Day One: Teacher Note: Prior to this lesson explain to the five selected students their role and its purpose in the activity to the students. Establish their willingness to participate.

Select five learners and have them put on red T-shirts. Continue with classroom instruction from the previous day, not mentioning discrimination or the reason you had the learners wear the shirts. Over the next half hour, ignore these learners and treat them differently from other learners (i.e., if they answer a question incorrectly, mock them, or refuse to even call on them). Use as much positive reinforcement for the rest of the class as possible. After a half hour, stop the class, move the desks into a circle, and form a large discussion group. Reflect on the reasons you had the learners put the shirts on (to demonstrate discrimination). Ask the five students to share their feelings during the activity.

Ask for examples of other people who have been discriminated against in the past and question how it must have felt to be discriminated against. Towards the end of class, say, "Now imagine a world where none of these negative feelings exist. A world where others won’t judge you because you look, think or act differently than they do. A world where although there are differences, each one is embraced and celebrated. Over the next few days, we are going to be looking at the differences that have caused people to be excluded in the past, excluded in the present, and discussing ways to ensure we are a more inclusive community." Assign a journal entry based on the experiences of today.

Day Two: At the beginning of class time, have the song "Don’t Laugh at Me" playing. As learners enter the room, hand them a different item symbolic of various disabilities. For example, blindfold some of the learners, have some wear ear plugs, give some crutches or a wheelchair to use. The learners must use their items all class period.

Show the movie Journey to a Hate-Free Millenium.

Have the learners remove their disability item only after the movie is complete.

Have the learners write a two-page summary in their journal on how this experience made them feel.

Day Three: Have the song "Don’t Laugh at Me" playing as the learners enter. Discuss the events that occurred in the video from the previous day, and have the learners analyze how the different disability items affected their views and understanding of the movie.

Discuss the ways people discriminate and identify different groups who have experienced discrimination. Define hate crime.

Give a historical briefing on hate crimes and discrimination.

Introduce and discuss laws that have been enacted to eliminate discrimination. Discuss the Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address and Core Democratic Values.

Day Four: Have the song "Don’t Laugh at Me" playing as learners enter. Invite in a panel of diverse people who are in various minority groups to speak to the learners. They may include people from the following minority groups: disabled, religion, race, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation, gender and physical appearance. They may want to tell a history of the experience they have had with discrimination, both positive and negative. Allow for a question and answer period at the end.