Lessons 1-3
Students will interact with images and engage in whole class conversations about the Quinnipiac Tribe, and the development of New Haven while observing the first two ES-FW, which are based around “The Four Geohistorical Macroscales of Ethnic Studies.”
4.1 Indigeneity- The source of Root-Futurity
Responsive to: Students as Historical Holistic Human Beings & Identities (culturally and historically responsive)
4.2 Coloniality- Combating Dehumanization
Response to: Generalized course content and academic discourse
Furthermore, students will discuss and reflect upon their previous understanding of New Haven with their newly acquired understanding of the original New Haveners and the importance of recognizing their continued existence.
Lessons 4-5
Students will engage in whole class readings about migrants and how we can relate to their daily lives through experiences, family relationships, and everyday enjoyment (such as hobbies). Students will be able to explain how there are similarities in their lives by using positive words to create a language of understanding.
4.3 Hegemony- Normalization of Identity and Place in Society
Response to: Community and Community Cultural Wealth
Lessons 6-8
Students will deepen their knowledge of the interconnectivity among people in their community, starting with their classmates and family members. Students will use language that positively highlights individual qualities in place of learned racism and ill minded ways of thinking about one another. I strongly encourage teachers to create sentence starters for students to use when describing their observations about others and their shared interests. It is also beneficial for the teacher to have a list of adjectives that may be added to their sentences when stated verbally or when written.
4.1 Indigeneity- The source of Root-Futurity
Responsive to: Students as Herstorical Holistic Human Beings & Identities (culturally and historically responsive)
4.4 Social & Ecological Justice- Regenerating Community
Response to: The world (locally, nationally, and globally)
- Cuauhtin, R. Tolteka, Miguel Zavala, Christine E. Sleeter, and Wayne Au. Rethinking Ethnic Studies. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools, 2019, Pg.65.