What Young People Should Know Before Joining the Military by J. Cyriac M. at Teachers for Social Justice

http://www.teachersforjustice.org/2009/02/curriculum-unit-plan-what-young-people.html

Beforejoiningthemilitary.doc (Microsoft Word Document 74Kb)

“What Young People Should Know Before Joining the Military” is a unit designed for a 10th grade US History class. The historical component revolves around imperialism and the Spanish-American War. A contemporary connection is made through a look at imperialism and the Iraq War. The final project for the unit consists of group presentations on what CPS students should know about the military before they consider joining. The presentations were videotaped and then edited and compiled to make a 15-minute video that was posted on YouTube.

Categories:
Social Justice: Globalization
Social Justice: Iraq
Social Justice: Counter Recruitment
Social Justice: War and Peace
Anti-Oppression/Critical Consciousness: Race/Racism
Anti-Oppression/Critical Consciousness: Gender/Sexism

Grade Levels: middle, high
Type of Material: lesson plan
Cost: no
Keywords: Imperialism, American Empire, Militarism, Poverty Draft, Racism, Sexism, College, Job Training, War
Licensing: Creative Commons- share & reuse but please attribute

submitted by Teachers for Social Justice - Chicago