Index of all Curriculum Units, 2005-2024

section "I"

Selecting a Unit number will take you to the Guide Entry for that Unit.

Identity

African American
23.01.06 Clothing and Identity in Early America: Black Women and AmerIndian Men
20.02.09 No Lye, Nappy or Straight, People Still Gon’ Hate: Getting to the Root of the Issue; Colorblindness and Neutrality within Hairstyles and Hair Types
12.04.09 The Resiliency of the Black Family
10.02.09 Barack Obama's Rhetoric: The Trajectory of a Post-Racial America?
09.03.08 African Americans and Shakespeare: Partners in Search of Humanity
08.03.04 Our Spiritual Strivings: Understanding African American Identities in a Conflicted American Democracy

Analysis
08.01.05 To See or Not to See? A Visual Approach to Identity in Shakespeare

and Language
13.04.05 Invisible Migrations: The Journey from Spanish to English and Back Again Through Performance Poetry

and Mathematics
18.04.08 Decimal Place Value: A Culturally Responsive Approach

Development
19.03.04 Grade Level Gavel Student Court: Justice for All
18.02.02 Reflections Upon Reflections: Ekphrasis as Self-Exploration in Middle School ELA
18.02.05 Activism and Cultural Identity Through Works of Art in Chicago Neighborhoods
17.02.03 Curating an Identity: Exploration and Expression in the Elementary Art Room
17.02.05 Uncovering Individuality in a Scripted World
17.02.06 Identity in Transition: Narrative Repair for Changing Times
17.02.07 Given, Chosen, and/or Imposed: My Gender, Myself
17.02.12 Keeping it Real: Non-Fiction and Identity Formation in Teens
16.02.09 Who Am I?: Culturally Relevant Text and American Identity
13.03.06 Will They Remember Me? Finding Our Identity by Writing Memoirs and Biographies
13.04.05 Invisible Migrations: The Journey from Spanish to English and Back Again Through Performance Poetry
13.04.06 People with Disabilities: An Invisible Community
08.01.02 Race and Gender in Shakespeare and the Art of Rhetoric
08.01.03 English Language Learners (ELLs) Investigate the Identity of Shakespeare and His Characters
08.02.06 In Their Shoes: Finding Voice through Personal Narrative
07.04.04 I Know You Are, but What Am I? A Latino Literature Unit
07.04.06 La voz y la vida: Literacy and Identity in Young Latino Immigrant Students

Political
08.02.02 The Poetry of Self: Using American Voices to Shape Your Own Voice

Latin American
14.02.01 Life Happens: Thinking about Key Life Transitions and Identity through Poetry
12.02.06 Development of the Latina Voice in The House on Mango Street
10.01.01 Art and Poetry of the Afro Mestizos
09.02.09 Hispanic Identity: From Dreams to Civic Participation

in Literature
18.02.05 Activism and Cultural Identity Through Works of Art in Chicago Neighborhoods
18.02.08 Ekphrastic Poetry: Connecting with the Original Language and Culture Through Poetry
18.02.09 Reflective Self Portraits: A Study of Oneself through Ekphrastic Poetry and Art
18.03.03 From Prince to King: Black Panther in Text and Film
17.02.01 Identity of Persons with Disabilities: Looking at People and Characters in Novels and Media
17.02.04 Finding Me, Knowing You: Exploring and Expressing Identity through Language Arts
17.02.06 Identity in Transition: Narrative Repair for Changing Times
17.02.07 Given, Chosen, and/or Imposed: My Gender, Myself
17.02.12 Keeping it Real: Non-Fiction and Identity Formation in Teens
17.03.06 Poetry in Notion: The Hartford Wits and the Emergence of an American Identity
16.02.09 Who Am I?: Culturally Relevant Text and American Identity
16.03.02 Afirmando Nuestra Identidad (Affirming Our Identity): Exploring Dream Worlds and Storytelling through Alebrijes
12.02.06 Development of the Latina Voice in The House on Mango Street
11.01.03 You'll Stumble in My Footsteps: Character Traits, Choices, and Outcomes in Literature
09.03.04 Getting to Know Shakespeare's Characters
09.03.08 African Americans and Shakespeare: Partners in Search of Humanity

National
19.03.04 Grade Level Gavel Student Court: Justice for All
18.01.04 The American Dream,
17.02.11 Whose America? Americans in the Americas and Inequality
17.03.06 Poetry in Notion: The Hartford Wits and the Emergence of an American Identity
16.02.09 Who Am I?: Culturally Relevant Text and American Identity
11.03.10 The Declaration of Independence: Still Inspiring Americans to Fight for Freedom!

Native American
23.01.06 Clothing and Identity in Early America: Black Women and AmerIndian Men
18.02.08 Ekphrastic Poetry: Connecting with the Original Language and Culture Through Poetry
18.03.04 Stories Told through Literature, Film and How It Applies to Our Society
17.02.02 Identity of Past and Present Diné
16.01.01 Dreaming from the Margins, Living in the In-Between: Identity, Culture, and the Power of Voice
16.01.04 Rewriting the Narrative of American History: American Indian Identity and the Process of Recovery
16.01.10 Code-Switching: From Indian Boarding Schools to Urban Classrooms
16.03.09 Journey to the Sun: Reclaiming Imagination and Self-Esteem through Culture and History
13.03.10 The Significance of My Great-Grandparent
12.04.06 Why do you want my children? A Glimpse into Native American Citizenship
11.04.03 The Intangible Heritage of Diné

of Children
18.04.08 Decimal Place Value: A Culturally Responsive Approach
17.02.03 Curating an Identity: Exploration and Expression in the Elementary Art Room
17.02.05 Uncovering Individuality in a Scripted World
17.02.12 Keeping it Real: Non-Fiction and Identity Formation in Teens
13.03.06 Will They Remember Me? Finding Our Identity by Writing Memoirs and Biographies
13.03.08 Understanding Character Development Through the Use of Autobiography
11.01.07 Taking Pride in Our Character
07.02.06 Crime Fiction Investigation: "Socially Correct or Not, Let Me Tell You Who Did It"
06.03.03 Reading as an Act of Creating Value: Character Education in a Public Montessori School

Immigration

American

Asian
24.01.07 Extraction of Profits in the Gold Rush: Chinese Miners and California Ecology
20.01.08 “Boxing” Asian American History
17.02.08 American Born Readers: A Multicultural, Multimedia Attempt to Challenge Perspectives and Inspire Reading
15.01.05 Different Cultures in Chicago's Neighborhoods: Chinese and Mexican Communities
14.03.06 Understanding San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Through an Exploration of Laws and Images
08.05.07 Rice to Feed the World- Estimations on Rice Consumption and Production
06.02.06 Chinese Immigration, Exclusion and the Chinese-American Experience

French
15.03.04 French History in Your City: San Jose, California - the Pellier Brothers

History
21.02.04 A Nation of Dreamers: Examining American Immigration and Race through Esperanza Rising
11.03.09 The Hip-Hopcracy of America
09.01.01 Using Stories and Film in the English Language Learner Classroom to Teach Immigration History

Jewish
15.04.07 Immigration and the Narrative Voice: Analysis of Image and Sound in Film and Its Connection to the Immigrants' Stories

Latin American
24.01.03 The Art of Understanding and Connecting through Butterflies
22.01.01 The Child Migrant: Evaluating the Journey to the United States through Film and Nonfiction Text
22.02.05 American Imperialism in Latin America: Territory Expansion, Trade, and Immigration
18.01.03 The Intersection of Crime and Immigration
15.04.07 Immigration and the Narrative Voice: Analysis of Image and Sound in Film and Its Connection to the Immigrants' Stories
14.03.05 Immigration and Migration: My Family and My Community
13.04.02 Paseo Boricua: Discovering Our Own Division
11.04.09 The Responsibility Is Ours: Preserving Intangible Heritage
09.02.09 Hispanic Identity: From Dreams to Civic Participation
07.04.04 I Know You Are, but What Am I? A Latino Literature Unit
07.04.06 La voz y la vida: Literacy and Identity in Young Latino Immigrant Students

Law
19.03.05 Current Refugee and Immigrant Policy in the United States: How Do They Impact Your Community?
18.01.03 The Intersection of Crime and Immigration
14.03.06 Understanding San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Through an Exploration of Laws and Images

Mexican
23.02.06 Self-Identity through Nature and Magic
20.02.01 Mexican-American Labor in California through Art Literacy
16.03.02 Afirmando Nuestra Identidad (Affirming Our Identity): Exploring Dream Worlds and Storytelling through Alebrijes
15.01.05 Different Cultures in Chicago's Neighborhoods: Chinese and Mexican Communities
14.03.03 Tug-of-War: Mexican Immigration to the United States
14.03.04 The Cultural Move: Impact of Mexican Migration on today's American Food
14.03.05 Immigration and Migration: My Family and My Community
12.04.05 From Three Rivers to Arlington: Mexican American Civil Rights to 1954
10.03.11 Contando Vidas/Telling Life Stories: The Biographies of Influential Hispanics in Our Community
07.04.02 Examining Mexican Immigration Thru First Person Point-of-view

Muslim
17.03.07 A Private Moment in Public View: Analysis of Muslim Poets and Political Activists from the 20th Century to Today

Nativism
19.03.05 Current Refugee and Immigrant Policy in the United States: How Do They Impact Your Community?
18.01.03 The Intersection of Crime and Immigration

Philippines
22.02.06 Immigration narratives: Hidden Links between U.S. empire and Filipino immigration to the U.S.

Politics
19.03.05 Current Refugee and Immigrant Policy in the United States: How Do They Impact Your Community?
18.01.03 The Intersection of Crime and Immigration
12.03.06 The First Twenty Years: Whiskey, Aliens… and Shopping!

Urban
18.01.03 The Intersection of Crime and Immigration
15.03.02 Silicon Valley’s Otro Lado, Youth Voices Speak About Their Community in Film
15.03.04 French History in Your City: San Jose, California - the Pellier Brothers
14.03.01 Lights, Camera, Immigration! An Examination of Global Cities through Film
14.03.02 Neighborhood as Palimpsest: An Examination of Chicago's Back of the Yards Neighborhood Through Urban Historical Geography
14.03.07 The Settled and the Unsettled, Then and Now: Rites of Passage in Urban Life and Narrative
13.04.02 Paseo Boricua: Discovering Our Own Division
13.04.03 Whence We Stand: A Visual/Geography/History Adventure

Western
06.02.06 Chinese Immigration, Exclusion and the Chinese-American Experience

Europe
14.03.01 Lights, Camera, Immigration! An Examination of Global Cities through Film

Family Life
20.01.02 American History Through American Lives Celebrating Our Family History Through Immigration Stories

Information (see Media)

Assessment
10.02.02 Tune into the Tone: What Should We Hear Here?

Internet

Media
12.03.04 What the Founders could not have Known

Social Media
10.03.02 I Have a Story to Tell: Learning through Peer Biographical Inquiry
08.03.10 MySpace in Democracy: inquiry on how social networks and media technologies promote and disrupt democratic practices

Video
10.03.02 I Have a Story to Tell: Learning through Peer Biographical Inquiry

Ireland

in Film
09.01.07 A Study of Oral Tradition: Storytelling in Ireland, West Africa and Japan
06.01.06 Uniting Children of the World through Film: Planning an International Film Festival for Middle School Students
06.01.12 Back to the Future: How Earlier Art Forms Have Influenced Contemporary Cinema in Ireland, Iran, and Africa

Literature
16.02.02 William Butler Yeats Meets an Eighth Grader from West Philadelphia

Islam

in Film
06.01.01 Cultural Literacy through Media: Breaking Down Stereotypes by Building Up Knowledge
06.01.12 Back to the Future: How Earlier Art Forms Have Influenced Contemporary Cinema in Ireland, Iran, and Africa

Muslim Americans
17.03.07 A Private Moment in Public View: Analysis of Muslim Poets and Political Activists from the 20th Century to Today
05.03.07 Racial Profiling and Terrorism