1. Diversity Lesson Katie Bornhorst, Kristen Race, Meghen Sanders, & Andy Wheeler

2. Table of Contents General Diversity General Diversity Teaching Resources Teaching Resources Age Age Belief System/Religion Belief System/Religion Class Class Exceptionalities Exceptionalities Disabilities Disabilities Gender Gender Language Language Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation

3. Diversity Awareness & Tolerance Sophomore English

4. General Diversity Websites Center for Multicultural, Multilingual Research http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/ Center for Multicultural, Multilingual Research http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/ http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/ Diversity Works! http://www.non-trivial.com/f_div.htm Diversity Works! http://www.non-trivial.com/f_div.htm http://www.non-trivial.com/f_div.htm Addressing Cultural Diversity Issues http://www.introspecinc.com/ Addressing Cultural Diversity Issues http://www.introspecinc.com/ http://www.introspecinc.com/ Diversity World http://www.diversityworld.com/ Diversity World http://www.diversityworld.com/ http://www.diversityworld.com/ Diversity Diversity http://www.crh.noaa. gov/diversity/diversity.htm

5. General Diversity Activities Participate in the Respect Exercise to discuss your views on respect in the classroom. Participate in the Respect Exercise to discuss your views on respect in the classroom. Conduct a census to identify classsmates’ ancestral origins. Conduct a census to identify classsmates’ ancestral origins. Write a “Who Am I Poem” to express what is important about your identity. Write a “Who Am I Poem” to express what is important about your identity. Have a discussion about the definitions of prejudice, racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. Have a discussion about the definitions of prejudice, racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. Discuss ways in which you were made to feel included or excluded in a particular situation. Discuss ways in which you were made to feel included or excluded in a particular situation.

6. Teaching Resources Websites Promoting Recognition of Diversity http://prod.netfirms.com/index.htm Promoting Recognition of Diversity http://prod.netfirms.com/index.htm http://prod.netfirms.com/index.htm Teaching Tolerance http://splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt- index.html Teaching Tolerance http://splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt- index.html http://splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt- index.html http://splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt- index.html Gentle Teaching http://www.gentleteaching.nl/ Gentle Teaching http://www.gentleteaching.nl/ http://www.gentleteaching.nl/ The Faculty Connection http://www.facultyconnection.org/ The Faculty Connection http://www.facultyconnection.org/ http://www.facultyconnection.org/ Multicultural Tools Activities Workbook http://www.hrpress- diversity.com/fieldboo.html Multicultural Tools Activities Workbook http://www.hrpress- diversity.com/fieldboo.html http://www.hrpress- diversity.com/fieldboo.html http://www.hrpress- diversity.com/fieldboo.html

7. Teaching Resources Activities After reading the poem “Magic Carpet,” write about whether there was ever any part of your identity that you wanted to hide. After reading the poem “Magic Carpet,” write about whether there was ever any part of your identity that you wanted to hide. After reading the poem “We Wear the Mask,” have a discussion about Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s underlying message. After reading the poem “We Wear the Mask,” have a discussion about Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s underlying message. Have a discussion about society’s representation of females through the media. Have a discussion about society’s representation of females through the media. Fingerpaint to express your individuality and then compare pictures with classmates to illustrate diversity. Fingerpaint to express your individuality and then compare pictures with classmates to illustrate diversity. Discuss how labels are created and how they affect students’ lives throughout their educational careers. Discuss how labels are created and how they affect students’ lives throughout their educational careers.

8. Age Diversity Websites Types of Age Discrimination http://website.lineone.net/~caade/dtypes.htm Types of Age Discrimination http://website.lineone.net/~caade/dtypes.htm http://website.lineone.net/~caade/dtypes.htm Child Rights http://www.unicef.org/pon95/chil0000.html Child Rights http://www.unicef.org/pon95/chil0000.html http://www.unicef.org/pon95/chil0000.html National Resource Center for Youth Services http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/ National Resource Center for Youth Services http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/ http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/ Teen Focus Teen Focus http://webhome.idirect.com/ ~mccann/index.html AARP AARP http://www.aarp.org/

9. Age Diversity Activities Discuss the controversial issues concerning child labor laws in the U.S. and less developed countries. Discuss the controversial issues concerning child labor laws in the U.S. and less developed countries. Interview an elderly person to gain an insight as to how the world has changed. Interview an elderly person to gain an insight as to how the world has changed. Conduct research and write a report about a social or health issue that affects the elderly. Conduct research and write a report about a social or health issue that affects the elderly. Conduct research to learn what rights students have as minors. Conduct research to learn what rights students have as minors. Write a journal entry addressing how you envision the world to be Write a journal entry addressing how you envision the world to be when you are ninety and how you expect to be treated.

10. Belief System/Religion Diversity Websites Religion and Spirituality http://library.ppld.org/WebPicks/Admin/WebPicksB yCategory.asp?keyword=Religion%20and%20Spirit uality Religion and Spirituality http://library.ppld.org/WebPicks/Admin/WebPicksB yCategory.asp?keyword=Religion%20and%20Spirit uality http://library.ppld.org/WebPicks/Admin/WebPicksB yCategory.asp?keyword=Religion%20and%20Spirit uality http://library.ppld.org/WebPicks/Admin/WebPicksB yCategory.asp?keyword=Religion%20and%20Spirit uality InfoTree http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/bysubject/humanit ies/religion/ InfoTree http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/bysubject/humanit ies/religion/ http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/bysubject/humanit ies/religion/ http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/bysubject/humanit ies/religion/ ClayGate 200: Religion http://library.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/irs/webcat/20 0.htm ClayGate 200: Religion http://library.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/irs/webcat/20 0.htm http://library.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/irs/webcat/20 0.htm http://library.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/irs/webcat/20 0.htm The Founding Fathers on Religion http://religion.aynrand.org/quotes.html The Founding Fathers on Religion http://religion.aynrand.org/quotes.html http://religion.aynrand.org/quotes.html Big Issue Ground http://thomasash.hypermart.net/politicsandsociety/ peters-churchstateoverview.html Big Issue Ground http://thomasash.hypermart.net/politicsandsociety/ peters-churchstateoverview.html http://thomasash.hypermart.net/politicsandsociety/ peters-churchstateoverview.html http://thomasash.hypermart.net/politicsandsociety/ peters-churchstateoverview.html

11. Belief System/Religion Diversity Activities Research one religion different from your own and write a five page paper. Research one religion different from your own and write a five page paper. Write a narrative from the point of view of a member of your researched religion. Write a narrative from the point of view of a member of your researched religion. Chose a teacher approved novel and write a brief paper explaining the role of religion. Chose a teacher approved novel and write a brief paper explaining the role of religion. Make a picture collage of different dress, prayers, traditions, etc. Make a picture collage of different dress, prayers, traditions, etc. Research a social or political issue and create arguments for at least three separate religions. Research a social or political issue and create arguments for at least three separate religions.

12. Class Diversity Websites Social Class Home Page http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/SocialClass/ Social Class Home Page http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/SocialClass/ http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/SocialClass/ Social Classes Social Classes http://www.lepg.org/classes.htm Socialization Socialization http://www.tamu.edu/socdept/ faculty/rschaf/5SOCIALI.htm National Coalition for the Homeless http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ National Coalition for the Homeless http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ Social Class Social Class http://www. scholars.nus.edu.sg/victorian/

13. Class Diversity Activities Categorize your favorite television shows based on the families’ socioeconomic status. Categorize your favorite television shows based on the families’ socioeconomic status. Research and write a report on the caste system and its effects on nonwestern countries. Research and write a report on the caste system and its effects on nonwestern countries. Take a field trip to a soup kitchen to help prepare and serve meals. Take a field trip to a soup kitchen to help prepare and serve meals. In a journal entry, list your most precious possessions and contrast how they would change if you could no longer afford them. In a journal entry, list your most precious possessions and contrast how they would change if you could no longer afford them. Watch “Trading Places” Watch “Trading Places” and write about how the characters lives change in transition of the social classes.

14. Exceptionality Diversity Websites Resources for People with an Interest in Gifted Children Resources for People with an Interest in Gifted Children http://207.228.215.62/resources.html VSG Enrichment http://www.vsg.edu.au/default.htm VSG Enrichment http://www.vsg.edu.au/default.htm http://www.vsg.edu.au/default.htm National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org/ National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org/ http://www.nagc.org/ The National Foundation for The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children http://www.nfgcc.org/ Gifted and Talented Resources Home Page http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html Gifted and Talented Resources Home Page http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html

15. Exceptionality Diversity Activities Explore the VSG website given above and investigate different courses and resources. Explore the VSG website given above and investigate different courses and resources. Become pen pals with other talented and gifted students. Become pen pals with other talented and gifted students. Conduct a college hunt and share your discoveries with your classmates. Conduct a college hunt and share your discoveries with your classmates. Explore dual exceptionalities and brainstorm as a class the challenges these students must overcome. Explore dual exceptionalities and brainstorm as a class the challenges these students must overcome. Conduct research, write to scholars, and create a hypothesis as to whether Shakespeare wrote his own plays. Be prepared to defend your statement! Conduct research, write to scholars, and create a hypothesis as to whether Shakespeare wrote his own plays. Be prepared to defend your statement!

16. Disability Diversity Websites LDOnlline LDOnlline http://www.ldonline.org/ National Center for Learning Disabilities National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/ Children with Disabilities http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/ Children with Disabilities http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/ http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/ Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities http://www.c-c-d.org/ Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities http://www.c-c-d.org/ http://www.c-c-d.org/ AAPD AAPD http://www.aapd.com/

17. Disability Diversity Activities Read through and discuss The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD. Read through and discuss The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD. Watch “The Mighty” and discuss how the boys help each other and what adversities they face. Watch “The Mighty” and discuss how the boys help each other and what adversities they face. Practice using “People-First” language, acknowledging the person first and the disability second. Practice using “People-First” language, acknowledging the person first and the disability second. Choose a specific disability and complete an independent research project. Choose a specific disability and complete an independent research project. Tutor a student with a Tutor a student with a learning disability.

18. Gender Diversity Websites The Sexual Health Network http://www.sexualhealth.com/content/index.cf m?Topic+Gender%20Diversity The Sexual Health Network http://www.sexualhealth.com/content/index.cf m?Topic+Gender%20Diversity http://www.sexualhealth.com/content/index.cf m?Topic+Gender%20Diversity http://www.sexualhealth.com/content/index.cf m?Topic+Gender%20Diversity DiversityInc.com DiversityInc.com http://www.diversityinc.com/ Women’s Equity Resource Center http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/Highlights/ TAConference/geaware.htm Women’s Equity Resource Center http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/Highlights/ TAConference/geaware.htm http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/Highlights/ TAConference/geaware.htm http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/Highlights/ TAConference/geaware.htm Center for Health and Gender Equity http://www.genderhealth.org/ Center for Health and Gender Equity http://www.genderhealth.org/ http://www.genderhealth.org/ Gender Equity in Education http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html Gender Equity in Education http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html

19. Gender Diversity Activities Answer the journal prompt: “If I had been born male/female...” Answer the journal prompt: “If I had been born male/female...” Make a list of disadvantages and advantages of your gender. Be prepared to share. Make a list of disadvantages and advantages of your gender. Be prepared to share. Watch the film “Free a Man to Flight: Women Soldiers of WWII.” Write a one page summary. Watch the film “Free a Man to Flight: Women Soldiers of WWII.” Write a one page summary. Research and write a report on a woman in history, include biographies and contributions. Research and write a report on a woman in history, include biographies and contributions. Discuss media and peer pressure about the ideal body image. Find magazine pictures of “preferred” images. Discuss media and peer pressure about the ideal body image. Find magazine pictures of “preferred” images.

20. Language Diversity Websites The Nonverbal Dictionary http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction 1.htm The Nonverbal Dictionary http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction 1.htm http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction 1.htm http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction 1.htm Language Translation Portal http://babblefish.com/babblefish/ Language Translation Portal http://babblefish.com/babblefish/ http://babblefish.com/babblefish/ Jay Allen’s Toons and Jokes http://home.earthlink.net/~jayallentoons/e nglish.htm Jay Allen’s Toons and Jokes http://home.earthlink.net/~jayallentoons/e nglish.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~jayallentoons/e nglish.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~jayallentoons/e nglish.htm Learn a Foreign Language http://www.lifeintheusa.com/community/te nant.htm Learn a Foreign Language http://www.lifeintheusa.com/community/te nant.htm http://www.lifeintheusa.com/community/te nant.htm http://www.lifeintheusa.com/community/te nant.htm Anatomy of the English-Only Movement http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepag es/JWCRAWFORD/anatomy.htm Anatomy of the English-Only Movement http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepag es/JWCRAWFORD/anatomy.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepag es/JWCRAWFORD/anatomy.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepag es/JWCRAWFORD/anatomy.htm

21. Language Diversity Activities After viewing “Monsoon Wedding,” complete a journal entry discussing the phenomenon of code-switching. After viewing “Monsoon Wedding,” complete a journal entry discussing the phenomenon of code-switching. Use the previously mentioned websites to find your name in three different languages. Use the previously mentioned websites to find your name in three different languages. After observing classmates for a week, discuss what type of body language was used. After observing classmates for a week, discuss what type of body language was used. Find a word in the dictionary with a foreign origin. Use a PC interactive dictionary to determine where this word came from and how we came to use it today. Find a word in the dictionary with a foreign origin. Use a PC interactive dictionary to determine where this word came from and how we came to use it today. Interview a speaker of a foreign language. Interview a speaker of a foreign language.

22. Race/Ethnicity Diversity Websites Countrywatch.com http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_regions.asp? REGION=1 Countrywatch.com http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_regions.asp? REGION=1 http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_regions.asp? REGION=1 http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_regions.asp? REGION=1 K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Ho me_Page/AFR_GIDE.html K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Ho me_Page/AFR_GIDE.html http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Ho me_Page/AFR_GIDE.html http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Ho me_Page/AFR_GIDE.html U.S. Department of Affairs: African Issues http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/af/ U.S. Department of Affairs: African Issues http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/af/ http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/af/ African American Holidays http://community- 2.webtv.net/NitaRobinson/AMostExcellent/page 2.html African American Holidays http://community- 2.webtv.net/NitaRobinson/AMostExcellent/page 2.htmlhttp://community- 2.webtv.net/NitaRobinson/AMostExcellent/page 2.htmlhttp://community- 2.webtv.net/NitaRobinson/AMostExcellent/page 2.html Alan Paton Center http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/library/pato n/ahome.htm Alan Paton Center http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/library/pato n/ahome.htm http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/library/pato n/ahome.htm http://unp.az.za/UNPDepartments/library/pato n/ahome.htm

23. Race/Ethnicity Diversity Activities Take the Multicultural Awareness quiz Take the Multicultural Awareness quiz Answer key questions about Alan Paton and Cry, the Beloved Country. Answer key questions about Alan Paton and Cry, the Beloved Country. Complete the handout entitled Circle of My Multicultural Self. Complete the handout entitled Circle of My Multicultural Self. Read and compare multicultural and American folktales. Read and compare multicultural and American folktales. Complete a journal entry, reflecting on your views about multicultural diversity. Complete a journal entry, reflecting on your views about multicultural diversity.

24. Sexual Orientation Diversity Websites Fighting Homophobia Discrimination http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~program/harass.h tml Fighting Homophobia Discrimination http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~program/harass.h tml http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~program/harass.h tml http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~program/harass.h tml Human Rights Act http://nz.com/NZ/Queer/human.rights.sexual.ori entation.html Human Rights Act http://nz.com/NZ/Queer/human.rights.sexual.ori entation.html http://nz.com/NZ/Queer/human.rights.sexual.ori entation.html http://nz.com/NZ/Queer/human.rights.sexual.ori entation.html Sexual Orientation Among Male-to-Female Transsexuals http://members.tripod.com/~terrim/ORIENT.htm Sexual Orientation Among Male-to-Female Transsexuals http://members.tripod.com/~terrim/ORIENT.htm http://members.tripod.com/~terrim/ORIENT.htm Ring of Friends Home Page http://members.aol.com/Horsemom2/CB.html Ring of Friends Home Page http://members.aol.com/Horsemom2/CB.html http://members.aol.com/Horsemom2/CB.html Protection of Lesgay Students http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_stud.htm Protection of Lesgay Students http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_stud.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_stud.htm

25. Sexual Orientation Diversity Activities Watch and discuss a documentary on hate crimes created by the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. Watch and discuss a documentary on hate crimes created by the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. Create questions and conduct an anonymous survey to determine the school’s overall opinion about sexual orientation. Create questions and conduct an anonymous survey to determine the school’s overall opinion about sexual orientation. Develop school laws to protect homosexuals and bisexuals from violence and harassment. Develop school laws to protect homosexuals and bisexuals from violence and harassment. Research and compare laws pertaining to homosexuality in the U.S. and other countries. Research and compare laws pertaining to homosexuality in the U.S. and other countries. Discuss sexual stereotypes Discuss sexual stereotypes in the media and their effects on viewers’ judgments.