Teacher Guide

1619 Project Lesson Plan

Bringing in Technology

In the Day 1 activity “The 1619 Project KWL,” students will use Sutori to create a KWL.

In the Day 1 activity “Introduction to the Class Tumblr,” students will use Tumblr as a place to post their work and comment on each other’s thoughts and writing. This class Tumblr is used in multiple activities in the rest of the lesson plan.

In the Day 2 activity, “Presentations on Contributors,” students will use Tumblr and relevant research tools to create a short bio of one contributor.

In the Day 3 activity, “Creating Connections by Creating Memes,” students will use Canva or a meme generator to make memes.

In the Day 5 activity, “Create a Timeline,” students will use the Read Write Think...

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