Perspective+and+Change+in+the+Social+Studies+Classroom

//Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.// - //President Barack Obama, speech, Feb. 5, 2008// //The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.// - National Council for the Social Studies (1994, p.3)

Activity One Ø Developmental Activity: Use three elements to illustrate your cultural history. Share and Discuss (10 minutes)

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Activity Two

Ø "Iron Jawed Angels" (2004) by Katja von Garnier media type="custom" key="6504135" What does the interaction between Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells-Barnett tell us about the importance of identity? (15 minutes)

Activity Three Ø Current Events Analysis: o Three Groups: local news, state news, national news o Each group will locate an article that describes a problem that they can identify with. (15 minutes) [|www.online-stopwatch.com]

Respond to the questions: What is the problem in the article? In your opinion, what would be the best solution for this problem Share and Discuss (15 minutes) *5 minutes per group

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