2.1 HRE HILL
Historically Responsive Education (Muhammad, 2020)
Historically Responsive Education (Muhammad, 2020)
Introduction and table adapted from: Muhammad, G, (2020). Cultivating genius: An equity framework for culturally and historically responsive literacy. Scholastic, Inc.
Intellect: The lessons advance students' knowledge of content.
Students will learn that laws and rules are an important part of communities and must be fair for all people.
Skills: The lessons advance students' content area skills and proficiencies.
As identified in the priority standards, students will be able to ask and answer questions about the text and complete a narrative writing task.
Identity: The lesson advances students' knowledge and affirmation of self and others.
Students how their lives are governed by rules and laws.
Students see how unfair rules and laws can harm communities.
Criticality: The lessons advance students' understanding of oppression, equity, and anti-racism.
Students will understand that rules and laws can be used to oppress members of certain communities and that students can use their voices to fight that oppression.
Joy: The lessons advance students' happiness by elevating beautiful and thoughtful images, representations and narrative about self and others.
Texts include actions of bravery and triumph.
Students will get to share the ways in which they can make their community a happier and better place.