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- 9th - 12th
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Students consider how folk traditions inform literature. They discuss allusions to folk traditions in Their Eyes Were Watching God and examine Hurston's research on folk traditions and rituals in Florida. They practice integrating research writing with creative writing and write annotations. They identify how to cite music and Internet sources. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of autobiographies. In groups, they read Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and develop their own rules for survival in the classroom. They bring in family photos in an attempt to start writing their own autobiography. To end the lesson, they read a poem and use their own experiences to relate to it. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students make choices to bring plot development and character action to a conclusive finish given changes in the original format of the story. They brainstorm the possibilities and consequences, select a new path for the story, structure the outcome, and enact the variation. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss early school memories. They assess hopes and aspirations in greater detail and discover the importance of education as one of the shapes of our 'selves'. They observe parents' reactions to children growing up and moving away. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students develop imagery in literary and art works. They discuss Jacob Lawrence's painting, the "Tombstones, 1942", which conveyed overcrowded tenements and families living in Harlem (New York, New York). They design picture stories comparing overcrowded tenements then and now. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Kenya's culture and see how people and things can be different and similar at the same time. They create a pictograph of objects from each culture that are used in similar ways and examine a few Swahili words. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to different aspects of African-American history through literature, art, and films. As a class, they are read a story about the Underground Railroad, identify the main characters and put the events into chronological order. They read another story and view artwork on their own and answer questions. To end the lesson, they identify the location of plantations on a map. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of an autobiography. For each author, they research their life and works and discuss why it reflects different time periods of African-Americans. In groups, they brainstorm characteristics of a character and setting they are going to use in writing thier fictional autobiography. To end the lesson, they share their writings with the class. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students express themselves through poetry. They discover the connection between their music and the music of poetry and hear their work and how the sound of a poem or an analytical paper improves their written work. They develop public speaking skills. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop a class definition of folklore. In groups, they read various folklores and discuss the loss of independence and how to survive. They answer discussion questions and compare the folklore tales to art. To end the lesson, they discover how past and present folklore has changed over time and compare it to the blues found in the Delta. Full Review »
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