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2022 Vol 1: Exploring Memory and Race in America

Broadening Horizons: Perspectives of Native American Monuments

Shannon McFarland, 6th Grade English Language Arts, Alexander Graham Middle School

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Synopsis: In this curriculum unit, students examine monuments significant to Native American experiences. They will learn about and discuss the history of how tribes were displaced from their lands and children were treated inside of boarding schools. For the culminating assessment, students will design a monument dedicated to the victims of Native American boarding schools and a plaque that explains why a monument to this history should exist. 

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

“I, Too, Sing America:” analyzing sex, race, and STEM in 20th Century America.”

Shealynn Womble, Language Arts, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

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2014 Curriculum Units Vol 6: The Art of Fiction: Close Analysis, Style and the Novel

Realizing Close Reading: Helping Struggling Readers Progress from Strategy to Skill in the Social Studies Classroom

Calen Clifton, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

Final Unit (PDF)  Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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