Social Studies
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In this lesson, students read and analyze reporting that investigates the relationship between climate change and migration using both data journalism and wrenching storytelling.
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In this lesson, students explore the concept of triage in Missouri's public defender system, and more broadly across the United States.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Jesse Hyde
Ever since the 2018 election of Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with a disdain for science...
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In this lesson, students consider questions of identity and visibility by analyzing a documentary about an intersex woman from Zimbabwe seeking asylum in the U.S.
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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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Lesson Plans
Activities to Extend Student Engagement
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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Students learn about voter suppression and disenfranchisement in U.S. elections, and how people are mobilizing to combat it.
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Lesson Plans
Finding & analyzing underreported news stories: Critical thinking, text analysis and writing
Students explore news articles and instructional videos to evaluate how they can find and analyze under-reported stories in the news, and in their own communities
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In this workshop, elementary students will learn what it means to be a refugee, explore how four child migrants around the world go to school, and reflect on common threads between their lives.
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In this lesson, students will analyze data showing that Black and brown people are over-represented in COVID-19 mortality statistics, investigate structural causes, and search for solutions.