ELAR lesson on Racism (digital

1. Digital CARA Unit on Racism
by Courtney Adams EDCI 517

2. Slide 4 --- Reflective Statement
Slide 6 --- Poem 1 “Heading Down” by Douglas Manuel
Slide 7 --- Poem 2 “I, too” by Langston Hughes
Slide 8 --- Poem 3 “Middle Aged White Guy” by Richard
Lamoureux
Slide 10 --- “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (Book 1)
Slide 11 --- “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred
Taylor (Book 2)
Slide 12 --- “Bury My Heart A Wounded Knee” by Dee
Brown (Book 3)
Slide 14 --- “Air Force Academy Leader delivers powerful
speech on race” (Informational Article 1)
Slide 15 --- “America is more diverse than ever before, but
its school are growing more segregated”
(Informational Article 2)

3. Slide 16 --- “My California high school had a Confederate
mascot” (Informational Article 3)
Slide 18 --- Website 1 on racism www.tolerance.org
Slide 19 --- Website 2 on racism
http://voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com
Slide 20 --- Website 3 on racism http://www.splcenter.org
Slide 22 --- Inquiry-based Learning and Performance
Assessment websites
1.
2. https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/6-types-assessment-learning

4. I chose the topic of racism for my Content Area Resource
Anthology (CARA) because I see that there more incidents of
hateful and violent acts towards people of color in the U.S. now.
When they happen, we all say “This is not who we are as a
country.” I feel that education is the key to reducing the hate.
We can’t continue to hide from the uncomfortable topic of
racism. We need to teach the students to think critically about
the world we live in. We should embrace the conversations,
debates and topics associated with racism. Race and ethnic
study units in the classroom will open up the minds of students,
so that they can develop the interpersonal relationships. Martin
Luther King Jr. said, “Men often hate each other because they
fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know
each other; they don’t know each other because they cannot
communicate; they cannot communicate because they are
separated.’ My goal with this racism CARA is for the students to
come together through communication.

6. Heading Down
By Douglas Manuel
We shouldn’t raise mixed babies
in the South, Kay says as I drive up the crest
of another hill on our way into Kentucky.
The South, where humidity leaves
a sweat mustache, where a truck
with a Confederate flag painted
on the back windshield skitters in front
of us. In its bed, avoiding our eyes,
a boy with blond hair
split down the middle like a Bible
left open to the Book of Psalms.
His shirtless, sun-licked skin drapes,
a thin coat for his bones, his clavicles sharp.
I want to know who’s driving this raggedy truck.
I want the boy to look at us. I want
to spray paint a black fist over that flag.
I want the truck to find its way
into the ravine. I want to—
Stepping on the gas, I pass the truck,
Kay and I turn our heads. The boy smiles
and waves. The man driving doesn’t
turn his head, keeps his eyes on the road. Kay
turns red as she draws her fingers
into fists. I stare at the whites of her eyes.
Douglas Manuel, "Heading Down" from Testify. Copyright © 2017 by Douglas Manuel. Reprinted by permission of Red Hen Press.
Source: Testify (Red Hen Press, 2017) Link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/143505/heading-down

7. I, Too
By Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
Langston Hughes, “I, Too” from Collected Poems. Copyright ©
1994 by The Estate of Langston Hughes. Reprinted with the
permission of Harold Ober Associates Incorporated.
Source: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage
Books, 2004)
Link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too

8. Middle Aged White Guy
Written By Richard Lamoureux, January 31, 2017
How do I shed the label
of a white oppressive man
Do I listen to the message
of Obama's "Yes we can!"
Perhaps I'll go out marching
With women take to the streets
Hold placards of "Black Lives Matter"
While trying to feel their pained heart beats
Still I wonder should I feel guilty
for horrible things my race has done
Or would it not be better
If I instead loved everyone
My friends are many religions
Jewish, Muslim, Christian Too
I've conversed with Jehovah witnesses
if you are Sikh I can learn from you
I'm unconcerned with color
or the kind of clothes you wear
I'm more interested in your story
and the heart you're willing to share
Don't see me as an enemy
Just because my skin is white
Understanding will replace our fear
Conversations can make things right
No one wants to be looked at
through the lens of a clouded eye
If you and I are both willing
a different logic will apply
In the end we are brothers and sisters
there is but one human race
Each person wants a sense of belonging
It's up to us to create that space.
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2017
Link:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/middle_aged_w
hite_guy_871408

10. Picture
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/79/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird
.JPG/220px-To_Kill_a_Mockingbird.JPG
The story is narrated by a young girl who goes by the name of "Scout"
Finch. Scout's real name is Jean Louise, a name that is not fitting for a
tomboyish, rebellious girl like Scout.
Scout lives in the small Alabama town of Maycomb in the 1930s with
her brother, Jem, and her widowed father, Atticus. Another presence
in the house is the stern but ultimately kind-hearted African-American
housekeeper named Calpurnia.
The story takes place during the depression, but the Finch family is
better off than many in this small town, as Atticus is a successful and
respected lawyer.
Two main themes that permeate this book are judgment and justice.
Scout and Jem learn lessons about judging other people through the
character of Boo Radley, a mysterious and reclusive neighbor. Early in
the story, the children poke fun at Boo, but they ultimately discover his
goodness.
This theme is also present in the developments surrounding the
character of Tom Robinson. Robinson is a poor African-American field
hand who is accused and tried for rape. In the process of defending
Robinson, Atticus is able to provide evidence that the young man is
innocent. Nonetheless, because of the racist nature of white society in
that time and place, the young man is convicted.
Fleming, Grace. (2016, June 27). To Kill a Mockingbird. Retrieved from
https://www.thoughtco.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird-profile-1856872

11. Picture: https://images-na.ssl-images-
amazon.com/images/I/51OrYYJSpoL._SX321_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Set amid the Great Depression and the racially charged South, the
story of the Logan family is told through the eyes of 9-year-old Cassie.
Proud of her heritage, Cassie is familiar with the oft-told tale of how
her Grandpa Logan worked to acquire his own land. An anomaly
among the tenant farming black families they know, the Logan family
must work doubly hard to make their tax and mortgage payments.
When Mr. Granger, a wealthy white businessman and a powerful
voice in the community, makes it known he wants the Logans' land,
he sets into motion a series of events forcing the Logans to rally other
Black families in the area to boycott the local mercantile shop. In an
attempt to assuage their neighbors’ fear of retaliation, the Logans use
their own credit and agree to purchase the goods needed.
Problems for the Logans begin when Mama loses her teaching job
and the bank suddenly calls due the remaining mortgage payment.
Matters get worse when Papa and Mr. Morrison, the farm hand, are
involved in a skirmish that results in a broken leg for Papa rendering
him unable to work. In a climactic moment born of racial tension and
fear for their lives, the Logan family learns that TJ, their young
neighbor, is involved in a robbery with two local white boys.
In a race to protect TJ and stop a tragedy, the Logans will have to be
willing to sacrifice the possessions their family has worked
generations to acquire.
Kendall, Jennifer. (2017, December 3). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Book Review. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/roll-of-
thunder-hear-my-cry-627381

12. Picture: http://www.ferrispark.com/blog/uploaded_images/BuryMyHeart-740089.jpg
Dee Brown begins Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee with
an overview of the major political forces in North America
during the second half of the 19th century. During this
period, the United States emerged from the Civil War
battered on the one hand, and yet with its military and
government more powerful than they’d ever been before.
The government began to expand into the western half of
North America, the territory it had gained in the Mexican
American War of the 1840s. The U.S. government sent
waves of settlers out to the Midwest and California, but
much of the land west of the Mississippi was—according
to treaties the U.S. government itself had proposed and
signed—the property of Native American tribes.
Confronted with this problem, the U.S. government in
many cases blatantly violated its own treaties and forced
Native American tribes to relocate to small, desolate
reservations in places where no white settlers wanted to
go. Naturally, there were many Native American tribes
that resisted the military’s relocation project. In each
chapter of the book, Brown discusses a different tribe and
its troubled history of resistance against the United States
military.
Arn, Jackson. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Plot
Summary." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 11 Oct 2017. Web. 9
Dec 2017.

14. http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-air-force-racial-slur-
20170929-story.html
Air Force Academy leader delivers powerful
speech on race

15. Op-Ed: America is more diverse than ever
before, but its schools are growing more
segregated
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-tatum-school-segregation-20170912-
story.html

16. Op-Ed My California high school had
a Confederate mascot
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mccormick-antelope-valley-confederate-
20170824-story.html

18. “Our mission is to reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations and support equitable school experiences for our nation’s children. We
believe that schools must educate all students for full participation in a diverse democracy.
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with
children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and
to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
Our program emphasizes social justice and anti-bias. The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge
prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives. Our Social Justice Standards show how anti-bias education works
through the four domains of identity, diversity, justice and action. “ https://www.tolerance.org/about

19. “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement began as an online project called His Dream, Our Stories, created by Comcast in 2013 to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The highlight of that important event was civil
rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s impassioned “I Have a Dream” speech that became the rallying cry for the movement.
His Dream, Our Stories presented interviews with people who organized and fought for justice and equality in 1963 leading up to the
March on Washington, those who were there, and those who have continued to work for social justice ever since. Viewers were also
invited to share their own stories and comments.
The His Dream, Our Stories project has been recognized with many awards, including a Multicultural TV Frontrunner Award, Worldfest
Houston Independent International Film Festival Award, Radio Television Digital News Association UNITY Award, CINE Golden Eagle
Award and National Association of Black Journalists Award.” https://voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/

20. “Our Teaching Tolerance project combats prejudice among our nation’s youth while
promoting equality, inclusiveness and equitable learning environments in the classroom. We
produce an array of anti-bias resources that we distribute, free of charge, to educators
across the country – award-winning classroom documentaries, lesson plans and curricula,
Teaching Tolerance magazine, and more.” https://www.splcenter.org/

22. 11 Ways to Make an Inquiry-Based Classroom
By: Jacqui Murray
How do you turn a traditional, entrenched academic setting into an inquiry-based classroom? By taking
things one step at a time. Here are 15 ways you can try; maybe one or more will resonate with your
teaching style.
http://www.teachhub.com/11-ways-make-
inquiry-based-classroom
https://www.teachthough
t.com/pedagogy/6-types-
assessment-learning/
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