A Theme Page with lesson plans and materials about racism for intermediate (B1) students, year 9 and Eng 5 in Sweden.
Related topics: Tolerance, M.L.King Junior Day, Holocaust – Let Us Never Forget, No Bullying in Our School
Background Information
The science of skin color – Angela Koine Flynn | TED-Ed (5 min)https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_koine_flynn_the_science_of_skin_color?language=en
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. A 5-min TED-talk with transcript and activities
Warm-Up
What about You?http://web.archive.org/web/20031204154326/http://4dw.net/besteacher/alien.html
Once upon a time, there were three aliens. One was from Alpha Zooks, one from Befar Zeeks, and the third was from Sugigeeks. They were all best friends and had been for…
Vocabulary
Racism – Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.comhttps://vocab.com/lists/700646Learn 40 words from this theme. To practise them you will need to log in.
Lesson Plans
Celebr8 by Levi Tafari | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBChttp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/celebr8-levi-tafari
Downloadable activities based on the poem Celebr8. (Use at least the first two verses.) Activity pages 1-3 and 10 recommended. There are slight discrepancies in the poem text compared to the audio.
ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Dayhttps://eslholidaylessons.com/03/international_day_for_the_elimination_of_racial_discrimination.html
ESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan/worksheet on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day – Handouts, online activity, and mp3.
Listening
Reading
Viewing
Muslim woman called a “Terrorist” AMAZING father of a Soldier stands up for Muslims – video DailyMotion (9:15)http://dai.ly/x2fbwo8
Would You Stop discrimination? An actor portraying a veiled Muslim woman is refused service and racially abused in front of onlookers.
What Would You Do: Customers discriminate against Latino waiter | WWYD – YouTube (7:52)https://youtu.be/KAuecX_971A
In Arizona, a Latino man is working as a waiter. He is doing a good job but the couple he is serving discriminate against him because of his ethnicity.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Young Witness – YouTube  (4:59)https://youtu.be/r1EDOL9II0s
Janie Forsyth McKinney was twelve years old when the Freedom Riders came through her hometown of Anniston, Alabama, on May 14, 1961. A heart-rending, true story from the South in the 60s.
Worksheets
Speaking
The ESL Commando: English Video Discussion – #AmeriCAN – Racismhttp://www.eslcommando.com/2014/12/movie-trailer-esl-video-activity.html
This video is quite emotional and may be difficult for some students to watch. You should absolutely pre-watch this to ensure its appropriateness for your class.
Final Words
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