Lessons

In this lesson, students will address misconceptions they likely have about Christopher Columbus and the colonization of what is now the United States.

This timeline is used with "Understanding the History of Latino Civil Rights" and "Exploring the History of Latino Civil Rights" lessons.

As children use digital media with increasing frequency, advertisers who work with digital platforms continue to understand kids as an ideal target audience. Among other things, this means it is important to help children learn to read online ads sensibly and critically.

This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information.

Text-dependent Questions accompany “Jim Crow as a Form of Racialized Social Control.”

This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. This lesson is aimed at a young audience and operates on the assumption that many students in the class are not yet reading and writing independently.

Text-Dependent Questions accompany “The Color of Justice.”

This lesson discusses common characteristics and stereotypes that are associated with athletes.