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Film and the History of Slavery

Season 1: American Slavery Episode 8: Film and the History of Slavery Film has long shaped our nation’s historical memory — for good and bad. Film historian Ron Briley offers ways to responsibly use films in the
July 8, 2019
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Slavery in the Constitution

Constitutional and legal historian Paul Finkelman explains the critical role slavery played in the founding of the United States and how the politics of slavery shaped in U.S. Constitution in ways that are still evident today.
July 8, 2019
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Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Who's Telling It?

Students explore the same Perspectives central text from various viewpoints and identify author, speaker point-of-view, publication date, intended audience and characters.
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K-2
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RL.K-2.1, RL.K-2.3, RL.K-2.6, RL.K-2.7, RI.K-2.1, RI.K-2.3, RI.K-2.7
July 13, 2014
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Conflict Resolution Skills Start in Preschool

In our kindergarten classroom, there are no desks. Instead, we have three large, child-sized tables, around which 20 children and three teachers can fit. We call it the writing table. Here, students can draw, write and complete phonics-based workbooks. One morning, Greta was drawing a picture of something that had happened the day before: She and her friend Lily had made bird nests during outside recess and had placed them all throughout the yard. Greta was illustrating herself and Lily making nests. Her classmate Ellie watched her create the drawing.