3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8
Changemakers & Allies
Speaking up and working for fairness
What your child practices
Allies and bystanders, majority rule and minority rights, local issues and how to take part, sources about a community's past, and Oregonians who worked for equality and freedom.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 3.C.IR.2; 3.C.IR.3; 3.C.DP.6; 3.C.CE.7; 3.H.CH.1; 3.H.CC.3; 3.H.CE.4 · allies and bystanders, minority rights, taking part in local issues, researching community history and changemakers for equity
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Beatrice Morrow Cannady, a Portland newspaper editor, worked to…
- end unfair treatment of Black Oregonians
- map Crater Lake
- build the first car
end unfair treatment of Black Oregonians
Hint: She edited a newspaper and spoke out for civil rights.
Question 2
Some groups were once kept out of decisions in their town. This is called…
- inclusion
- an election
- exclusion
exclusion
Hint: Exclusion means leaving people out.
Question 3
A timeline shows events…
- by color
- by size
- in the order they happened
in the order they happened
Hint: Timelines go from earliest to latest.
Question 4
A bystander is someone who…
- always stops bullying
- sees something unfair happen but does not act
- runs the school
sees something unfair happen but does not act
Hint: Bystanders see but stay silent.
Question 5
An ally is someone who…
- joins in the teasing
- watches and does nothing
- speaks up or helps when someone is treated unfairly
speaks up or helps when someone is treated unfairly
Hint: Allies stand up for others.
Question 6
Why learn the history of people who were left out?
- to understand the whole story of a community
- it doesn't matter
- to forget the past
to understand the whole story of a community
Hint: Every group is part of the story.