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Essence of Acceptance
Complete Curriculum (600 pp binder style, video 41 min) $150
The Essence of Acceptance curriculum brings history alive in the classroom through engaged learning, project-based lesson plans, and community involvement in the classroom. Lessons are included on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of other nations. The program teaches oral history techniques and includes a methodology to bring community interviewees who have suffered a loss of rights into the classroom to be interviewed by the entire class. The content in this publication aligns with a number of history-social science and English-language arts content standards and fulfills service-learning requirements.

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Essence of Acceptance
Condensed Curriculum (230 pp, video 41 min) $58 plus tax and shipping
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Essence of Acceptance
Supplemental Lessons $5.00 each
(Lessons in red are included in the Condensed Curriculum. See above to order the Condensed Curriculum.)
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Section 1: Learning About Human Rights

Lesson 1: What Do We Know About Human Rights? Questionnaire and Discussion
Lesson 2: Defining Human Rights (2 parts)
Lesson 3: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)
Lesson 4: Civil Rights or Human Rights?
Lesson 5: Legal Rights Around the World
Lesson 6: Student Declaration of Human Rights (2 parts)
Lesson 7: Icons for Student Declaration of Human Rights
Lesson 8: Human Rights and Current Events
Lesson 9: The Importance of Clear and Consistent Human Rights
Lesson 10: Awareness of Human Rights
Lesson 11: Revisiting the Questionnaire, Post-Section Reflection

Section 2: Taking Oral Histories

Lesson 1: Viewing the Sonoma County Survivor Project Exhibit (2 parts)
Lesson 2: Creating a Comfortable Environment for Interviewing
Lesson 3: Attentive Body Language
Lesson 4: Reflecting on Environment and Body Language
Lesson 5: Practice Interviews: Body Language and Environment
Lesson 6: What Is In a Question? (2 Parts)
Lesson 7: Asking General Questions (2 Parts)
Lesson 8: Asking Background-Specific Questions
Lesson 9: Ordering Questions (2 Parts)
Lesson 10: Preparing for Student Interviews
Lesson 11: Student Interviews
Lesson 12: Designing a Follow-up Interview
Lesson 13: What Have We Learned?

Section 3: Interviewing

Lesson 1: Who Do We Want to Interview
Lesson 2: Writing the Interview Questionnaire and Drafting a Letter (2 Parts)
Lesson 3: Inviting Your Guest to the Interview
Lesson 4: Writing Questions for the Interview (2 Parts)
Lesson 5: Organizing the Interview Questions
Lesson 6: Brainstorming Responsive Project Ideas
Lesson 7: Preparations for the Interview
Lesson 8: FIRST INTERVIEW SESSION
Lesson 9: Writing Questions for the Second Interview Session
Lesson 10: SECOND INTERVIEW SESSION
Lesson 11: Reflecting Upon the Human Rights Interview

Section 4: Creating Responsive Projects

Lesson 1: Reflecting On the Interview: Building a Personal Connection
Lesson 2: Reflecting On the Interview: Connecting to Historical Content (1-2 Class Periods)
Lesson 3: Reflecting On the Interview: Connecting to the UDHR/Student Declaration of Human Rights
Lesson 4: Defining Your Community and Goals (2 Parts)
Lesson 5: Choosing a Project (2 versions available)
Lesson 6: The Project Rubric
Lesson 7: Planning Your Project
Lesson 8: Process Assessments (Teacher Conferencing can be substituted)
Lesson 9: Inviting the Community
Lesson 10: Self-assessment of the Completed Projects
Lesson 11: Getting Feedback from Colleagues

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