Chicago Neighborhoods in History and Today
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Chicago, IL
This workshop will introduce middle school humanities educators to the new inquiry-based unit, Chicago Neighborhoods in History and Today. This event will be held in-person.
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The Art of Listening – Video Testimony and the Study of History
On-Demand
Virtual
Join Facing History & Ourselves and the Fortunoff Video Archive to explore ways to use archival testimony to connect students to the lived experiences of survivors.
![Teacher and Students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Facing-History_SJLA_033.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=6k0Syi0f)
Being Jewish in the United States
Explore the complexity of Jewish identity with reflections from three teenagers about what being Jewish means to them.
![A woman and a child light a candle as their family gathers during the Passover Seder.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Ch01_Image04_Medium_res.jpg?h=0429cc9e&itok=d2t6Z_O3)
Being Jewish in the United States (en español)
Explore the complexity of Jewish identity with reflections from three teenagers about what being Jewish means to them. This resource is in Spanish.
![A woman and a child light a candle as their family gathers during the Passover Seder.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Ch01_Image04_Medium_res.jpg?h=0429cc9e&itok=d2t6Z_O3)
The Power of Names Group Work
Students take on assigned roles to collaboratively answer questions that explore the relationship between names, identity, and society.
![Preview of The Power of Names Group Work Handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/PowerOfNamesTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=oWhsSMxb)
Becoming Ourselves Group Work
Students use this handout as a guide for reading a personal narrative written by a young person.
![Students sit around a table working on a big paper activity while receiving feedback from an educator.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/ClassroomImage_StudentDiscussion_FH287359.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=jnyJGnz9)
Exploring Community in Three Ways
Students use this graphic organizer to dissect the definition of community.
![Preview of Exploring Community Graphic Organizer](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/ExploringCommunityTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=QpzOSmCU)
Two Names, Two Worlds Graphic Organizer
Students take on assigned roles to collaboratively answer questions about the poem "Two Names, Two Worlds" by Jonathan Rodriguez.
![Close view of a middle school student in a red sweatshirt writing on a piece of paper with a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/StudentWriting_FH2101717.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=Q4R75CQ0)
My Identity Poem
Students draft and then share identity poems, using Jonathan Rodríguez’s “Two Names, Two Worlds” as a model.
![A student looks down at their paper with a pencil in hand filling out a graphic organizer.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/CkassroomImage_FH2101620.jpg?h=c11c9c1d&itok=0kYkBiC_)
Names and Identity Graphic Organizer
Students take on assigned roles to collaboratively answer questions about Jennifer Wang's essay "Orientation Day."
![A close up of a student reading a handout with a pencil in hand.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/ClassroomImage_FH2101633.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=8W3kLC6F)
Becoming American Study Guide
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This guide to accompany the film Becoming American helps students investigate identity and belonging through the stories of generations of Chinese immigrants in the United States and their paths to "becoming American."
![Cover of "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/BecomingAmerican_cvr.png?h=1db1c0b8&itok=WjablqqZ)