. This link provides a collection of lessons designed to help teachers maintain the distinction between "teaching religion" and "teaching about religion." Explore the site for a wide array of other lessons and resources on the topic. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/maintain-neutrality

Under the Bodhi Tree by Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. This book tells the story of the Buddha's life, from his birth as a pampered prince, through his cultivation and enlightenment, to his founding of the Buddhist sangha and his final Nirvana. (E, M) http://www.amazon.com/Under-Bodhi-Dharma-Buddhist-Association/dp/0881393193/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238335074&sr=1-1

Information on Hinduism by Mandy Barrow. Provides some basic information about Hinduism for children. (E, M, H) http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm

Lights for Gita by Rachna Gilmore. Author Rachna Gilmore introduces readers to Divali, one of the most important holidays observed by Hindus all over the world, through the eyes of Gita, a young immigrant girl. The author's site includes a teacher's guide and other books about Hinduism. (E) http://www.rachnagilmore.ca/guide-lights.html

BBC Schools: Guide to Ramadan. This site includes information about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr and links to lesson plans intended to help students understand the beliefs and practices of Muslim people. A lesson on Islamic art is included here. Follow links to "BBC Food" for information on Eid al-Fitr around the globe. (E, M, H) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/islam/ramadan.shtml

Ramadan by Susan L. Douglass. This book is about Ramadan, which is a holy time of year for Muslims all around the world. During Ramadan Muslims fast and pray each day between sunrise and sunset. At the end of Ramadan Muslims have a special celebration called Eid al-fitr. (E, M, TR) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781575055848

The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin. During Eid, Aneesa is sad that her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage until her grandmother gives her a beautiful gift that comes in handy when she meets two sisters who are refugees and in need of her help. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=yEgP9Zq7QAMC&pg=PT39&dq=My+Name+is+Bilal,+Asma+Mobin-Uddin&client=safari#PPP1,M1

My Name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin. Bilal, a young Muslim boy, having transferred to a new school, tries to fit in. He pretends his name is Bill and ignores the teasing of his sister for wearing a head scarf. With an understanding teacher, Bilal reconnects with his faith and school. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=_UPc7aEmrAQC

Salaam: A Muslim American Boy’s Story by Trish Brown. This is a biography about a Muslim American boy named Imran. It tells about how he likes to do the same things that most children his age do. Not everyone understands what it means to be Muslim and through his story, Imran shows how Muslims strive to be good people, just like those of other faiths do. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780805065381

My Sikh Year: A Year of Religious Festivals by Cath Senker. This book moves chronologically through the calendar year and looks at the typical events, customs, and celebrations celebrated by Sikh children. (E) http://www.amazon.com/My-Sikh-Year-Religious-Festivals/dp/0750240555

Religious Oppression

Days of Remembrance. The Museum has extensive resources for honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day. (H, TR) http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/

One Survivor Remembers. One Survivor Remembers tells the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. The free teaching kit includes the documentary and lesson plans. (M, H, TR) http://www.tolerance.org/kit/one-survivor-remembers

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This book tells the story of a young girl and her life in Denmark during World War II. Annemarie's and her family are determined to help Ellen survive the “relocation” program for all Jews. These sites include lesson plans for the book. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/search/apachesolr_search/Number+the+Stars http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/number_the_stars.pdf http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading23/number_the_stars.htm

Paper Clips. This 2004 documentary shows how students in Tennessee responded to lessons about the Holocaust—with a promise to collect a paper clip for each individual killed by the Nazis. The result, a memorial railcar filled with 11 million paper clips stands permanently in their schoolyard, shows how a committed group of children and educators can make a difference. (E, M, H) http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/paper_clips/

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann. This PBS documentary and accompanying website provides teachers with activities to learn more about the role that Eichmann played in the Holocaust. (H) Teacher resources: http://remember.org/eichmann/
Documentary: http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Adolf-Eichmann-David-Brinkley/dp/6304446772

War and Imperialism

Why War Is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker. Poet and activist Alice Walker personifies the power and wanton devastation of war in this evocative poem that takes an unflinching look at the nature of war and its unforeseen consequences. (E) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780060753856

Why Did the South (Excluding the Border States) Secede? Columbia American History Online: Point-Counterpoint series. Bruce Baskind. Follow the related topics link to explore this online collection's extensive resources on the Civil War including document based questions, teaching activities and classroom simulations. (H, TR) http://caho-test.cc.columbia.edu/pcp/14002.html

World War II and McCarthyism by Gayle Olson-Raymer. Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 16 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on domestic opposition to the “good war” and the impact of McCarthyism. (H) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/1597

Arthur Miller's The Crucible, lesson designed by Susan Latour. Site includes links to a multitude of resources connecting the analysis of The Crucible with McCarthyism. (H)

http://www.bydewey.com/crucible.html

The Personal Side of the Smith Act from The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Students will analyze a letter from Elizabeth Gurley Flynn to Mary Kaufman to illustrate the effects of the Smith Act on Americans accused of being communists. (H) http://www.smith.edu/library/libs/ssc/curriculum/kaufmanlp1.html

http://www.smith.edu/library/libs/ssc/curriculum/kaufman.html

Sir! No Sir! A film by David Zeiger. This documentary tells the story of the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Military during the Vietnam War. (H, TR) http://www.sirnosir.com/

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent. (H) http://www.ivaw.org/

Voices in Wartime Education by The YES! Education Program and Voices in Wartime Education Project . This site seeks to enable students to engage deeply with the subject of war by hearing and re-telling the personal stories of witnesses to war; and then engages students in imagining and creating a less violent world. The site includes the film's trailer, curricular materials and poetry. (H, TR) http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/curriculum/voices-in-wartime

The Recruiter directed by Edet Belzburg. This curriculum, which accompanies the documentary The Recruiter, provides teachers with tools to take students beyond their own perspectives on war, and into the lives of teenagers choosing to enlist in the United States Army. It also prompts discussion about the personal circumstances of the teenagers themselves, and the nature of the war in which they are participating. (H) http://www.propellerfilms.com/recruiter/resources/

Camouflaged: Investigating How the U.S. Military Affects You and Your Community by NYCoRE. This resource collection is a tool for educators to help students explore the role of the military in their lives and in their communities. (M, H) http://www.nycore.org/camo.html

Survey of Latino Attitudes on the War in Iraq. See Latino Section. http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/37.pdf

Whose Terrorism? by Bill Bigelow. This lesson uses fictional countries to engage students in critical analysis of terms such as 'terrorism' and 'patriotic' and the ways they are being used for political ends. (H, TR) http://www.radicalmath.org/docs/Kokka_CostofWar.doc

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent See Latino History Section. http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780853459910

A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn. This graphic novel is a general source for discussing US actions in the world. Zinn specifically includes a chapter on the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. (M, H) http://www.zinnedproject.org/posts/1341

Collapse of the USSR 10 Years On. This website provides maps, photos and a detailed chronology and analysis of how and why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. It also reports on how each of the fifteen newly independent states were doing in 2001. (H) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/europe/2001/collapse_of_ussr/default.stm

Voices of a People's History. Short video of actor Steve Earl reading Bartolomeo Vanzetti's speech to the court. (H) http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1274700&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=1

Teaching Unit on Landmines by UN Cyberschoolbus. Two UN sites for teaching about landmines. One is a cyber webquest for students; the other contains lesson plans and resources for teachers. (M, H, TR) http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/sds/introduction/index.asp
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/banmines/units.asp

Women’s History, Issues and Rights

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000. This website offers documents and lesson plans for teaching American history. (M, H) http://womhist.alexanderstreet.com/teacher/teacherindex.htm

Gender Issues by Ithaca College WISE. This site includes a list of links, a bibliography and films related to gender issues. (M, H, TR) http://www.ithaca.edu/wise/topics/gender.htm

Beyondmedia Education. Beyondmedia Education's mission is to collaborate with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories, connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of media arts. Videos available for viewing and purchasing. (M, H, TR) http://www.beyondmedia.org/about_us.html

Women's History and Children's Books. List of books focusing on women throughout history as well as strong fictional female characters. (E, M, TR) http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/history/women.html

My Story of the War: The Civil War Memoirs of the Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, and Suffragette by Mary Livermore. This autobiographical book details Livermore's life during the Civil War years and shows the value of women during this time of national turmoil. (M, H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780306806582

National Archives Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment. Collection of relevant documents with teaching suggestions and links to other related lessons. (E, M) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/woman-suffrage/

VoteQuest. VoteQuest is an interactive game that will teach students about the struggle for women's voting rights. You can use VoteQuest to launch conversations about social causes and ways to champion change. (E) http://www.tolerance.org/pt/votequest/index.html

Women’s Suffrage: Why the West First? by EDsitement. Lesson plans centered on understanding the obstacles to suffrage. Can be used alone or with other lessons on the site. (M) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=439

The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women's Rights Movement by George Sullivan. A photographic record of the women's movement from Seneca Falls to the present. Photographs and reproductions present a wide range of both well-known individuals and informal shots of unknowns. (E, M) http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780590475600-0

Ain't I A Woman? See African American History Section. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sojtruth-woman.html

First Grade Women’s History Curriculum Lesson Plan: Elizabeth Blackwell. Through this lesson, students will learn about and become inspired by Blackwell's achievements. They will also think about their own career aspirations and some of the realistic steps they would take to attain that career. (E) http://www.palmbeachschools.org/multicultural/MulticulturalCurriculum/documents/1stblackwell.pdf

The Hull House Museum. Resources to teach and learn more about the history of Hull House and Jane Addams, including websites, videos, readings and lesson plans. (H, TR) http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html

Lesson: Voices Across Time; A Survey of the Women's Liberation Movement. This three-lesson set on the Women’s Liberation Movement utilizes 1970’s women’s music to explore how self-actualization, political activism, and lesbianism played pivotal roles in helping women achieve equal status in American society. (H) http://www.voicesacrosstime.org/come-all-ye/ti/2006/Lesson%20Plans/09CooperWomensLiberation.html

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, Anna Quindlen. First published in 1963, this book defined “the problem that has no name,” and helped launch the Second Wave of the feminist movement. (H) http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780393322576

3 Women's Stories of Another Color. Three lesson plans with audio downloads of women storytellers. 1) Nepantla: Caught Between Two Worlds, Growing up Mexican American in Los Angeles. 2) The Spirit Survives: The American Indian Boarding School Experience: Then and Now. 3) Hidden Memory: Internment: Knowing Your Family’s Story and Why it Matters. (M, H) http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/womenshistory

Not Yet Rain by Lisa Russell of Governess Films. A film about unsafe abortion and reproductive rights in Ethiopia told through the voices of women who have struggled for safe health care. The website has other resources about how to get involved. (H) http://www.NotYetRain.org

MADRE. As a human rights organization, MADRE works internationally with women who are affected by violations to help them win justice and change the conditions that gave rise to human rights abuses. Website includes videos, blogs, papers and other resources that can be used in the classroom. (H, TR) http://www.madre.org/

Unbought and Unbossed See African American History Section. http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780980059021

Chisolm '72: Unbought and Unbossed See African American History Section. http://www.pbs.org/pov/chisholm/lesson_plan.php

Reducing Gender Stereotyping and Homophobia in Sports by Teaching Tolerance. This lesson asks students to identify and discuss homophobia and gender stereotyping in athletics, and think about how to combat these attitudes and behavior at their own schools. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/activity/reducing-gender-stereotyping-and-homophobia-sports

The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth by Jean L. S. Patrick. Jean L. S. Patrick's book tells the story of Jackie Mitchell. Patrick also makes visits to school speaking and giving dramatic readings of her book. (E) http://www.jeanpatrick.com/baberuth.htm

http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9781575055848

Everyone Does Better When Women Do Better by Facing the Future. Students enact the roles of citizens and government representatives from various countries at a “town meeting” forum. Citizens address their local government representative with concerns about the status of women and girls in their country and potential solutions. (M, H) http://www.facingthefuture.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=b5vUad6W7DM%3d

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