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Unit TitleAuthorYear

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


Do You Know My Struggle? A Writing Unit Designed to Explore the Voices of Middle School Students

Michelle Todd 2012
Keywords: external conflicts, internal conflicts, literacy, 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

Seminar: African American Poets in the 21st Century


Bob Kaufman: Life According to the Beat

Lisa Kelly 2009
Keywords: Beats, Bob Kaufman, consumerism, discussions, literacy, literary movement, power, race, silencing in America

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


“Mystery and Detective Literature Activities” “That’s Elementary, My Dear Watson”

Karen J. Burrell 2015
Keywords: literacy, literature activities, literature genres, problem solving

A Brave New World?

Nicole Flores 2015
Keywords: literacy, literacy skills, Parable of the Sower, Reading, science fiction, The Giver

Seminar: Children's Literature


Super Books! Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Enhance Literacy Instruction

Erin Bloom 2011
Keywords: comic books, graphic novels, literacy

Playing with Poetry

Rachel Gelb 2011
Keywords: early literacy, literacy, poetry, Reading

Extending Eric Carle into Mathematics

Allison Wudarski 2011
Keywords: Eric Carle, literacy, Math, Media

Seminar: Democracy and Expertise in Science, History and Literature


A Voice of My Own: Defining Epistemic Injustice in The House on Mango Street

Keeler Park 2021
Keywords: book study, collaborative reading, Creative Writing, Culture, ethnicity, gender, igno-rance, immigrant experience, injustice, knowledge, lan-guage arts, literacy, philosophy, social class, social justice, society, The House on Mango Street, women empowerment, writing project

Seminar: From Slavery to Civil Rights


50 Years and Beyond:Philadelphia after the Emancipation Proclamation

Terry Anne Wildman 2013
Keywords: English, History, language arts, literacy, Pennsylvania History, social studies

Seminar: Math Concepts in the Classroom


Understanding Probability

Elizabeth Gourlis 2011
Keywords: literacy, probability, self contained

Seminar: Modern and Contemporary American Poetry


A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, But How Many Pictures is a Word Worth?

Femi-Ama K. Johnson 2013
Keywords: English, language arts, literacy, writing

Enhancing Beginning Reading Skills Through Poetry

Pamela Elters 2013
Keywords: literacy, poetry, reading skills, Shel Silverstein

Seminar: Modern and Contemporary U.S. Poetry


The Art of Literature: Visual Stimuli that Constructs Communication

Silvino J. Alexander Jr. 2019
Keywords: "Third Space" Paradigm, Art, comic books, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), History, literacy, poetry, THAL (Technology

Seminar: Multi-Cultural Fairy Tales: Portals to the Humanities


Teaching Similar and Different Through Fairy Tale Variants

Melissa Freeman 2010
Keywords: cinderella, literacy, multicultural

Once Upon an Opposite: Using Multi-Cultural Trickster Tales to Promote Literacy

Klair McGlynn 2010
Keywords: fairytales, leprechaun, literacy, St Patricks Day, trickster stories

Who is Cinderella, … or Cinderfella?

Donna Rohanna 2010
Keywords: cinderella, literacy, Reading

Seminar: Music and Healing in Philadelphia


Songs in the Key of MY Life

Nicole Flores 2023
Keywords: literacy, lyrics, Morning Meeting, Music, Playlists, Socio-emotional Learning, The Brain

Seminar: Native American Voices: The People – Here and Now


The Cherokee Tribe and Their Trail of Tears

Tiffany Moyer 2014
Keywords: Cherokee, fractions, Geography, History, literacy, mixed numbers, Native American, Trail of Tears

Seminar: New Approaches to the History of Slavery: The View from the Penn and Slavery Project


Liberated Through Literacy: The African American Pursuit of Equity in Education

Charlette Walker 2020
Keywords: anti-literacy laws, Black educators, Black history, courage, education, ELA, literacy, neo-slavery, Reading, resilience, Slavery, systemic racism