This unit uses the 10 Questions Framework to explore two examples of youth activism: the 1963 Chicago schools boycott and the present-day movement against gun violence launched by Parkland students.
Subject
- Remove Civics/Citizenship filter Civics/Citizenship
- English Language Arts Apply English Language Arts filter
- European History Apply European History filter
- History Apply History filter
- Jewish Education Apply Jewish Education filter
- Music, Art, and Culture Apply Music, Art, and Culture filter
- Psychology Apply Psychology filter
- Remove Social Studies filter Social Studies
- US History Apply US History filter
- World History Apply World History filter
Resource Type
- Remove Audio filter Audio
- Remove Book filter Book
- Books & Borrowing Apply Books & Borrowing filter
- Chapter Apply Chapter filter
- Explainer Apply Explainer filter
- Featured Collection Apply Featured Collection filter
- Gallery Apply Gallery filter
- Grant Apply Grant filter
- Lesson Apply Lesson filter
- On-Demand Webinar Apply On-Demand Webinar filter
- Page Apply Page filter
- PowerPoint Apply PowerPoint filter
- Reading Apply Reading filter
- Teaching Idea Apply Teaching Idea filter
- Teaching Strategy Apply Teaching Strategy filter
- Timeline Apply Timeline filter
- Remove Unit filter Unit
- Unit Outline Apply Unit Outline filter
- Remove Video filter Video
- Visual Essay Apply Visual Essay filter
Current Filters:
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
American Idealist
This unit, designed to accompany the film American Idealist, explores idealism, public service, and public policy through the career of American statesman and activist Sargent Shriver.
Book
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Confronting Apartheid
Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Media Literacy
Race in US History
Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age
Help students become informed and effective civic participants in today's digital landscape. This unit is designed to develop students' critical thinking, news literacy, civic engagement, and social-emotional skills and competencies.
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Identity & Community: An Introduction to 6th Grade Social Studies
Intentionally designed for middle school classrooms, this unit explores themes of identity and community by using students' knowledge of the Memphis, Tennessee, community.
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Global Immigration
My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States
Help students understand that their voices are integral to the story of the United States with six lesson plans that investigate individual and national identity.
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Standing Up for Democracy
Designed for students in the United Kingdom, these lessons foster the critical thinking, mutual respect, and toleration necessary to bring about a more humane society.
Unit
Holocaust
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
Use our online unit to lead students through a study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
Unit
Holocaust
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour (UK)
Lead your students through a detailed and challenging study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Justice & Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This unit leads students through a deep exploration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the history of its creation to its legacy in today’s global community.
Video
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Media Literacy
Race in US History
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Journalists explore social media activism by discussing #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, a Twitter hashtag response to what was seen as racism and stereotypes in the images featured in the media.
Video
Genocide & Mass Violence
The Armenian Genocide
1908-1914 Shift to Young Turks
Dr. Richard Hovannisian, professor of Near Eastern Studies at UCLA, speaks about the radicalization of the Young Turks in the Ottoman Empire from 1908-1914.
Pages
Search Our Global Collection
Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.