Ethnic Studies Guide

Sample Lessons and Assessments

In Lak'ech Intro

What is Ethnic Studies

A Brief History of Ethnic Studies

A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki - Reading Menu Assignment

The Danger of a Single Story

Ancestral Interview

Uncovering Community Cultural Wealth (Based on Tara Yosso's Work) 

Ethnic Studies Video Lessons

Quetzalcoatl in Education: Slides and Worksheet

Curandera Historians

Curandera Slides

Curandera Healing History Example

Memory and Legacy Project Proposal

 

Student Examples

Where I'm From Poems

• Where I'm From
• Where I'm From
• Where I'm From
• Where I'm From

Tree of Life Examples

• Tree of Life
• Tree of Life

Artifact Bag

Memory and Legacy Project Examples

 

Sample Lesson Materials and Assessments

• Dear White Counselor: Video and Guide
  
  
• Agents of Change: Project and Readings
  • Student Work - Flip the Script - Four I's of Oppression 
    
    
• John Lewis & Hope for the Future
  
  
• How do Systems Perpetuate Oppression
  
  
• Redlining: Housing Discrimination Role Play and San Francisco Housing Investigation and Housing Webquest Guide
  
  
• Systemic Racism Research Project
  • Systemic Racism Research Project - Task Card
  • Health Care Resources
  • Housing Segregation Resources
  • Educational Resources
  • Justice System - Incarceration Resources
  • Police Brutality Resources
  • Voting Rights Resources
    
    
• Alcatraz Occupation
  • Alcatraz Occupation Readings
  • Alcatraz Occupation Statistics
  • Alcatraz Occupation
    
    
• Building Background Knowledge (BBK) on the Construction of Race
  • Round 1 Mystery Text
  • Round 2 Primary Source
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings - GIST Gallery Walk
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings - GIST
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings - GIST Gallery Walk Note Taker
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings #1
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings #2
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings #3
  • Round 3 Race & Science Jigsaw Readings #4
  • BBK Protocol - Race

• Four I's of Oppression (Newcomers) and Apply the Four I's of Oppression

Sample Student Work

• White Cat - Black Cat - A Children's Book
• SWBST / Open Letter / Poetry
• Unit 2 One Page Examples
  • Angela Davis
  • James Baldwin
  • Candi Brings Plenty
  • Blair Imani
  • Bruce Lee
  • Cecil Rajendra
  • Gavin Grimm
  • Ty Defoe
• Microaggression Examples
• Pioneer Project: Example 1 and Example 2