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| 1 | -Overview of the Search: equal-id | Continuum - Equality | Planning - Case Teaching | equal-id, equal-rts | equality, constitutional rights, liberty, sovereignty, identity, diversity | contemporary | n/a | ||
| Summary: This overview is a specialized table of contents to assist review of database materials for lesson planning. In outreach to local high schools, USC student volunteers in the Teaching International Relations Program (TIRP) are equipped to teach analytical tools using cases and activities for decision-making and problem-solving. Because the database serves a variety of projects, custom tags will select limited collections designated for TIRP topics. Guides for selected items will point to further database resources. | |||||||||
| Source: USC CALIS | |||||||||
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| 2 | Coping: Multiethnic Groups at the Bargaining Table | Continuum - Identity | Role Play / Simulation | identity-sec, equal-id | identity, governance, negotiation, resource distribution, majority rule | contemporary | analagous to multiple countries | ||
| Summary: Dynamics of policy-making in multiethnic societies - focused on conflict surrounding competition for limited resources. A role-play set in the context of a nation's legislative body. Four hypothetical ethnic groups with power cards (senate votes) must promote interests while avoiding strikes or acts of terrorism. Students develop policy priorities, bargain, and analyze factors underlying ethnic conflict. Connects directly to "the identity continuum" to consider how ethnic identity relates to state identity and nation building. (Part of HSLC 2006: Iraq) | |||||||||
| Source: CTIR - Center for Teaching International Relations -- Steven Lamy et al from Teaching About Global Awareness in Simulations and Games | |||||||||
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| 3 | Economist: Beyond bootstraps | Four Worlds | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-id, equal-rts | development, equality, discrimination | contemporary | India, Asia | ||
| Summary: Report is a book review where economists "argue that the state fails mainly because of deeply entrenched inequality" and that "a ruling elite defined by caste, but also by gender, education and income, has an utter lack of interest -verging on contempt- in improving matters for the rest." Case questions apply several related tools and cases. Includes a 4W analysis for students to identify factors and trace dynamics of the case. | |||||||||
| Source: Economist, 2013 - Customized to case teaching format by USC CALIS, 2013. Launched as pilot material for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| ID: 707 | |||||||||
| 4 | Egyptian Speaks Out at Protest | Four Worlds (4W) | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-id, equal-rts | governance, constitution, civic engagement, personal agency, theocracy, fascism | contemporary, Arab Spring | Egypt, Middle East, Northern Africa | ||
| Summary: Street interview with an Egyptian who is protesting the legitimacy of the constitution that was being drafted by the Constituent Assembly in October 2012. Includes an "inference exercise" for students to clearly identify the issues raised by the protestor and a YouTube link for "the reveal" of the protestor's identity. Popular reference title: the Ali interview | |||||||||
| Source: El Wady on YouTube, 2012. Customized transcript by USC CALIS | |||||||||
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| 5 | Equality is an Ideal: Dimensions & Distinctions | Continuum - Other | Think-Pair-Share | equal-id, equal-rts | governance, human rights, social equality, American Dream, meritocracy | contemporary | United States | ||
| Summary: A 3-step activity. 1) a continuum worksheet to rate progress toward five forms of "perfect equality" based on personal opinion about life today in the United States, 2) a second continuum combines the previous five forms to distinguish between political equality and social equality. Includes overheads to record a group poll of lowest & highest ratings where students explain differences in their ratings relative to others' reasoning and evidence. PPT provides an overview of factors for Step 3 for students to identify factors and trace dynamics of "Four Worlds of Equality" as 4W of the American Dream. Students can then apply their 4W analysis to legislation, Supreme Court decisions and NPR cases that focus on equality. | |||||||||
| Source: USC CALIS | |||||||||
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| ID: 704 | |||||||||
| 6 | Evolution of Ideas: Equality | Continuum - Equality | Think-Pair-Share | equal-id, equal-rts, equal-time, equal-continuum | governance, beliefs, equality, identity, human rights | contemporary and 1700s, 1800s | United States, global | ||
| Summary: Foundational activity. A multi-step introduction to the equality continuum. An A-B-C continuum series -- "Black & White - or in between" -- where students must cite evidence from writings by 6 historical figures (inc. Lincoln, Paine, Clemens) in order to place these men on a spectrum that distinguishes views about cultural difference. First, students "place the adjectives" to examine varied usage and relationships between concepts. The Option A and Option B continuums are similar in theme but use very different concepts/terms. Among database materials, the continuums are applied to historical policy decisions and NPR cases that track the American journey toward "a more perfect union". Option B extends to the Option C continuum to examine international issues e.g. genocide and humanitarian intervention as outlined in the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). | |||||||||
| Source: USC CALIS with support from The Arsalyn Program, www.arsalyn.org -- Piloted 2013 | |||||||||
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| 7 | Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the United Nations | Continuum - Equality | Case Reading - Primary Sources | equal-id, equal-rts | human rights, education, equality, identity, terrorism | contemporary | Pakistan, global | ||
| Summary: Malala Yousafzai's address to the United Nations about her campaign for education for all children. Her remarks include recounting the assassination attempt by the Taliban and affirming her commitment to non-violence. She argues that education is the solution to poverty and the path to peace. | |||||||||
| Source: United Nations speech: July 12, 2013. Prepared by USC CALIS as a case transcript for classroom use. | |||||||||
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| 8 | NPR: Afghans Confront Sensitive Issue Of Ethnicity | Continuum - Identity | Case Reading - News & Editorials | identity-sec, equal-rts, equal-id | nation building, identity, diversity, ethnicity, demographic data | contemporary | Afghanistan, Asia | ||
| Summary: Report discusses controversy over new ID cards that will embed ethnic identity. Some Afghans argue that "Afghanistan needs to move beyond ethnic divisions and quota-based thinking". Case questions examine: What policies are needed to value diversity while promoting unity? Includes a 4W analysis: What are the Four Worlds of identity & equality in Afghanistan? Also includes an exercise to compare the extent of diversity (ethnic, religious, and language) across six countries (Afghanistan, Brazil, China, India, Israel, US). | |||||||||
| Source: NPR copyright 2013. Sean Carberry, 05-08-2013. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2013. Launched with NPR permission as support materials for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| 9 | NPR: Born In The U.S.A.? Some Chinese Plan It That Way | Continuum - Equality | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-id, equal-rts | governance, constitution, citizenship rights, equality | contemporary | China, United States | ||
| Summary: Report explains how wealthy Chinese are using the 14th Amendment to secure American citizenship for their children. Case questions examine policy-making issues: incentives, fairness, and unintended consequences (inc. moral hazard). | |||||||||
| Source: NPR copyright 2010. Rob Gifford, 11-22-2010. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2013. Launched with NPR permission as pilot materials for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| ID: 108 | |||||||||
| 10 | NPR: Mass. Suit Aims To Clarify Religious Groups' Latitude In Hiring | Continuum - Equality | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-rts, equal-id | belief systems, civil rights, discrimination, religious freedom | contemporary | United States | ||
| Summary: Report discusses how a new case will clarify how much leeway religious institutions have regarding non-religious jobs. | |||||||||
| Source: NPR copyright 2014. Tovia Smith, 02-12-2014. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2014. Launched with NPR permission as pilot materials for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| ID: 729 | |||||||||
| 11 | NPR: Sikh Americans Hope To Reduce Hate Crimes With Ad Campaign | Continuum - Identity | Case Reading - News & Editorials | identity-sec, equal-id, democracy & identity | culture, identity, democratic values, assimilation, acculturation | contemporary | United States | ||
| Summary: "We teach our kids the American values go hand-in-hand with the Sikh values - tolerance, religious freedom, gender equality." Report is used with the identity continuum to distinguish levels of ethnic and religious assimilation in a multi-cultural society vs. national identity and ethno-nationalism. What defines American culture? Includes data on world religions. | |||||||||
| Source: NPR copyright 2017. Robert Siegel, 05-02-2017. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2017. Launched with NPR permission as support materials for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| 12 | NPR: Younger Generation Poised To Lead Afghanistan's Future | Continuum - Identity | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-id, equal-rts | governance, civil society, nation building, ethnic diversity, demographic data | contemporary | Afghanistan, Asia | ||
| Summary: "Afghans under 35 make up about 75 percent of the population ...they've come of age as Afghanistan struggles to come back as a country... They're aimed at creating a civil society." Case questions include a focus on how "age structure" affects socioeconomic policy planning. | |||||||||
| Source: NPR copyright 2013. Renee Montagne, 05-14-2013. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2013. Launched with NPR permission as pilot materials for the High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. | |||||||||
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| 13 | NYT: What Makes Us All Radically Equal | Continuum - Equality | Case Reading - News & Editorials | equal-id | equality & identity, racial reconciliation | contemporary | United States | ||
| Summary: Editorial uses a community project in Detroit as an example of the complexities of racial reconciliation. The process is connected to Frederick Douglass: "[his] genius was his ability to balance his indignation at oppression with his underlying faith in the American project." Case questions use the editorial as an important follow-up to specifics in "the equality continuum" regarding Abraham Lincoln and policy implications across time. Uses the UDHR to clarify the role of human dignity as the foundation for reconciliation and rights. | |||||||||
| Source: New York Times editorial by David Brooks, 10-19-2019. USC CALIS case-customized article for classroom use only. | |||||||||
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| ID: 414 | |||||||||
| 14 | Responsibility to Protect—R2P | Continuum - Equality | Think-Pair-Share | change-sec, equal-id, equal-rts | security, humanitarian intervention, genocide | contemporary | Rwanda, Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Summary: Begins with a provocative scenario about community security (Gourevitch) and a passage regarding the 1994 Rwanda genocide (Dallaire) to then connect to "core principles" set forth by the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). R2P was unanimously adopted by member countries of the United Nations in 2005. | |||||||||
| Source: USC CALIS. United Nations document. Offered as a preparation activity for HSLC 2013. | |||||||||
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| ID: 691 | |||||||||
| 15 | Timeline - Legal History: Equal Rights Policy | Concept Map | Timeline | equal-rts, equal-id, equal-time, equal-continuum, #timelineEX, timeline-set8 | human rights, civil rights, racial policy | American History (1750-2050) | United States | ||
| Summary: On a timeline of legal and policy decisions that are concisely annotated, students identify steps forward and backward toward the ideal of equality. Timeline runs from 1776 to the present. The interactive powerpoint is a visual support that includes a color-coded dimension for students to identify the branches of government and types of laws, distinguishing between Supreme Court decisions, congressional acts, and executive orders. Referenced as "the equality timeline" -- it directly supports the equality continuum with policies matched to those listed for the Option B continuum. This timeline can also be used as a stand-alone activity and reference. It is a relatively short and highly useful activity to create historical context and illustrate the dynamics of an evolving ideal. | |||||||||
| Source: USC CALIS | |||||||||
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| ID: 265 | |||||||||
| 16 | UN Global Education First Initiative | Continuum - Equality | Case Reading - Primary Sources | equal-id, equal-rts, #virtues&values | globalization, governance, human rights, equality | contemporary | global | ||
| Summary: UN policy statement to express the need for global citizenship. Outlines five "barriers" along with criteria for a new ethos of schools that is necessary to address interconnected global challenges. Case questions include: On a scale of 1 to 10, what score reflects the American ethos of schools toward the vision of education set forth in this document? Which five virtues are fundamental to global citizenship? | |||||||||
| Source: United Nations, 2012. Format for case teaching by USC CALIS, 2013. | |||||||||
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| ID: 231 | |||||||||