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| New York Times Lesson Plans |
Jan Kubik
Rutgers University |
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SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Social Studies
Tackling Race Issues on the Field (Grades 6 to 12)
An Exercise in Understanding Our Treatment of Others
In this lesson, students explore what it means to be "in
the minority." Students
then experience what it feels to suddenly be treated differently
by peers by
participating in an activity in which they are "labeled"
with statements that
determine how others in their groups will relate to them.
(Monday July 3, 2000)
- SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Media Studies, Social Studies,
Civics
Sufferin' Stereotypes (Grades 6 to 12)
Examining Race and Ethnicity as Presented in Children's
Media
In this lesson, students examine how the media informs the
way they, as
children, think about racial and ethnic differences and
whether "objectionable
material" in mass media from the past should be preserved.
(Monday, June 4,2001)
- SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Media Studies, Technology
Beyond Black and White (Grades 6 to 12)
Examining the Portrayal of Race in Video Games and the Entertainment
Media
In this lesson, students critically examine the portrayal
of minorities in video
games and other forms of entertainment to assess whether
or not these
portrayals further perpetuate racial stereotyping.
(Thursday, October 21, 1999)
- SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Social Studies
Youth Groups (Grades 6 to 12)
Examining the Impact and Effects of Race During Adolescence
In this lesson, students explore the impact and effects
of race identity during
adolescence by discussing their perceptions of race and
by conducting an
observation-based study of the ways in which students choose
to group
themselves in their school with particular attention to
race.
(Monday, June 26, 2000)
- SUBJECT(S): Economics, Language Arts, Social Studies
Working It Out (Grades 6 to 12)
Exploring Racial Divisions in the Workplace: A Simulation
Activity
In this lesson, students participate in a simulation in
which they are arbitrarily
assigned different work roles (cleaners, line workers and
supervisors) and
compare their experiences to those discussed in a New York
Times article
about the racial divisions that exist among work tasks in
a pork production
plant. (Friday, June 16, 2000.)
- SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Social Studies, Civics
Hoop Dreams (Grades 6 to 12)
Meeting "Barrier-Breakers" in the World of Sports
In this lesson, students learn about athletes who broke
racial, ethnic and
gender barriers in their sports. They then craft responses,
from the
perspectives of these athletes, to a New York Times article
about bias that
exists against Native American athletes.
(Monday, June 18, 2001)
- SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Media Studies
TeleVisions of Race (Grades 6 to 12)
Examining the Portrayal of Race on Television
In this lesson, students explore the topic of race as it
exists in the characters,
plots and settings of television shows by participating
in class discussions and
maintaining media logs to study some of their favorite programs.
(Monday, June 12, 2000)
- SUBJECT(S):
American History, Geography, Language Arts, Social Studies
Gaining Perspective (Grades 6 to 12)
Exploring Views on Race in America Today
In this lesson, students explore, through discussing a New
York Times article
and sharing their own thoughts and experiences, different
perspectives on race
in America today, why they exist and what they might mean
for the future.
(Monday, June 5, 2000)
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