Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Journal at least six entries of personal experiences with being pre-judged.
Objective: Refocus on concept of prejudice.
Activity: 1) Journal at least six entries of personal experiences with being pre-judged. Start with the leading, "I pre-judged someone when . . . or I was pre-judged when . . .". 2) Research individuals who fought prejudice and write an essay describing this individual and how he/she fought discrimination. 3) Create a scrapbook of news articles that contain examples of prejudice or articles that describe situations in which discrimination is being fought. The student must write what the article is about and who or what is being discriminated against. 4) Create a bulletin board or poster depicting prejudice or write song lyrics from the points of view of one of the characters in the book.
