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Unit TitleAuthorYear

The Black Press and the Philadelphia Tribune

Florence B. Oliver 2006
Keywords: advanced placement, African American History, black community, media in our society, Philadelphia Tribune, social science, us history

Seminar: "But Mostly I Lie A Lot" - The African American Short Story in the 21st Century


Picturing Our Lives Through Written Tales, Oral History and Photographs

Dale Apple 2012
Keywords: oral history, photographs, smart phones, social media, stories

Fly Away North: African-American Short Stories of the Great Migration

Bonnee L. Breese 2012
Keywords: Great Migration, short stories, US distinction, US migration

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: African American Short Stories in the Jazz Tradition

Sydney Hunt Coffin 2012
Keywords: African American short stories, Jazz, short stories

Seminar: 20th Century American Literature


The Story of Us: An Urban Fifth Grade Class Creates a Living History Document Through Memoir and Photography

Joyce Arnosky 2007
Keywords: analyze, data collection, History, literacy, Math, memoir, photography, social studies, Visual Art, writing

Looking Through Others’ Eyes- Literature and the Double Self in the 20th Century

Laura C. Jacklin 2007
Keywords: American short stories, American society, double-consciousness, Literature, The Souls of Black Folk, World War I

Connecting Nineteen Eighty-Four to Today

Alison McCartney 2007
Keywords: analyze, British literature, debate, English, George Orwell, involved citizens, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Reading, social science, World Literature

Jim Crow and Apartheid: Walking hand in hand to the Promised Land

Stacia D. Parker 2007
Keywords: African American History, America, Apartheid, Harlem Renaissance, political literature, South Africa, think globally

Seminar: A Survey of Contemplative Practices Across the World's Religions


I Am Malala: Mindfulness and Community Service

Cara Wallin 2017
Keywords: community service, Culture, fundraising, I am Malala, Personal Growth

How Does One Achieve the Good Life?

Colleen Lawson-Thornton 2017
Keywords: Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, close reading, collaborative learning, contemplative practices, Cornell notes, Daoism, discussion board, Eastern philosophy, Eastern religion, Eightfold Path, experiential learning, Four Noble Truths, Good Life, happiness, Hinduism, Meditation, philosophy, tai chi, Tao of Pooh, Tao Te Ching, Upanishads, walking meditation, yoga, zine

Investigating Religious and Cultural Spending Trends

Catherine Michini 2017
Keywords: cross, Culture, Social and cross-cultural skills, social studies, World religions

Be the Hero of Your Journey

Terry Anne Wildman 2017
Keywords: Creative Writing, History, Literature

Seminar: Africa in the Classroom


Mobile Africa: African Migration, Immigration and Emigration Across Time

Stephanie R. Wicks

Masquerading in Western Africa

Janice D. Williamson 2007
Keywords: Africa, Art, Culture, customs, dance, Music

Tell Me About It: The Africa I Left Behind

Susan Bunch 2007
Keywords: Africa, ESL, ESOL, storytelling, traditions, West Africa

Seminar: African American Poets in the 21st Century


Brave Voices through Time and Space: Poetry Café for Young People

Samuel A. Reed, III 2009
Keywords: African American poets, Art, biography, constructive criticism, demystify poetry, figurative language, Middle School, Music, read, Reading, Research, social studies, speak, write, writing

Seminar: Aliens and Others: African Americans [Re]Writing Generic Fiction


(re)viewing bodies: The Walking Dead and Social Constructions in a Post-Apocalyptic Society

Tara Ann Carter 2015
Keywords: “The Comet”, African American History, language arts, Literature, Reading, Social Construction, The Walking Dead, W.E.B. Du Bois, writing

Seminar: American Capitalism


African American Women Workers in 19th Century and 20th Century Philadelphia

Myrtle Bastien 2007
Keywords: African American History, African American women, American economic system, poverty, racial prejudice

Discovering the Past to Preserve for the Future: The National Archives and American Economic History

Elliot Drago 2007
Keywords: America, capitalism, Internal Revenue Services, National Archives, social studies

Child Labor in Pennsylvania

Terry Anne Wildman 2007
Keywords: child labor, Gilead Age, Industrial Revolution, Pennsylvania, Progressive Era