Race, Ethnicity & Social Change Unit
$29.95
This unit explores taboo sociology topics of race, ethnicity, and discrimination.
By the end, students will be able to answer, “How has society changed what race is over time?”
Description
This unit can be done well in 3-4 weeks and aligns with standards from various states. All student materials come in print-and-go PDF and editable Google files!
Included in this Stratification & Social Status unit:
Overview Materials
- Teacher Unit Overview with general notes, links, standards, and a pacing guide
- Daily Lesson Plans with step-by-step details, planning, and lesson takeaways
- Detailed Answer Keys for each activity
- Student Unit Review and Skills handouts with self-checking questions and “I Can…” standards statements in student-friendly language
- Student Unit Notes sheet for building deep and nuanced mastery of concepts of the unit
- Editable Parent Permission form to inform families about sensitive topics that are covered in this unit
Student Activities
- Unit Hook: explore the US Census questions about race and ethnicity as well as current demographic numbers
- 2 Crash Course Guided Notes: provide an overview of concepts with these videos and embedded “pause and talk” real-world application tasks (perfect lecture or textbook replacement or for a flipped classroom experience)
- US Census Classifications Over Time: see just how much race labels have changed since the 1700s and what the 2030 Census will ask
- Code-Switching: reflect on the reasons for and effects of this language phenomenon and explore it in both Black and Latino communities
- Case Study on Racial Identity & College: explore unique barriers Native American youths face in attending college
- White People: watch this engaging MTV documentary on race relations that takes a very one-to-one personal approach to how we interact
- Elemental: watch this allegorical children’s movie that teaches how different groups can interact in harmony
- Racial Disparity: examine a wide variety of charts and graphs to see in stark numbers how various racial groups compare across health, income, and other social measures
- Agents of Social Change: learn and brainstorm about these 5 agents that create people to change in a stations activity
- Case Study on Social Change & the Civil Rights Movement: investigate and discuss the events that led to and became the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
- George Floyd’s Impact: research the underlying and catalyst events as well as the long list of resulting changes that came from this recent tragic event
Lecture Kit
- 80-Slide Deck: introduce concepts with images and real-life examples; broken into four 30-45-minute lectures to deliver throughout the unit
- Guided Notes & Quizzes: support and assess learning with these no-prep tools
Assessments:
- Open-Ended Essay: encapsulate understanding of concepts by forming a personalized and supported answer to the not-so-simple question, “How has society changed what race is over time?”
- Short Answer Test Questions: succinctly assess students’ mastery of concepts and application to the real world and their own lives
- Sociologist’s Journal: builds deep reflection on personal beliefs and experiences about concepts
This resource includes 140 PDF pages, plus Google files.
Note: this unit includes the documentaries Race: The Power of an Illusion and White People and the feature film Elemental. Links are included for where you can stream them.
What grades is this intended for?
This was designed for an upper high school level course.
Can I use this in a homeschooling setting?
Sure! Everything in this kit can still be used in a solo or a small-group setting.
Is this editable? What file types does this resource come in?
The main resource is a secured, non-editable PDF file intended to be printed.
Included are links to editable Google files, to customize to your classroom needs and assign digitally if you choose.
What standards does this address?
Several! Standards vary, but this resource supports these from various states:
- Define race, ethnicity, and minority with examples
- Describe how the US defines racial groups and how it’s changed over time
- Define and provide examples of the concepts bias, prejudice, discrimination, as well as individual and institutional racism
- Explain different ways quality of life measurements differ by racial groups
- Describe the agents of social change using real-life examples
- Explain how technology and mass media can have a significant influence on social change
What are the terms of use for this resource?
This resource, including all ancillary files, may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom use between a teacher and their students.
This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.
The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,
- posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
- emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
- uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
- including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats
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By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time.
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As a first-year teacher of 12th-grade Sociology, this resource was very beneficial! Students were highly engaged and the lessons were easy to incorporate. The PowerPoint lectures and notes were also very well done. – Gretchen D.
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Perhaps one of THE most thorough resources I've purchased. It is amazing, and I would give it 10 stars! EVERYTHING needed is included (PPTs, worksheets, reflection questions). – Tanesha B.
As a new sociology teacher, all of these units have been so very helpful. This unit, in particular, helped me navigate some potentially challenging subject matter in a way that was factual and comprehensive. Thank you for the thorough resource! – Kara G.
