Exploring Your Community |

A-ya-s-di N-a-v-nu-na-da-lv

— Written in the Cherokee language. Literal translation: “Seeking Community.”

Designed for use in intermediate education, “Exploring Your Community,” has been authored by curriculum designer Carol Buswell of the National Archives and Records Administration. She writes: “We can understand ourselves and our communities in a broader and more meaningful way by conducting research using a wide variety of methods gathered from various disciplines and peoples.”

And here are the individual components:

Dear Teachers and Students

Abstract

My Story

Introduction

Curriculum Design Approach

Selected Common Core State Standards

Curriculum Expressions

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan 1

Starting with YOU

Lesson Plan 2