CURRICULUM MODULES II: Knowledge is Power

---

Related Links

Calendar of Events

About Project VOICE Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan Template

Projects

Students' VOICE

GO TO CURRICULUM MODULES I

---

THE NAMES GIVEN IN PARENTHESIS CORRESPOND TO LESSON PLANS CREATED BY PROJECT VOICE INSTRUCTORS.

1- Government

• Democracy/ Republic
• Division of powers
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

2- Local Government History:

• Board of supervisors
• Mayor
• Neighborhoods/ districts

3- Law:

• Constitution
• Amendments
• Making of a law
• Legal counsel
• Law & everyday life

4- United States History:

• The Native American history (The Iroquois Confederacy)
• Black history
• Civic Rights Movement
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Jim Crow Laws
• Japanese Internment
• Women's Suffrage Movement
• Geography of Western Expansion (History Through Maps)

BACK TO TOP

5- Immigration

• Immigration history
• Current immigration law
• Acculturation
• Immigration Rights

6- Tolerance and Diversity

• Phobias
• Stereotypes
• Racism
• Ageism
• Sexism
• Homophobia
• Facing your prejudices
• People with disabilities
• Family cultures
• Anti-Semitism

7- Social Issues

• Housing
• Commercialism
• Violence
• Gangs (Mission)
• Homelessness
• Hunger
• Child abuse

8-Labor Issues and Workers' Rights

• Working in the U.S. and native country
• Health and Safety in the workplace
• Union and nonunion workplaces
• Immigration and impact on workforce
• Workers' rights
• Wages, benefits and unemployment
• Discrimination in the work place
• Workers' compensations (Workers' Compensation)

9- Media

• Newspapers
• Local and national news (Local and National News)
• Neighborhood newspapers
• Electronic media
• Commercials
• Propaganda
• Political Cartoons
• Censorship
• The power of music
• Critical Viewing
• Video (Implementing Video as an End Product of PBL) (Storyboard)
• PowerPoint Presentation (Things to Consider When Creating a PowerPoint Presentation) (Instructions for Creating a Slide Show named "My Life Story")

BACK TO TOP

10- Health

• Advocacy
• The world of HMO's
• Insurance coverage
• How to talk to your doctor
• Healthy life styles
• Stress: the silent killer
• Patients' rights
• AIDS
• Dental care
• Prenatal care
• Smoking

11- Environment

• Environmental racism
• Recycling
• Occupational diseases

12- Emergency Systems and Human Services

• Our favorite resources
• How to locate services

13- Money Matters

• The cost of living
• Forms of payment
• Consumer decision making
• Advertisement
• Global economy
• Personal budget (Personal Budgeting Project)
• National budget (Economic Stimulus Plan)
• History of money
• Consumer rights

14- Educational Systems

• City College of San Francisco (Occupational Interest Survey)
• Parent's rights and responsibilities
• Student's rights and responsibilities

15- Career

• Interview
• Resume
• One stop services
• Link jobs and the Internet
• Self-evaluation
• Skills and abilities
• Job applications

BACK TO TOP

GO TO CURRICULUM MODULES I