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Here are the teacher pack items for Diversity in Government:
Overview In this experience, students make observations about a collage of portraits of the first 44 Presidents of the United States. Then they study three timelines—Black Americans in Congress, women in Congress, and Hispanic Americans in Congress—and create a chart to highlight achievements. Next they learn about the significance of Barack Obama’s election and read a short biography of him in order to describe his contributions. Finally, they read a quote by Chelsea Clinton about the importance of female role models, and they reflect why it is important to have diverse role models. If you have access to leveled readers that describe any minority member of Congress or other key government positions—current or past—assign them to students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 35-45 minutes Vocabulary words: Objectives
American history books are full of pictures of people that look like the faces shown below. Today, the faces in the government look much more like the faces across American communities. In this lesson you will learn about diversity in the U.S. government.
Objectives
First through Forty-fourth Presidents of the United States
The above collage shows the official portraits of the first forty-four Presidents of the United States. Since then, two more Presidents have been elected: Donald Trump and Joseph Biden.
What do you notice about the Presidents?
Students should notice that they were all men, and that except for Barack Obama they were all white.
