High School Connections SSEF2 Give examples of how rational decision-making entails comparing the marginal benefits and the marginal costs of an action. c. Explain that people, businesses, and governments respond to positive and negative incentives in predictable ways. Factory Simulation Have students participate in a simulation where workers are being treated unfairly by their boss. The workers will brainstorm a list of strategies they could use to communicate their concerns. Have the students catego- rize the strategies as either violent or nonviolent. Put them in order from least to most severe strategy based on the predicted response of the boss. SSUSH21 Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations d. Investigate the growth, influence, and tactics of civil rights groups, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the I Have a Dream Speech, and Cesar Chavez Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Show images or video footage of sit-ins, marches, freedom rides where nonviolent protestors met violent re- sistance. Have students write down their reactions before a class discussion on how nonviolent protests affect viewers. EDSITEment: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance By examining King's famous essay in defense of nonviolent protest, along with two significant criticisms of his direct action campaign, this lesson will help students assess various alternatives for securing civil rights for black Americans in a self-governing society. Facing History and Ourselves: The Philosophy of Nonviolence Check out this lesson, which focuses on nonviolence and helps students understand the goals and rationale that provided a foundation for the philosophy of nonviolence as advocated by activists in the civil rights movement, including James Lawson, Martin Luther King Jr., Diane Nash, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, Ella Baker the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and many others. PBS: February One Students will view the FEBRUARY ONE program with the goal of learning about the nonviolent approach and seeing how this technique succeeded. They will read the letter that the Greensboro Four wrote to people who were considering participating in the sit-ins. They will conclude the lesson by imagining that they’re or- ganizing a protest after the sit-ins and writing letters that explain the nonviolent method to people who are considering joining the protest. Teaching Tolerance Teaching Tolerance provides social justice and anti-bias educational resources. Check out this best of list of lesson plans, speeches, and articles related to Martin Luther King Jr. and his ideas. .