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**__ Unit: "A Progression of Intolerance: From the Holocaust to Human Rights Movements" __** This site is dedicated to a unit on intolerance. This will be a resource for students and parents to remain updated of the events throughout this unit. Enjoy!


 * Course Title:** English 9
 * Grade Level:** 9th Grade
 * Unit Length: **4 Weeks

**  Conceptual Framework:   **  Intolerance, discrimination, and prejudices are all, unfortunately, inherent in our society. From genocides across the world to ‘Cyberbullying’ at the secondary level, it is obvious that though we have made strides as a society to work towards tolerance, these issues still exist. Thus, in order to address these issues, I have planned a unit on intolerance. This unit will incorporate texts that look at intolerance throughout history. This unit will take texts depicting genocide, human rights movements, and instances of intolerance as well as how power, differences, and discrimination function and affect our society. This unit will pair different genres, texts, & perspectives to expose students to the many harsh realities of intolerance as it relates to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, class etc. I want to begin with broad, big, international ideas of genocides ranging from the Holocaust to the modern day, Darfur and then segue into the civil rights movements, discrimination against women, homophobia, and ‘cyber bullying.’ In pairing this with research, students will work together to research certain instances of intolerance, informing them of historical issues within the United States and around the world that are still relevant and occurring today. 
 * Context:** Haslett High School where, present in the current English 9 curriculum, is //Night// and the film //Long Walk Home. // I thought to update it a bit more I would add snippets about intolerance/discrimination towards women, examples of homophobia, and ‘Cyberbullying’ to the unit of intolerance. I think this unit is appropriate for Haslett. Stereotypically, there background may indicate that they would be unlikely to bully other students—they are white, upper-middle class, parents and students who care about school. However, I am certain that bullying & intolerance likely exists at varying levels in all schools. Furthermore, a lot of this bullying begins in late middle school/early high school because students are starting to form cliques, starting to find out more about themselves, and starting to notice differences in themselves and other students. I think this is an appropriate time to address this without focusing explicitly on bullying. Furthermore, I think the social awareness accrued from a unit on intolerance including broader ideas such as religion, race, gender, and sexual orientation all connected under the umbrella of intolerance is relevant to becoming a responsible and respectful member of society.