High School
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Students examine the origins of slavery and its effect on mass incarceration and convict leasing through engagement with multiple news stories and primary source documents.
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In this unit, students will evaluate key claims made in essays from The 1619 Project as well as writing that criticizes the project in order to write a research paper explaining the impact of slavery.
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Students explore the influence of Black Americans on national identity and culture by examining the roots of American music and engaging in a Socratic seminar.
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This unit introduces the “20 and odd” who built the United States and focuses on themes of conflict, human rights violations, and power.
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Students draw upon personal experiences, current events, news articles, and materials that could be banned in school to respond to the compelling question: Should the government mandate curriculum?
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Units
American Hypocrisy
Students examine 1619 Project articles and use them as tools to guide an inquiry process into the treatment of African Americans in the U.S.
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This resource includes three educator guides for implementing The 1619 Project books, A New Origin Story and Born on the Water, into classrooms.
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Students examine the relationship between power and race, and how it has shaped science and medicine in the United States.
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A collection of activities designed to facilitate engagement with The 1619 Project books "A New Origin Story" and "Born on the Water."
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Students examine the rhetorical strategies of texts, photo essays, and podcasts from “The 1619 Project” in order to write rhetorical precis and an analytical essay.
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Explore resources and opportunities for sharing 'The 1619 Project' in afterschool education spaces.
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Lesson Plans
‘I Am Omar’: Exploring Identity and Representation
Students analyze a story about a Muslim scholar from Senegal, who wrote the only surviving autobiography in Arabic by an enslaved person in the United States.