Is+Racism+Dead?

=Is Racism Dead? (3-4 Blocs)= Subjects > Statistics > Current Events, History, U.S. History, Sociology Grades 7-12, Brief Description Students investigate events surrounding the integration of Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School and explore racial harmony in their own school. **Included:** A survey to determine whether racism is dead at your school. Objectives Students Keywords awareness, graph, graphing, harmony, integration, Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School, racial, racism, school, social, survey Materials Needed Lesson Plan Explain to students that they will explore Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School in 1957-1958 and today, and then learn about the experiences of students in their own school in relation to racial interaction.
 * **Mathematics**
 * **Social Studies**
 * explore the events of 1957 and 1958 at Little Rock High School.
 * conduct a survey of racial harmony at their school.
 * create a graph displaying the results of the survey.
 * discuss racial attitudes today.
 * computer with Internet access
 * print and/or online resources about school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas, such as [|School Integration in Little Rock, Arkansas], and [|Little Rock: 40 Years Later]
 * [|Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary]
 * Education World [|Racial Harmony Survey]

Assessment Evaluate students' contributions to the class discussion. Lesson Plan Source Education World Submitted By Linda Starr National Standards =The Problem With Profiling= Subjects
 * Have students use print and online resources to explore events surrounding the integration of Little Rock's Central High School.
 * Encourage students to visit the [|Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary] Web site to learn about the attitude of the school's students in 1957 and today.
 * Encourage students in your class, team, or school to complete anonymously the Education World [|Racial Harmony Survey]. Graph the results.
 * Discuss the results of the survey. Ask: "Does racism exist at our school? If so, what can we do about it?"**Extension:** You might invite students to take the [|Test for Hidden Bias] to learn about their unconscious prejudices.

>> Language Arts >> Civics, Current Events, Government, History, U.S. History, Sociology Grades 7-12 Brief Description Students explore the issue of racial profiling and post their conclusions to a youth message board. Objectives Students
 * **Arts and Humanities**
 * **Educational Technology**
 * **Social Studies**

Keywords African Americans, Arab Americans, crime, profile, profiling, racial, safety, terrorism Materials Needed computers with Internet access and print and online resources about racial profiling, such as
 * explore the issue of racial profiling.
 * write brief essays about their conclusions.
 * submit their essays to a youth message board.

Lesson Plan Explain to students that racial profiling is the practice of targeting a person for criminal investigation based on his or her racial characteristics. Point out that profiling can also be based on other characteristics, such as age or gender.
 * [|Racial Profiling: Should It Be Used for Aviation Security?]
 * [|A Resource Guide on Racial Profiling Data Collection Systems] (optional: This is a .pdf file; [|Acrobat Reader] is required for download)
 * [|Profiling Distinctions]
 * [|Yahoo! News Database: Racial Profiling]
 * [|Racial Profiling: Prejudice or Protocol?]

Assessment Evaluate students on the factual content and literary characteristics of their essays. Lesson Plan Source Education World
 * Ask students: Have you ever been stopped by police and questioned because of specific characteristics, such as race, age, or gender ? How would you feel if you were stopped by police and questioned because of such characteristics? What evidence of a crime do police have when they detain and question a person based on profiling? What rights of profiled suspects are violated? What are some reasons people give to support profiling? What are some reasons people give against profiling? What are the benefits of profiling? What are the dangers of profiling?
 * Ask students to explore print and online resources about racial profiling.
 * Invite students to [|Spot the Fake Incident].
 * Ask: Should racial profiling of Arab Americans be allowed in view of recent terrorist activities? Why or why not?
 * Have students write brief essays about their views on profiling Arab Americans.