- Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
- contributed by J. Thomas, City College of San Francisco.
A critical thinking and discussion activity for intermediate students. Students match
unusual life stories and accomplishments to a collection of photographs. After discussing their
decsion making process, students learn about the factual stories for each photograph. Finally
students discuss and/or write about assumpitons based on stereotypic impressions. Additonal
activites which target the power of stereotypes are also described.
- A Letter on Tolerance.
- contributed by Jim Janko, City College of San Francisco.
In literacy classes, a personal opinion letter from teacher to students serves as a channel
to open discussion and continued conversation on tolerance themes.
- On Speaking Up for Each Other
- contributed by Venette Cook, City College of San Francisco.
A powerful, simple poem by Martin Niemoller © with suggested activities.
- Triangles are Not
Bad
Beginning with the novel, Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, by Edwin A. Abbott,
1963, B & N Imports, this lesson builds and refines a classes understanding the values diverse
groups contribute to any larger society. Suggested activites could be used in many ESL
situations.
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