EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Learning Through Identity, Culture & Connection
SYEEC believes education can help young people better understand themselves, their history, their communities, and the world around them. Through culturally responsive educational resources, we seek to encourage literacy, critical thinking, cultural awareness, and meaningful connections between learning and lived experiences.
INTRODUCING
Roots & Voices Education
Curriculum that connects identity, culture, history, and learning.
Created by Quan Abazie, M.Ed., M.S., B.S.
ABOUT ROOTS & VOICES EDUCATION
Roots & Voices Education is a culturally responsive educational initiative designed to help students explore the connections between identity, history, culture, and learning. Through engaging curriculum resources, students are encouraged to strengthen literacy and critical-thinking skills while developing a deeper understanding of their own identities, the experiences of others, and the historical and cultural connections that shape our world.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE
IDENTITY
Self, heritage, and belonging
CULTURE
Traditions, customs, and shared experiences
Understanding the past and
its impact on the present
LEARNING
HISTORY
Building knowledge, literacy, and
critical-thinking skills
IDENTITY, CULTURE & BELONGING
Middle School ELA Curriculum | Grades 6–8
Help students explore who they are, where they come from, and how identity, culture, history, and belonging shape their experiences. This engaging ELA curriculum integrates reading, writing, reflection, discussion, and critical thinking through culturally responsive learning experiences designed for middle school students.
✓ Teacher Guide & Lesson Plans
✓ Student Reading & Activities
✓ Writing & Reflection Prompts
✓ Discussion & Critical-Thinking Questions
✓ Student Worksheets & Assessments
✓ Grades 6–8 Differentiation
WHAT'S INCLUDED