It will be helpful for each student to have some general knowledge of World War Two, and the civil rights movement.  Those are definitely not absolutely necessary, since we will cover them during the course.
During each class we will cover a specific social or ethnic group, and their experiences during World War Two.  For each class, we will have a lecture that incorporates Google Slides and videos, which each student will receive at the beginning of class.  Together we will go through each slide, as I explain each piece of information.  Sometimes during the lectures we will take a quick break so that everyone can read a primary source that further explains the material.  The videos will be short documentary videos, found on Youtube or emailed to each student.  After the lecture is over, the class will partake in a discussion about what we have covered so far.  This will be an opportunity for students to ask questions, and present any opinions they may have about what we have been studying.  Students will be given the opportunity to talk to each other, and I will provide prompts to keep the discussion going.

-For the first class we will do an overview of World War Two and its effects on American society and the economy.  As the country is grappling with the Great Depression,  we will analyze how World War Two completely changed the American economy and how this change affected the living situations of different social and ethnic groups.  We will also look at how attitudes towards different racial groups changed due to the wartime effort on the home front.
After we cover this, we will analyze the experience of women entering the workforce, and how new economic opportunities gave rise to women demanding equal rights.
Then we will examine how African-Americans began demanding equal rights, as they entered into the military and were offered economic opportunities that had been denied to them prior to the war starting. 

-In the second and final class we will look at the experiences of Mexican-Americans as they faced a lot of the same struggles that African-Americans did as they entered into the workforce and military.  There will also be a section on the contributions of American Indian soldiers.
After this, we will investigate the treatment of Japanese-Americans, as they were forced to leave their homes and businesses and live in internment camps.  We will also look at how German-Americans and Italian-Americans were treated, and contrast their treatment with that of Americans of Japanese descent.
This final class will then end with a quick review and discussion about civil rights and its relationship to patriotism and unity.