High School History and English: Teaching LGBT History
Day 1 (8:00-3:00)
8:00-9:00
- HSS Framework Overview Presentation
9:00-11:30
- A Safe Space. The Online "Parking Lot" (Padlet)
- Pre-Assessment – What do you know about LGBT History? KWL Chart
- Game: LGBT History Pre-Test – Kahoot Game: https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/869c9931-e1c4-4061-9f3f-8462aeb6d434 (Must create a free account to use)
- Discussion: What causes a social movement?
- Curriculum as a Mirror and a Window Article (Styles, 1988)
- How has curriculum (or literature) been a mirror or a window for you?
- How do you make curriculum a mirror and a window for your students?
- Article discussion: 1. Summarize the article. 2. Ahas for your own experience (mirror/window)
5. Video: Don't Erase My History - .30-12:40 (KWL: Students, Martin Meeker, Jewell Gomez, Sheila Kuehl). Teacher's Guide.
6. Gender Discussion: Gender Unicorn
11:30 – Lunch (Choose your topic and/or partner)
7. Presentation: Overall History of the LGBT Rights Movement / California History Social Science Curriculum
Article: A Little History about LGBT History in California (KWL)
8. Topic Focus Teams (Choose One) - Presentation Guide
The Five Themes Plus One:
- · Romantic Friendships Increase Women’s Rights (1890-1930)
- · Gays in the Military from the Civil War to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (1860-2010)
- · Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as it was Black (1917-1935)
- · The Lavender Scare and the 1950s (1918-2011)
- · Amendments, Laws and Court Decisions Expand Equality (1868-2015)
- · The AIDS Crisis (1982-2017)
2:00 – 3:00 – Teaching LGBT History (Justin and Michelle); Q and A
Individual / Group Work:
- Read California History Framework - Grade 11 Only:
(Read then post at least 2 comments on this Google Doc. )
Entire Framework here: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/hs/cf/sbedrafthssfw.asp (Chapter 16 is Grade 11)
- Read about your topic area - See the Curriculum Guide or this link. (Prepare to Present on Day 2: Presentation Guide)
- Complete Sexuality Implicit Association Test regarding attitudes about LGBT people:https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
DAY 2
8:00-9:00 -
1. Jigsaw Activity / Posters – Post Its a) New Framework; b) LGBT History Topic; c) Sexuality Implicit Association Test
Discussion/Activity: California U.S. History Framework: What is different?
Recap from yesterday: Article: A Little History about LGBT History in California
2. Timeline Talk: How LGBT rights fit with other rights movements in history. (PDF - Word)
- Justin's Timeline - Civil Rights * Lesson Plan
- Michelle's Timeline Classroom Project
3. Group Presentations: a) Romantic Friendships and Women’s Rights; b) Gays in the Military
4. Group Presentations: a) Harlem Renaissance; b) The Lavender Scare; c) SHEG Lessons; d) Science and LGBT heroes
11:30 - Lunch
6. Group Presentations: a) Amendments and Laws; b) AIDS Crisis
7. Activity/Role Play: Talking with students, parents and colleagues about LGBT History
- Privilege Walk (Can be used as part of Civil Rights Unit)
- Silva Privilege Walk Presentation
8. Strategies for LGBT history implementation.
9. Final Evaluation (Please complete online) / Insights
10. Post Test / Post Survey: Kahoot Game - https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/a3e87f2d-9c62-47f8-862f-1639cb6fb20c (Must create a free account to use)
Resources
Continuing Ed Credit
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