Reframing U.S History With New(er) Narratives
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Description
This unit is a combination of three stand alone lessons about times in US history in which people exerted power who were often deemed unable to do so. The three lessons are sandwiched between a theoretical framing of power and final project. There are also a few more ideas for activities and people to research. The time periods are: Enslavement, Civil War, and 1970s / Disability Rights, Topics and vocabulary to be addressed are: gender, enslavement, disability, power, agency,
My hope for you is that you can choose how and where to use the lessons. If you are beholden to a scope and sequence, you can split up the lessons and place them in the proper time period. If you have a bit more freedom, this can be a unit on its own. Or, you can use these stories as capstones at the beginning or end of the year. By framing your year in social justice, students may feel able to share their truths more freely and engage with the rest of the material.
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