Democracy and Inequality: Challenges and Possible Solutions

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.03.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content Matter Discussion
  3. Solutions
  4. Conclusion
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Student Activity Samples
  7. Notes
  8. Annotated Bibliography
  9. Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Still Separate and Unequal? A Look at School Equality in the American Democracy

Mark A. Hartung

Published September 2021

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Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View

4. Students construct and test hypotheses; collect, evaluate, and employ information from multiple primary and secondary sources; and apply it in oral and written presentations.

Historical Interpretation

1. Students show the connections, causal and otherwise, between particular historical events and larger social, economic, and political trends and developments.

2. Students recognize the complexity of historical causes and effects, including the limitations on determining cause and effect.

Content Standards

11.10.2 Examine and analyze the key events, policies, and court cases in the evolution of civil rights, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, and California Proposition 209.

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12

9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event.

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