This resource contains all of the materials necessary for a daily lesson on Segregation and Discrimination in the United States. The lesson focuses on the key terms and ideas of segregation and discrimination in the United States. The folder contains a lesson plan, powerpoint presentation, student guided notes, and key terms and definitions handout.

This folder contains a short presentation on discrimination and segregation in the United States. The presentation was created for an 11th grade Government classroom. It includes a guided student document accompany the powerpoint presentation so that students may fill out the notes in class. The material is meant to introduce content for the material and not an exhaustive resource to teach the concept. The powerpoint includes an opening slide utilizing a "wordle", 3 slides of content material, and 1 slide of response questions for students to answer in class. 5 slides total.

Within this document students must read two scenarios involving the United States government and write a positive newspaper headline and a negative newspaper headline for each. The purpose of the activity is to show students that the media plays a large part in how the government is perceived by the people. This activity would be a great introduction to a larger project and/or lesson/unit.

This document contains 8 extended response/short answer questions that students can answer or that a teacher can use to start discussion about the rights of individuals in the United States. Specifically, rights of the accused and freedoms of speech and expression.

This student led lesson plan can be completed in 2-3 days. The document includes instructions, objectives, and standards (Ohio based) for 2 days of instruction but the lesson can be stretched to last longer depending on teacher preference and student abilities. The lesson has students creating a product that shows the process and steps involved to becoming naturalized in the United States. Also included is handout with student directions and simple rubric to be used for discussion after completion of the activity.

This document is a lesson plan about the stages of suffrage (African Americans, women, etc.) in the United States. The lesson plan provides objectives, lesson, and also handouts related to the activities within the lesson. These include the opener, primary activity, and closing activity. A RAFT assignment and rubric is also included. The lesson itself has students take the role of an individual within a group that has gained suffrage throughout the history of the United States.