Gender, Race, and Class in Today’s America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.02.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Content Objectives
  2. Content Background
  3. Teaching Strategies
  4. Classroom Activities
  5. Annotated List of Resources
  6. Bibliography
  7. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  8. Notes

A Nation of Dreamers: Examining American Immigration and Race through Esperanza Rising

Tara McCrone

Published September 2021

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Bibliography

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