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 * =A Walk Through Inequality=


 * Audience: This lesson provides snapshots of our world's march towards equality. Developed for students in grades 7 and 8, the site could be used in either a literature, social studies, or media classroom to provide enrichment to novel studies, historical background to social studies units, or as a stand alone to enhance critical thinking skills as well as technology skills. Critical thinking questions are sprinkled throughout to further encourage open dialogue and inquiry thinking. It is developed to be used by students individually and discussed cooperatively.**

Learning Goals:

 * **Develop an overcharging mental timeline of events that have shaped our country's vision of and need for equality**
 * **Articulate the definitions of stereotyping, racism, prejudice**
 * **Identify major events in the movement toward equal rights**
 * **Identify the individual's role in promoting equality**
 * **Identify current events that continue the cycle of inequality**

THOUGHT PROVOKER: Carefully view the video located below. After viewing the video, answer the following questions:
 * 1) Martin Luther King quotes the Declaration of Independence in his famous speech, "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal." In our current world, is this an accurate statement? If answering yes, explain how you see this. If no, why not?
 * 2) The statement "judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin" means what?
 * 3) Are we to the point yet (in reality) when former slaves and former slave owners sit down at the table of botherhood?

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