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Borders & Belonging ELA Collection Overview
This guide orients teachers to our ELA Borders & Belonging collection and supports them to teach a unit focused on belonging in grades 7-12.
Subject
- English & Language Arts
Language
English — USUpdated
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Borders & Belonging Collection Overview
Date of Publication:
December 2024
This Collection Overview supplements Facing History’s Borders & Belonging Collection. It is designed to help you envision, plan, and implement a thematic literature unit that incorporates the collection’s classroom-ready resources and professional learning opportunities.
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About This Guide
The guide provides the following resources and tools to help you through the planning process:
- Facing History’s Approach to Teaching About Borders and Belonging
- Classroom Resources At a Glance with brief descriptions of each curriculum component
- Professional Learning At a Glance with links to on-demand webinars and information about facilitated and self-guided professional learning opportunities
- Collection Roadmap and Sample Pathways that show how you can customize your own unit by combining the collection resources for different purposes and lengths of time
- Frequently Asked Questions about the collection and Facing History’s ELA resources
How to Cite This Guide
Facing History & Ourselves, “Borders & Belonging ELA Collection Overview”, last updated May 21, 2025.
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