Activity 3B: Who Were “We the People”?
Rights Matter: The Story of the Bill of Rights
The full text and curriculum are available for download. www.rightsmatter.org
Chapter 3. Who Were “We the People”? www.rightsmatter.org/curriculum/9.html
“Where Did Race Come From?” ww.rightsmatter.org/curriculum/links/race_came_from.html
“The Roots of Racism” www.rightsmatter.org/curriculum/links/roots_of_racism.pdf
“The Biology of Race” www.rightsmatter.org/curriculum/links/biology_of_race.html
State Voting Requirements
This is information on the criteria for voting in California. www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
This Web site lists state-by-state voter registration requirements. http://usgovinfo.about.com/blvrbystate.htm
Felon Disenfranchisement and Voting Reform
This Web site contains pro and con arguments on felon disenfranchisement. http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=667
Here are resources, publications, data, and articles in support of felon votingrights. www.sentencingproject.org/template/page.cfm?id=133
Wood, Erica. (May 11, 2009). Restoring the Right to Vote. Brennan Center forJustice at New York University School of Law. This publication argues for therestoration of voting rights for convicted felons. www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/restoring_the_right_to_vote/
Clegg, Roger, George T. Conway III, Kenneth K. Lee. (May 10, 2006). The CaseAgainst Felon Voting. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studiesoffers a publication arguing against the restoration of felon voting rights. www.fed-soc.org/publications/detail/the-case-against-felon-voting
Activity 3C: Change and the Individual
Handout 30: Students Making a Difference
SoundOut: Promoting Student Voice in Schools
This site, hosted by a “socially oriented private company,” lists several examplesof youth-led school change projects based on the work of Adam Fletcher’sFrameworks for Student Involvement. www.soundout.org/features/schoolupdates.html
Youth on Board
This site describes efforts by Boston-area youth to enact changes in school districtpolicy, organize youth activists and create resource groups, host communityforums, and become involved in school planning efforts. www.youthonboard.org/site/c.ihLUJ7PLKsG/b.2046677/k.E09D/Examples.Htm
United Students (Inner City Struggle)
This site describes the work of a Los Angeles community-based organizationengaged in several campaigns for civic action. Several projects that incorporatedyouth in making changes to school policy and conditions are described here. http://innercitystruggle.org/section/view/new_schools
Philadelphia Student Union
This Philadelphia-based group engages in projects and campaigns organizedthrough student-led school chapters. The site includes their organizing model,projects and campaigns, press coverage, student writing, and a multimedia section. http://home.phillystudentunion.org/
Youth Leadership for Action (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
This site describes sample projects of youth-led teams based in high schools.Working with an adult sponsor, students propose, plan, and enact positivechanges in their communities. Activities include public safety service projects andthe improvement of school tutoring programs. www.crf-usa.org/youth-leadership-for-action/youth-leadership-foraction.html
Activity 3F: The Importance of Evidence
Modeling the Credibility of a Web Site
Sites with sample arguments about school uniforms.
www.educationbug.org/a/school-dress-codes.html
www2.ed.gov/updates/uniforms.html
www.ithaca.edu/wise/topics/school_uniforms.htm
www.gate.net/~rwms/UniformLinksEffects.html
Sample Debates About School Uniforms
Debate.org, an online debate website, includes a number of debates on thetopic of school uniforms. www.debate.org/debates/?x=0&y=0&keywords=school+uniforms
Debatepedia describes itself as “the Wikipedia of debates. . . . an encyclopediaof pro and con arguments and quotes.” Several debates over school uniforms areongoing at this site. ttp://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_School_uniform
LoveToKnow Kids is an online resource for parents. The link below goes to asummary of the pros and cons of school uniforms. The site also includes piecestitled Advantages of School Uniforms, Facts Against School Uniforms, SchoolUniform Gallery, School Uniform Debate, The School Uniform Debate: An ImageConsultant Weighs In, and Benefits of School Uniforms, which may be of interest. http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Pros_and_Cons_of_School_Uniforms