American Democracy and the Promise of Justice

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.03.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Demographics
  2. Rationale
  3. It Was Never Meant to Be Equal
  4. Boston and Busing
  5. Creating Roadblocks To Opportunity
  6. Busing is Just Another Word for Desegregation
  7. Two Worlds Apart
  8. We Know Better but Will We Do Better?
  9. Standards
  10. Activities
  11. Footnotes
  12. Bibliography

The Different Shades of the Yellow Bus

Sean Cameron Means

Published September 2019

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Standards

Standard- 5.1.12.A

Analyze the sources, purposes, functions of law, and how the rule of law protects individual rights and promotes the common good.

Standard - 5.2.12.B

Examine the causes of conflicts in society and evaluate techniques to address those conflicts.

Standard- 5.1.12.C

Evaluate the application of the principles and ideals in contemporary civic life: Liberty/ Freedom, Democracy, Justice and Equality.

Standard- 5.3.12.J

Evaluate critical issues in various contemporary governments.

CC.8.6.11-12.B.

Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.

Standard- CC.1.2.9-10.B

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject.

Standard- CC.1.2.11-12.C

Analyze the interaction and development of a complex set of ideas, sequence of events, or specific individuals over the course of the text.

Standard- CC.1.2.11-12.G

Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

Standard- CC.1.2.11-12.A

Determine and analyze the relationship between two or more central ideas of a text, including the development and interaction of the central ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard- CC.1.4.9-10.C

Develop and analyze the topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic; include graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

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