Curriculum Unit
Help Make the World Safe for Diversity
John F Kennedy
Julie V McCann
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
The students will understand: -the vocabulary introduced and taught in this unit. -the value of diversity in our society.
-the causes of inequality and the costs incurred to our society. -the rewards and challenges of acceptance of diversity and equality.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
What are stereotypes? Where do they come from and why are they so pervasive and persistent?
What is diversity and why is it important?
What are the causes and costs of discrimination?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Diversity
Stereotype
Acceptance
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
What are stereotypes?
Where do they come from and why are they so pervasive and persistent?
What does acceptance mean?
What is diversity?
How does diversity benefit us?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
stereotype, discrimination, bias, racism, sexism,
diversity, power, gender, culture
equality, acceptance, fairness, impartial
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tommie dePaola, Amazing Grace by Marty Hoffman, The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke, Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, Derek the Knitting Dinosaur by Mary Blackwood, Owl Moon by Jane Yolan, Anna Banana and Me by Lenore Blegoad, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully, Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke, Boy He Can Dance by Eileen Spinelli, Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater, Jack and Jim by Kitty Crowther, Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni,