1619 Project Lesson Plan

Read the following sections:

· Introduction

· The Idea of America by Nikole Hannah-Jones

· Chained Migration by Tiya Miles

· Poem by Clint Smith on the Middle Passage

· Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa on Crispus Attucks

· Capitalism by Matthew Desmond

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Introduction

The introduction...