Category Archives: Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

We Are a Symphony

Melissa Pratt, Language Arts, Francis Bradley Middle School

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Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

The Great Depression: How the Black and Brown People Endured it All

Jashonai Payne, Fifth Grade, Clear Creek Elementary School

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Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Latino and African American Literature: Revealing our Core Identity

Beth Lasure, Visual Arts, Mallard Creek High School

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Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Growing Seeds of American Dreams: Art and literature as an expression of identity for Latino-American youth

Ambrosia Wilson, Spanish, Marie G. Davis Academy

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Hidden Bias: Does It Describe Who We Are?

Jennifer Ladanyi, Language Arts, Bailey Middle School

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Cultivating the Classroom Culture

Torrieann Dooley, Second Grade, David Cox Road Elementary  School

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Re-Defining the American Dream: Using Multicultural Literature to Revise the Ideals that Shape our Nation

Elizabeth Craig, Language Arts, Martin Luther King Middle School

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Mirror, Window, Blueprint: Identity, the Other, and Social Constructs in African American and Hispanic Literature

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, Language Arts, Martin Luther King Middle School

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Crafting Urban Stories Through Mixed Media

Gloria Brinkman, Visual Arts, North Mecklenburg High School

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

The Challenge of Immigration: Pursuing the American Dream, Forming New Identities, and Making New Homes

Jennifer Aldridge, English, North Mecklenburg High School

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