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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Unearthing African and Indigenous Histories
Investigate how Schomburg collected and preserved evidence of Black achievement, challenged historical exclusion, and connected Caribbean and Harlem intellectual life. Examine his Guarionex pseudonym, living Indigenous Caribbean heritage, overlapping identities, and the evidence used to recover obscured histories.
Complete educator package
- 13 page printable student PDF
- 13 page fillable digital student PDF, with 1,000 character written response fields
- Separate 6 page teacher guide with daily DOLs, answer key, exemplars, lesson pacing, and 19 point RACE rubric
- Five daily readings with Do Nows and Quick Writes
- 15 assessment questions arranged five per page
- RACE evidence planner and extended response
- Geographic point locator and mathematics activity using mean and range
- Science literacy on preservation evidence and responsible civic inquiry
- NJSLS Social Studies and ELA pathways with Common Core literacy connections
$39.99
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Digital classroom use
Students can download their own fillable PDF, type in a compatible PDF form application, save it, and submit the saved copy through Google Classroom. Browser or Drive preview may not support typing. Written responses and assessments are teacher scored.
Sources and historical inquiry
Original instructional syntheses draw on the New York Public Library and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The packet examines documented connections and teaches students to investigate ancestry through records, family testimony, and community knowledge. Full source references are included.
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