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Choices in Little Rock Student Guide
This student guide, designed for Chicago Public Schools, contains all print materials students will need throughout the Choices in Little Rock unit.
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Language
English — USSubject
- Social Studies
- Human & Civil Rights
- Racism
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Choices in Little Rock Student Guide
ISBN:
9781940457406
Date of Publication:
September 2018
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This guide contains all the print materials that students will need throughout your Choices in Little Rock unit. This includes all of the readings, photographs, and handouts, as well as space for students to complete the unit’s formative and summative performance tasks. This guide was updated in November 2023.
This resource is also offered in Spanish.
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