Courage to Be You (7th Grade)
Unit of 1 Lesson
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
Subjects:
Language Arts
Media / Technology
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Keywords:
Issue Area:
Fairness
Focus Question
What is a world citizen's responsibility to promote and advocate for justice and kindness?
Photo Credit: Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Mathew Ahmann, Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interrracial Justice, in a crowd.], 08/28/1963 by The U.S. National Archives is licensed under CC by 2.0
Unit Overview
Students examine what discrimination is and ways to impact injustice and make change for the common good.
Service Experience
Investigate a global community that does not respect the rights of minorities, and contact Amnesty International to determine what can be done to petition the government of the country.
Investigate anti-bullying and related diversity strategies with the result being the development of a plan for the school community.
Lessons in This Unit
Students examine what discrimination is and ways to impact injustice and make change for the common good.