Fighting for Democracy: Educator's Resource Guide | National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

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An Educator's Resource Guide

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Designed as a tool to help educators approach the concepts and material in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy’s Fighting for Democracy exhibition, this resource guide provides educators with activities that can be done with students before, during, and after visiting the exhibition.

This guide was created with the understanding that some classes will be able to experience first-hand the exhibition in a gallery setting while others may only be able to access Fighting for Democracy through the online exhibition at ncdemocracy.org/ffdonline. In either application, the Guide serves as a useful complement to the exhibition and as an excellent resource to generate discussions about shaping democracy.

For easier accessibility to the resource guide, two options are available—download the entire guide in a single, large file, or as a series of smaller files as outlined below.

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PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION

Preface (473 KB)

Introduction to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and the Fighting for Democracy exhibition.
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Introduction (127 KB)

Introduction to the Educator’s Resource Guide, list of reproducibles by lesson, guidelines for communication.
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PRE-VISIT AND EXHIBITION ENHANCING ACTIVITIES

Part 1: Lessons 1–3 (1.1 MB)

Activities that invite students to consider the nature and evolution of American democracy and the role of diversity in its evolution. These may be completed prior to experiencing the Fighting for Democracy exhibition.
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Part 2: Lessons 4–5 (1.0 MB)

Activities that enhance students’ exploration of the Fighting for Democracy exhibition by encouraging reflection on personal identity and group membership and exclusion.
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CHARACTER RESOURCES

Hector (1.10 MB)

Background information on Héctor García and how he shaped democracy through his fight for equal education.
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Frances (1.16 MB)

Background information on Francis Slanger and how she shaped democracy through her fight for fight for freedom.
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Bill (1.18 MB)

Background information on Bill Terry and how he shaped democracy through his fight for equal opportunity.
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George (1.14 MB)

Background information on George Saito and how he shaped democracy through his fight for civil rights.
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Domingo (915 KB)

Background information on Domingo Los Baños and how he shaped democracy through his fight for democracy abroad.
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Hazel (939 KB)

Background information on Hazel Ying Lee and how she shaped democracy through her fight for gender equality.
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Carl (1.21 MB)

Background information on Carl Gorman and how he shaped democracy through his fight for the right to speak.
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POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES

Part 2: Activities & Additional Character Resources (2.73 MB)

Activities that encourage students to think about how the lives of the individuals featured in Fighting for Democracy inspire active and engaged citizenship. These may be completed after experiencing the Fighting for Democracy exhibition. Additional character resources highlighting the life of Bayard Rustin’s fight for peace and justice and Frank Emi’s fight for the right to dissent.
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Part 3: Lesson 6–7 (859 KB)

Activities that encourage students to translate learning into action.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgements (368 KB)

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