CHICAGO LITERACIES UNIT
This unit was designed in conjunction with the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Literacy Project,
funded by the Polk Bros. Foundation
Unit Plan
Week 1 Chicago Changes
Week 2 Chicago's First People
Week 2 Assessment
Week 3 Chicago's Development
Week 3 Assessment
Week 4 Chicago's Past Change Makers
Week 4 Assessment
Week 5 Chicago Present Change Makers
Culminating Project
Chicago Challenges, Choices, Changes
Chicago texts from the Center for Urban Education
This set includes texts used in this unit plan and other texts teachers can use as resources.