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- And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment
- Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Patricia Camp.
- Change in a democratic society (Lesson 1 of 3)
- This lesson will demonstrate how art can imitate society. Students will learn about democracy in America through an examination of and a Paideia seminar on "The Sword of Damocles," an oil painting by British painter Richard Westall. This lesson should be used after a study of colonial times in America and through the American Revolution.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Sharyn West.
- Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 2 of 3)
- This lesson is the post-seminar activity to follow Changes in a Democratic Society, Lesson 1. Students will participate in tiered assignments reflecting on the Westall painting, "The Sword of Damocles," and the prior day's Paideia seminar on that painting.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Sharyn West.
- Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 3 of 3)
- This lesson is a follow-up to Changes in a Democratic Society, Lessons 1 and 2. Students will reflect upon and respond to a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Monument for the Defense of Paris." Permission has been granted by Ackland Art Museum to use the following sculptures: "Monument for the Defense of Paris" (Auguste Rodin) and "Wisdom Supporting Liberty" (Aime-Jules Dalou).
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Karen Wagoner.
- Civil rights wax museum project
- In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Sabrina Lewandowski.

