Adapted from Open Minds to Equality (3rd Edition), elementary social studies methods students analyzed illustrations from social studies text books. They observed who was portrayed (how inclusive are the representations) and whether the portrayals were culturally authentic. The students were also to examine the content in each text by looking at the contributions of different groups of people; examining the perspective from which the subject is presented; and looking for omissions, distortions. They were also to answer whether the struggles of each group’s (racial/ethnic, age, religious, class, gender, sexuality, and individualism vs. cooperation) fight for civil rights/equality presented?
They presented their findings orally and used charts or graphs to assist in the presentation. See the links below for examples. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29mdPfkfwGyNllKeTZKamJFM1E/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29mdPfkfwGyYWpHZG5nS3JKYlk/edit?usp=sharing
