Resource Collection November 4, 2021
The 1619 Project: Pulitzer Center-created Resources
The 1619 Project challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation's foundational date. Inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, the project also comprises a broadsheet, a kids' section of The New York Times, a podcast, an anthology, and an illustrated children's book.
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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.
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Explore resources and opportunities for sharing 'The 1619 Project' in afterschool education spaces.
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Resource Guides
The 1619 Podcast Listening Guide
This resource serves as a guide for listening, analyzing, and responding to episodes of the "1619" podcast. It includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and extension activities for each...
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Resource Guides
The 1619 Project Reading Guide: Quotes, Key Terms, and Questions
This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for each of the essays and creative works that compose The 1619 Project.
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Lesson Plans
Index and Flashcards for Terms and Historical Events
A partial listing of historical events and terms referenced in The 1619 Project essays and Quizlet flashcards to support teachers and students with curricular integration.
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A lesson plan for close reading and guided discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones' essay, which provides the intellectual framework and introduction for The 1619 Project.
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Standards-aligned activities drawing from concepts in the essays, creative texts, photographs, and illustrations to engage students in creative and challenging ways.
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A lesson plan to guide analysis of a video introduction to Nikole Hannah-Jones and The 1619 Project.
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A lesson plan for close reading and guided discussion of Bryan Stevenson's essay "Mass Incarceration," which traces the legacy of slavery in the contemporary criminal legal system.
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Lesson Plans
Evaluating and Reshaping Timelines in The 1619 Project: New York Times for Kids Edition
This lesson plan guides students in exploring a special kids' section of The New York Times titled "Why You Should Know About the Year 1619."
