Page 2 - 1619 Project Curriculum
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Terms, and
Reading Guide: Quotes, Key
Questions
August 13, 2019 | All Grades
By Pulitzer Center Education
The 1619 Project from The New York Times Magazine is inaugurated with a special issue that
examines the modern-day legacy of slavery through over 30 essays and creative works.
Lesson Outline
Resource overview with links to the following:
• PDF copy of The 1619 Project, a full issue of The New York Times Magazine
• PDF copy of the supplementary broadsheet from the Times newspaper
• Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Essays
• Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Creative Works
Warm-up questions that introduce themes from the project.
Discussion questions to process the content and structure of writing and visuals from The
1619 Project.
Links to activities and a lesson plan that can be used to further students' engagement with the
issue.
