Your Study Resources: Module 2
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Pages listed as being available for projection in Study Resource may also be accessed below. They are provided as individual page-specific PDFs where indicated.
THE RIGHT TO BE
Teacher Notes 2-1a Bill of Rights (PDF, 584 KB) >>
Teacher Notes 2-1c Pass It On (PDF, 1.1 MB) >>
Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
A fairly simple set of walk-through screens that explain U.S. governmental processes.
Kids' Bill of Rights
http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/bill_of_rights.html
PBS asked for suggestions from viewers for a "Kids' Bill of Rights." Here are some of the answers they got.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.unicef.org/crc/
UNICEF's website explains the principles, values, and rights under the UN "bill of rights" for children.
Teens and Segregation, Then and Now!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/sfeature/sf_segregation.html
Incredible feature explores segregation experienced today by eighth- and ninth-graders in Chicago, Illinois, and in Ruleville, Mississippi, in images and text.
A Class Divided
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html
In 1968, the day after Martin Luther King's assassination, an Iowa teacher gave her class a firsthand lesson in discrimination. The results are documented in this riveting film from PBS.
Divided Court Rejects School Diversity Plans
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/28/scotus.race/index.html
CNN's coverage of the July U.S. Supreme Court ruling that race cannot be a factor in deciding placement in schools.
Teacher Notes 2-3 Constitution of the United States (PDF, 920 KB) >>
Student Page 2-3a Songs and Messages. (PDF, 76 KB) >>
Strange Fruit from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/protest.html
The catalog of protest music is vast. This excellent overview offers a time line and music files highlighting some of the American songs and songwriters whose words and music serve as catalysts for thought, action, and even social change.
Nordic Music
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119496
An interview with Wimme Sari, one of the best-known Sámi yoik singers, from NPR.
Which Side Are You On?
http://www.klru.org/commonground/farmer/video/which.asp
To a movie montage of the events, James Farmer sings the lyrics he wrote in a Mississippi jail.
CULTURAL IDENTITY
Teacher Notes 2-4a Sámi Photographs (PDF, 416 KB) >>
Complete the Pattern
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_184_g_1_t_1.html
Students choose the colors to complete the pattern in this simple online game.
Puma Clyde Reindeer Shoes
http://www.myairshoes.com/puma/puma-clyde-sns-reindeer.html
Sneakers made from reindeer leather and decorated with traditional Sámi patterns!
Felting Instructions
http://allbuttonedup.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/needle-felting-a-tutorial/
Here are basic instructions for how to do needle felting. With supervision, students can use this technique not only to apply designs, but to "sew" the seams of their hats together.
Kiruna Sámi School
http://hogalid.skola.kiruna.se/mirror/frame_saamischool.htm
A webpage developed by fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade Sami students in Kiruna, Sweden.
Teacher Notes 2-5a Sámi Dialects (PDF, 244 KB) >>
Speak Sami!
Language key:
N-North Sámi (Davvisámegiella)
S-South Sámi (Åarjel saemie giele)
L-Lule Sámi (Julevsámegiella)
Good day
N: Buorre Beaivvi
S: Buerie biejjie
L: Buoris
My name is...
N: Mu namma lea...
S: Mov nomme...
L: Muv namma l...
Where are you from?
N: Gos leat eret?
S: Gubpede datne båatah?
L: Gåsstå la?
How old are you?
N: Man boaris don leat?
S: Man båeries datne?
L: Man vuoras la (dån)?
I love you
N: Mun ráhkistan du
S: Manne datnem eahtsam
L: Mån æhtsáv duv
See you later
N: Oaidnaleapmái
S: Råekien (to one person), råekebe (to more than one person)
L: Vuojnnalin (to one person), vuojnnalip (to more than one person)
Goodbye/Take care
N: Báze dearvan (Stay well-to those who are staying) or Mana dearvan (Go well-to those who are leaving)
S: Nåå nåå
L: Hivás
Infonuorra Sapmi
http://www.infonuorra.no/article.php?articleID=8997
YLE Sámi Radio
http://lotta.yle.fi/srwebanar.nsf/sivut/ovdasiidu2004
Listen to Sámi radio broadcasts on streaming Internet radio.
Language: A Map of Reality
http://minority.homac.at/situation/mapofreality.html
A concise description of the Sámi struggle to preserve traditional languages.
Keeping a Language Alive (26 min)
http://video.helsinki.fi/Media-arkisto/inarin_saamelaiset.html
This documentary is about how the speakers of Inari Sámi are making a concerted effort to save their mother tongue, from preschools to the Elders. http://kraken.it.helsinki.fi/ramgen/Content1/Vainola/Inarin_saam._englanti.rm
Kids' proverbs
http://parents.berkeley.edu/jokes/proverbs.html
Hilarious examples of traditional proverbs that have been rewritten by youngsters. Good tool to show cultural specificity.
Teacher Notes 2-6b Universal Declaration of Human Rights (PDF, 72 KB) >>
BrainPOP Movie United Nations
Human Rights at Your Fingertips
http://www.un.org/rights/50/game.htm
A primer on human rights from the United Nations.
Ten Ways to Fight Hate
http://www.tolerance.org/rthas/section4_8_1.jsp
Strategies and tips for confronting hatred and digging deeper into its roots.
Symbols of Hate
http://www.tolerance.org/rthas/section4_1_1.jsp
Insignia and symbols of various neo-Nazi groups.
Racial Hate Crimes: "Noose This"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14557625
NPR commentary on the noose as a symbol.
Without Sanctuary
http://withoutsanctuary.org/main.html
It was common after lynchings for local photographers to snap postcard pictures of the scenes as mementos. Today they are gruesome documents of past injustices. This website, which shows the postcards along with commentary, is one of the most moving and horrifying explorations of the lynch-mob era in the United States. Be sure to prepare students for the graphic nature of the material. These photographs should not be displayed for younger students.
CASE STUDY: FACT FINDER
US Flag
http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/Patriotic/USA/usa-flag.htm
US Flag Full-sheet coloring pageAn eagle coloring page
The Eagle
http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/Patriotic/USA/eagle.htm
An eagle coloring page
Puzzle
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/united-states/bald_eagle_flag_puzzle.htm Have students try the flag and eagle online puzzle
Student Page 2-7.2c Human Rights in Your School (PDF, 60 KB) >>
Human Rights Temperature
http://www.hrusa.org/hrmaterials/temperature/interactive.php
Have students take the human rights temperature at your school by completing the human rights survey questionnaire.
The Silent Revolution
http://www.galdu.org/web/index.php?artihkkal=344&giella1=eng
Article about the Sámi movement by a journalism student.
Stop Bullying Now!
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
Information and resources to do just that!
Not in Our Town
http://www.facinghistory.org/ctp/ctp.nsf/All+Docs/CTP+Our+Town+Movie?OpenDocument
A community works together to combat hate crimes.
Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/multimedia.html
A UN-sponsored film about the world's indigenous groups. Note: Toward the end of the film, the movie includes very graphic materials. Not suitable for younger students!
This Is My Home
http://thisismyhome.org
Resources, activities, and an excellent free kit to support the movie.
Teacher Notes 2-7.3a Who Votes? (PDF, 60 KB) >>
Teacher Notes 2-7.3b Fifteenth Amendment (PDF, 52 KB) >>
Teacher Notes 2-7.3d Voter Registration Rates (PDF, 1.2 MB) >>
Student Page 2-7.3c Register to Vote (PDF, 1.5 MB) >>
Felons Rights Restored
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/06/State/Felons_rights_restore.shtml
News article describing efforts to restore the voting rights of felons in Florida.
Sápmi History
http://www.eng.samer.se/
A 12-minute flash tour of Sámi history and their rights.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/media_players/v_elaine_hi.html
From PBS: In 1919, tragedy struck Elaine, Arkansas. In events that were largely overlooked by the history books, whites rioted against the black population. This 20-minute film tells the story of the Elaine Riot. Note: The images in this segment depict the violence of racism in graphic and disturbing images. This website is not suitable for younger students. However, the realities of this harsh history are disturbing precisely because of their violent details. Use your discretion, and take the necessary time for students to process their reactions, including their emotions, to the materials.
Jim Crow Stories
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html
Compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow.
Rock the Vote
http://www.rockthevote.com
Youth-focused voting nonprofit; website is a great teen elections/political action portal!
THINK GLOBAL-ACT LOCAL
Pass it on!
http://www.actsofkindness.org/
Read to the elderly, rake leaves for neighbors, tutor a kid, deliver flowers, hand out cake to strangers-you can get more ideas by reading the stories at the Random Acts of Kindness foundation
Help people of other cultures!
Add your name to the Power circle...
http://www.care.org/index.asp
Join the "I am Powerful " campaign by adding your name to list of supporters http://www.care.org/getinvolved/iampowerful/intro.asp? - Explore the website and learn more you can do to help women around the world, so they can help their children:
Help victims of war in Dafur:
http://www.care.org/careswork/emergencies/sudan/
Give backpacks to Afghanistan children via Blue Pack...
http://bluepack.org
The BluePack Project provide specially made blue backpacks filled with basic school and hygiene supplies to Afghan children. Each BluePack contains basic education supplies (pens, pencils, colored pencils, eraser, sharpener, six paper notebooks, ruler, chalk, chalkboard and a coloring book). The pack also contains a thermos so children can bring clean water from home. Each BluePack costs $10. Already more than 40.000 backpacks have been distributed. There is a blank space left on each BluePack so that each child can write their own name on their pack. Each BluePack is filled with basic education supplies (pencils, pens, colored pencils, a sharpener, six notebooks, a ruler, chalk, a chalkboard, a coloring book) and a thermos so children can bring clean water from home since there is virtually no clean running water. See what is inside the blue pack and get involved!
Travel to other cultures!
When we experience and learn about other cultures our mind opens to accepting differences
http://www.care.org/features/vfts.asp
Go on virtual field trips to Guatemala, Ghana, and Peru
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Travel with National Geographic around the world
Support fair trade!
http://transfairusa.org/
When you buy products that pay a fair share to the workers who make and grow them, you make globalization work for everyone
Pitch in to fight hate!
http://www.pbs.org/niot/
The "Not in Our Town" movement organizes and offers tips for working against hate crimes. Reach out to your neighbors and keep hatred from happening.
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