Equality for All: Do We Need an Equal Rights Amendment?

In this lesson, students will learn about the history and current relevance of the Equal Rights Amendment. They will have a mini debate on whether or not the amendment should be ratified, and discuss the implications of such an amendment.

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Standards

NCSS

Grades

8, 6, 7

Subjects

Legislative Branch/Congress

Issues

Civility

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion

Tags

courts, Equal Rights Amendment, law, legal