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Sample Lessons

Sample Lessons

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The Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (pp. 73-409) dedicates an entire chapter to provide school districts with multiple examples of how course work can be designed to include the following instructional features:

Featured within Chapter 4, are lesson samples, instructional resources, reference materials, citations, and visual aids that assist the efforts of school districts to develop its ethnic studies course to include one or more of these tenets:

  • Stand Alone course
  • Integrated course
  • Thematic/ Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies course
  • Grade Level course
  • Four Disciplines1

1. California Department of Education (March, 2022). Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

Amie Carter, Sonoma County Superintendent
"The mission of the Sonoma County Office of Education is to foster student success through service to schools, students, and the community." - Amie Carter, Sonoma County Superintendent