1. Essential Questions About Equality and Social Change
Incorporating Civics Into a History or Social Studies Class with a Thematic Approach

2. Are all Americans treated equally…?
Do certain groups of people have privileges that others don’t?
Are certain groups of people denied privileges?
Is this de jure (by law) or de facto (just the way it is)?

3. Who has the power to change things if people are treated unfairly?
Do powerful people have the ability to change things?
Do ordinary people have the ability to change things?
Do groups of people have the ability to change things?
Do individuals have the ability to change things?

4. How do people change the way things are?
Do they change the laws?
Do they work together?
Do they use violence?

5. Wrap Up Writing Assignment
Based on today’s discussion, answer the question, “Who has the power to change things, and how can they do it?”
Think of a specific example of a person or group of people who changed something that they thought was unfair in society, and describe how they did it.
Wrap Up Writing Assignment