About This Lesson
This age-appropriate lesson plan explores the historic contributions of lesbian congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D- Texs), whose commanding presence, unwavering ethics, and stentorian voice became central pillars of Richard M. Nixon’s Watergate-driven impeachment and resignation. Jordan used her considerable influence as the first black woman elected to congress from a southern state to shine an unforgiving light on the abandonment of principle that pervaded Nixon’s criminal operation. Like all Legacy Project lesson plans, this document highlights four different learning tracks according to James Banks's multicultural education model and Bloom's Taxonomy. Tracks 1 - 4 are roughly structured to align with the cognitive retention and synthesis capabilities of students from early-to-mid Elementary School (Track 1); late Elementary-to-early Middle School (Track 2); late Middle School-to-early High School (Track 3); and early-to-late High School.
Suggested Study Subject Integration: Social Justice, Women’s History, Black History, American History, LGBTQ History
