Unit Title	Author	Year
Imagery in Action	Donna L. Jones	2009
Keywords: African American literature, african american poetry, Literature, poetry
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
Philly Girls Grow Up Through Memoir and Fiction	Barbara McDowell Dowdall	2007
Keywords: African American women, American Literature, growing up, memoir, women, writers
Recurring Themes of African American Folktales	Catherine Thornton Brownlee	2007
Keywords: African American folktales, African American literature, Afro-American, language arts, Reading, symbolism, themes
What Matters the Most through Reading and Writing	Christine Lokey	2007
Keywords: direct reading, inspire to act, integrating, Literature, racial justice, Reading, scaffolding, social justice, writing, writing instruction
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: African American Poets in the 21st Century
Looking at the Black Experience in America Through African American Poetry	Joyce Arnosky	2009
Keywords: 5th grade, African American, Black experience in America, History, poems, poetry, Reading, writing
P.O.W.E.R. : Profound. Original. Words. Expressing. Resilience.	Karen L. Brinkley	2009
Keywords: afrian american literature, African American art, african american poetry, History, Literature, poetry
Imagery in Action	Donna L. Jones	2009
Keywords: activism, african american poetry, Civil Disobedience, English 3, Imagery, Imagery in Action, literary devices, Literature, poetry
Bob Kaufman: Life According to the Beat	Lisa Kelly	2009
Keywords: Beats, Bob Kaufman, consumerism, discussions, literacy, literary movement, power, race, silencing in America
Homage to a Mockingbird: Poetry in Motion	Stacia D. Parker	2009
Keywords: 1930s, characters, collaboration, conscience, courage, found poem, haiku, Harper Lee, historical background, Historical Context, odes, poetry, social injustice, social order, social responsibility, sonnet, The Black Arts Movement, The Harlem Renaissance, themes, To Kill a Mockingbird
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
Prosody and the African American Poet: A Case for Close Reading	Deborah Samuel	2009
Keywords: active engagement, close readings, Critical thinking, English, English literature, examine, literary techniques, Literature, poetry, read, slow down
Southwest Philadelphia: What it was and how we see it today	Deanna M. Stephan	2009
Keywords: 11th grade, African-American community, American Literature, analyze current status of community, Claude McKay, Gwendolyn Brooks, historical frameworks, history of the community, Jack Myers, poetry, process observations, Reading
Seminar: Aliens and Others: African Americans [Re]Writing Generic Fiction
A Brave New World?	Nicole Flores	2015
Keywords: literacy, literacy skills, Parable of the Sower, Reading, science fiction, The Giver
You Lookin’ For Me?	Glenza Lowman	2015
Keywords: Black history, Black History month, writing
Seminar: American Political Culture
The Intersections of Law and Health	Jordan Solomon	2009
Keywords: American History, childhood health, Health, health legislation, law and health, legislation, persuasive writing, physical education, writing
From Little Rock to Philadelphia: A Look at School Desegregation	Alison McCartney	2009
Keywords: Arkansas, Central High School, desegregation, little rock, Little Rock Nine, Philadelphia, racial inequalities, Research, school desegregation, Warriors Don't Cry
Seminar: Art and the Life of the City
Strange Fruit – Metaphors, Music and Place – Jazz and Hip Hop as Reflective of the Times	Samuel A. Reed, III	2007
Keywords: Art, Culture, hip-hop, Jazz, lyrics, Music, popular culture, Reading, social studies, society, videos, writing