Tag Archives: Langston Hughes

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

May 1, 2014 – 7:49 pm

Ambrosia Wilson, Spanish, Marie G. Davis Academy

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags american dream, collage, dream act, friedlander method, heritage, identity, ipads, jacob lawrence, joseph rodriguez, judith baca, Langston Hughes, Language, latino youth, lori carlson, mendez v. westminster, migration, murals, Photography, race, romare bearden, SIOP, Spanish, storytelling, urban life | Permalink | Comments Off

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

February 25, 2014 – 5:07 pm

Elizabeth Craig, Language Arts, Martin Luther King Middle School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags america, american dream, Culture, identity, Immigration, ishmael reed, Langston Hughes, The Great Gatsby, the house on mango street, the multinational society, urban america | Permalink | Comments Off

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

February 25, 2014 – 4:58 pm

Jennifer Aldridge, English, North Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags arna bontemps, august wilson, claude mckay, immigration reform 2013, judith ortiz cofer, julia alvarez, Langston Hughes, latino literature, pat mora, The Great Migration, the piano lesson, the undocumented migration project | Permalink | Comments Off

2012 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Reading African American Lives

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

March 5, 2013 – 5:02 pm

Minnie Griffin, Language Arts, Oakdale Elementary

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

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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

March 5, 2013 – 4:40 pm

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

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

Tags Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, History, Langston Hughes, Language Arts, Literature, Poetry | Permalink | Comments Off

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