Teaching Tolerance

objectives for task 2

• Cite textual evidence to support claims.
• Contribute to class discussions.
• Determine how incidents propel action forward.
• Write clear and coherent responses.

Agenda for task 2

• Discuss and close watch videos relating to the civil rights movement.
• Read speeches relating to the civil rights movement.
• Socratic seminar discussion *
• Write compare and contrast responses

Focus notes

Objective: Determine how incidents propel action forward.

Essential Questions

• What are the setbacks and progresses relating to intolerance?
• Is this trend heading in a positive or negative direction?
• What can you tell about humanity?

Brain Drain (2 minutes)
What do you know about the civil rights movement?
events, people, why

Definition search:
humanity
humane
inhumane

Close watch

A time for justice

As you watch the first 12 minutes answer:

• What kind of injustices are people undergoing?
• What is non-violence?
• What role does non-violence play in the struggle? why?
• Is non-violence an effective way to handle the intolerance?

Discuss 2 min: WHY:
"they risked their lives, their jobs, their homes, their families, and they went down to register to vote."
Lawrence Guyote- Civil Rights Activist

Let's review the essential questions

What modern examples of social injustice would Martin Luther King or Cesar Chavez likely protest? why? FOR LATER