A History of Black People as Readers: A Genealogy of Critical Literacy

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 24.02.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Part 1: Teaching Objectives and Historical Background
  2. Part 2: Unit Execution and Rationale
  3. Readings for Students
  4. Bibliography for Teachers
  5. Classroom Resources
  6. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  7. Notes

Self-Evident and Self-Contradictory: Black Readings of the Declaration of Independence

Matthew O. Schaffer

Published September 2024

Tools for this Unit:

Classroom Resources

Erasure Poetry Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTpE4li0YCY

National Archives Primary Sources - https://www.archives.gov/education/research/primary-sources

Black Past - https://www.blackpast.org/ - A great resource for primary and secondary source readings on Black history.

Schumann Library’s repository of primary source readings - https://library.wit.edu/guides/primary-sources/american-history

1619 Project - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html - an excellent resource for teaching the history of American slavery.

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