Category Archives: Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

Uncovering Human Truth Across Genres

Stephanie Misko, English, William Amos Hough High School

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

The Documents of World War: Examining World War I and World War II through Primary and Secondary Sources

Sarah Hund, Social Studies, US History, Randolph IB Middle School

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

Using Zora’s Example: Writing About Our Lives

Paula S. Williams, Literacy, Social Studies, Winding Springs Elementary School

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

The Rebirth of African Americans

Nicki Kincaid, US History, English Language Arts, Bailey Middle School

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

The Man and His Pen: A Study of Langston Hughes and His Poetry

Minnie Griffin, Language Arts, Oakdale Elementary

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

Making Connections: Is There a Correlation between the Written Word and the Lives of African American Children’s Authors?

Lysa Archer Craig, Hon. English Language Arts, Bailey Middle School

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Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

The Story Behind the Storyteller: Getting to Know the Person Behind the Ink

Lakeirra DeShaun Booth, English Language Arts, African American History, Randolph IB Middle School

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

How Environment Influences Our Lives: The Influence on Writers’ Work and Ourselves

Kristian DeShea Jones, Language Arts, Social Studies, Library Classes, Nathaniel Alexander Elementary

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

Bound for Glory: The Migration of African-Americans to a New LIfe

Jashonai L. Payne, Language Arts, Clear Creek Elementary

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

The Glory Field: Reading the Life of Walter Dean Myers

Delee Hall Marciano, Language Arts, Social Studies, Randolph Middle School

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2012 Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

Face to Face: Exploring the Change of People and Events over Time

Miesha Gadsden, 3rd Grade, Lansdowne Elementary School

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Keywords:  Author’s Study, Eloise Greenfield, Biography, Picture Books, History, Great Depression, Character Traits

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