DIscussion Lesson: Affirmative Action
No matter where you fall on the spectrum the policy of affirmative action is one worth talking about especially for students who are about to enter college and the job market. In this lesson I attempt to convey the complex history and rationale behind such a policy through discussion. I want students to critically look into what they know and what they believe when it comes to the notions of race and how such an issue should be addressed. Students will come to learn how to ask meaningful questions in a way that can ascertain the most information and have the ability to talk about such a controversial issue in a civil and ultimately more profound way. Affirmative action challenges the notions of civil rights and civil liberties to newer heights and it is important that students be informed of such a policy fully regardless of where their beliefs may fall on the topic.
Goals & Objectives
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Driving Historical Question
How have issues of Civil Liberties and Civil Liberties manifested in current society?
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COmmon Core Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1.a Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.3 Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.3 Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain
Content Standards
- 12.2.5: Describe the reciprocity between rights and obligations; that is, why enjoyment of one’s rights entails respect for the rights of others.
- 12.5.4: Explain the controversies that have resulted over changing interpretations of civil rights, including those in Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, and United States v. Virginia (VMI).