The Idea of America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.03.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Section 1. Embracing Intangible Concepts – Setting the Tone
  3. Section 2: And So We Begin
  4. Section 3. Conclusion – Tying It All Together
  5. Teacher Resources
  6. Children's Book Resources
  7. Internet Resources
  8. Appendix of Curriculum Standards
  9. End Notes

American Tapestry: Interconnectedness Revealed through Historical Fiction

Waltrina D. Kirkland-Mullins

Published September 2011

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Children's Book Resources

Levine, Ellen. …If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad. Scholastic. New York, 1988. Provides background info regarding the institution of chattel slavery from a first person perspective; good inference literacy-focus resource for young learners.

McGill, Alice. Molly Banneky. Sandpiper, New York. January 2009. A fictionalized historical fiction work surrounding the life of British-born indentured servant Molly Banneker, grandmother of African-American scientist/Mathematician/slavery descendant Benjamin Banneker. Extraordinary illustrations.

Yin. Coolies. Philomel Books, New York. An enlightening American survival-and-success story, highlighting harsh life encounters experienced by Chinese laborers who played an integral role in building the American railroad system.

__________. Brothers. Philomel Books, New York. Rarely told tale of the Chinese emigrants quest to reach the American dream and Asian interactions with Irish immigrants in San Francisco between 1845–1851. This work puts the accent on a flourishing childhood friendship despite racial turmoil.

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