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OVERVIEW Viewing Two Towns of Jasper will provide students with a starting point to research and discuss diversity in our culture and the impact intolerance has on a variety of groups in our society. In this lesson students will take a hidden bias test to uncover the existence of hidden biases, research the struggles faced by certain people living in the United States, and reflect on how they arrived at their own convictions and how firmly they are committed to their beliefs. POV documentaries can be recorded off-the-air and used for educational purposes for up to one year from the initial broadcast. In addition, POV offers a lending library of DVDs that you can borrow anytime during the school year — FOR FREE! Please visit our Film Library to find other films suitable for classroom use or to make this film a part of your school's permanent collection. OBJECTIVES By the end of this lesson, students will: GRADE LEVEL: 7-12 SUBJECT AREAS: Civics, U.S. History, Law, Multiculturalism   MATERIALS 1. DVD of the POV/PBS program Two Towns of Jasper. 2. Computers with Internet access. 3. Copies of "Where I Stand on the Issues" chart. ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED: Background Activity - One class period (This may vary depending on how many computers are available.) Activity One - One class period Activity Two - Two class periods, plus homework preparation Activity Three - One class period, plus homework assignment Activity Four - One class period, plus homework assignment
BACKGROUND ACTIVITY The purpose of this activity is for students to build background knowledge on hidden biases.
  1. Send students to the Tolerance.org website at http://www.tolerance.org/hidden_bias/02.html to evaluate their hidden biases.
  2. Tell students to select and complete one of the tests.
  3. After the students have completed the test, discuss the results. The following is a list of suggested discussion questions:
Focus for Viewing: This activity may be used during the viewing of Two Towns of Jasper.
  1. Tell the students to divide a piece of paper into six equal sections and write one of the following headings in each section. As students watch the films, they will record information from the film under the appropriate headings.
ACTIVITY ONE In this activity, students will watch clips from Two Towns of Jasper and engage in discussions and role-playing activities based on quotations from the programs. Teacher Note: Some of the scenes from the Two Towns of Jasper program contain only one person; for these scenes, pair two students together. Other scenes contain several people sitting around a table. For these multiple-people scenes, use a student to play each person in the scene and add an additional student to respond to what was said by the people in the clip.
  1. Watch the following clips from Two Towns of Jasper.