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Amplify Asian American Identities Beyond a Heritage Month

This edition of The Moment ensures your classroom reflects the diversity of Asian-American students and to help them feel seen year-round.

I Am Asian American
Teachers, Check Your Texts
(In)Visible Identity

August 27, 2018

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Informational

The Gullah People Are Trying to Preserve Their Culture

This story tells the history of Gullah people in Georgia and South Carolina who continue to fight to preserve their land and culture.

Alice Pettway

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Geography

February 19, 2020

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Informational

Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860

Lincoln’s letter to Alexander H. Stephens states his desire to prevent slavery’s spread and not threaten it where it already existed. This speaks to the centrality of slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Informational

Letter to Ziba B. Oakes, February 26, 1855

Sumter inquires about an enslaved woman named Clarissa, whom Oakes had evidently “advertised” for sale as a “cook & washer.” Among his questions, Sumter inquires specifically whether Clarissa "has had children or miscarried."

F. Sumter

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Economics

January 6, 2018

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Informational

Letter to Ziba B. Oakes, February 1, 1855

King writes to inquire about the availability and price of certain categories of enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina. King also makes some general comments about the state of the economy in Milledgeville.

Jesse King

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Literature

Patty and Abigail

Patty, a young enslaved girl, shares some insight about life on a South Carolina plantation.

Madison Clark

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery Class

Subject

History

January 8, 2019

article

March 21, 2019

What Is the Model Minority Myth?

The myth of the “model minority” is pervasive. It does real damage. And Asian American students aren’t the only ones it harms.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

March 13, 2020

What We’re Reading This Week: March 13, 2020

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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Visual

The Land We Love (1866)

This table compares southerners and British people using 1860 census data.

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Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Geography

December 15, 2017

article

May 2, 2017

Countering Islamophobia Through Education

Schools and communities must work together to counter Islamophobia, bullying and hate in all its forms. This curricular resource can help.

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