Search our curricular resources by grade, subject, and state, or by the following resource types:
Lesson plan: a teaching guide designed for about one class period
Unit: a series of lesson plans designed for several days or weeks
Resource guide: a set of discussion questions designed for in-depth engagement with a specific resource or theme
Activity: a description of a short project or a list of short projects students can complete in class or at home
Resource collection: a group of curricular resources that all focus on a certain theme, skill, or text
BROWSE RESOURCES
-
Students explore the history of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the resistance movements led by Afro-Latinx people of the Americas, analyzing the legacy of this resistance.
-
Students reflect on histories of enslavement, analyze enslavement systems, and use a Structured-Academic Controversy protocol to argue for how the history of enslavement should be taught.
-
Units
Walking Democracy
Students explore the cultural and creative traditions that were carried northward as people migrated in the lead up to the March on Washington.
-
Resource Guides
The 1619 Project Docuseries Viewing Guide
This resource serves as a viewing guide for The 1619 Project docuseries. It includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and a topic index for each episode.
-
Resource Guides
The 1619 Project Docuseries Viewing Guide
This resource serves as a viewing guide for The 1619 Project docuseries. It includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and a topic index for each episode.
-
Students examine how the legacy of slavery impacts a range of contemporary issues in Chicago.
-
Students examine the development of Black American identity and cultural achievements by learning about 1619, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and how they connect to the present.
-
Students explore the methodical progression that the United States took from the period of Reconstruction to the current crisis of mass incarceration.
-
Students read historical and contemporary texts. They analyze how the authors reconcile the ideals in the founding documents with slavery, and how they use rhetorical devices to strengthen arguments.
