F is for Freedom essay

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F is for Freedom essay

• Dr. Nganga
• Humanities methods

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Social justice in social studies Reflective
writing

• What is your understanding of Social justice?
• Why is it necessary to teach for social justice
  in the elementary schools?
  
• Describe an activity you would do with your
  students that relates to social justice.
  
• Why would you do this activity ( Rationale)

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The purpose of social justice

• The goal of social justice education is full and
  equal participation of all groups in a society
  that is mutually shaped to meet their needs.
  Social justice includes a vision of society in
  which the distribution of resources is equitable
  and all members are physically and
  psychologically safe and secure.
• A society in which individuals are both self
  determining(able to develop to full capacities),
  and interdependent (capable of interacting
  democratically with others). Social justice
  involves social actors who have a sense of their
  own agency as well as a sense of social
  responsibility toward and with others and the
  social as a whole.

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The purpose of social justice

• When social justice exists--- there is
  inclusiveness, there is a affirming, there is
  democracy and participation of all is encouraged,
  there is no oppression, and all the isms
  (racism, sexism etc) are taken care of for
  every one is treated equally.
• In social justice- one group does not define what
  is normal, real or correct for everyone. There is
  no harassment ( no violence against women
  children or men), no discrimination,
  exploitation, marginalization or other forms of
  differential unequal treatment. All cultures
  are represented in a positive manner.
• Histories and contributions of all cultures are
  represented in school curriculums
  
• Source Teaching fort diversity social Justice
  ,( 1997) ESD. Maurine Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat
  Grifin. Published by Routledge, New York.

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F is for freedom story

• F is for Freedom ( 25pts)
• 1. Research on Underground Railroad 2 pts
• 2. Research on freedom quilts stories 2 pts
• 3. Based on F is for Freedom- write your escape
  story 8 pts
  
• 4. Develop a Freedom quilt explain the symbols
  10 pts
  
• 5. Sharing/discussions of work in relation to F
  is for freedom 3 pts
  

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Escape story Based on F-is for freedom escape
symbols
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Freedom quilts

• Develop a Freedom quilt explain the symbols
  10 pts Rubric on the web

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House keeping

• What is coming up due dates.