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Lesson Plan
Name: Minorities During the 1950s
Class/Subject: 11th Grade American Studies
Date: April 6, 2011- April 7, 2011
2. Students will interpret the ways in which minorities were underrepresented in the media
during the 1950s.
Content Standards:
16.A.5a Analyze historical and contemporary developments using methods of historical inquiry
(pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support inferences with evidence, report
findings).
Material/Resources/Technology:
- Overhead Projector
- Transparency
- Writing Utensils
Teacher’s Goals:
-To show students how minorities were underrepresented in the media during the 1950s.
-To allow students to interpret their understanding of how minorities were underrepresented in
the media during the 1950s by allowing them to create television shows representing minorities.
Start of Class: 5 minutes
- Students will be asked to write down the learning goals for this lesson and I will inform them of
what the lesson will consist of.
Self-Assessment:
I will see if the students finish their episodes in one period. If they don’t, we will just use extra
time the next day and push the presentations back.