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


Investigating Religious and Cultural Spending Trends

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

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: American Capitalism


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

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

Paul Robeson, African-American Artist, and the McCarthy Era

Carole Chernecky 2007
Keywords: African American, American Literature, Art, artist, Drama, Elgnish, Identity, Paul Robeson, social justice, social studies

Seminar: Biography as History, or, Perhaps, History as Biography


Have You Ever Told That Story Before? Student Biographers Asking Important Life Questions, Preserving Memories and Writing History

Joyce Arnosky 2016
Keywords: biography, elementary, language arts, social studies, writing

Linking Cultures and History During Colonial Pennsylvania

Karen J. Burrell 2016
Keywords: biography, elementary, Informational text, Pennsylvania History, social studies, William Penn

Are They REALLY That Different?

Nicole Flores 2016
Keywords: Compare, elementary, English, Fifth-Grade, Literature, poetry, social studies

The Philadelphia Wax Museum: Exploring the History of a City Through Different Points of View

Tia D. Larese 2016
Keywords: biography, elementary, History, Philadelphia, revolutionary war, social studies, wax museum

The Haitian Revolution and Governor General Toussaint Louverture: A Biography

Keysiah M. Middleton 2016
Keywords: High School, social studies

Seminar: Cancer Biology and Technology


Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and Health Inequities: Making Student Research Relevant and Authentic

Charlette Walker 2021
Keywords: cancer biology, digital literacy, English Language Arts, HeLa cells, Henrietta Lacks, Research, Science, social studies, systemic medical racism, writing

Seminar: Children's Literature


Phonemes, Come Get the Phone! Who’s Calling?

Grace Hollaender 2011
Keywords: Charlotte's web, Math, Reading, social studies, writing

Seminar: Cinema and Civil Rights


Lasting Effects of Slavery

Victor M. Pomales Jr. 2020
Keywords: African American History, film, Slavery, social studies

Seminar: Cities through the Lens of Race, Class, and Gender


A Geographical Analysis of Sites of African American History in Philadelphia

Hannah Zieve 2021
Keywords: African American History, anthropology, Geography, High School, project based learning, Research, social studies

Discovering Our Community Assets

Sarah C. Beverly 2021
Keywords: assets, community, English Language Arts, Philadelphia, service learning, social studies

Mapping it Out!

Nicole Flores 2021
Keywords: 3-D Map, History, maps, Maps Skills, Neighborhoods, Reading, research skills, social studies

Seminar: Democracy and Expertise in Science, History and Literature


How the Humanities and Social Sciences Address Today’s Political Divide

Alexander de Arana 2021
Keywords: History, Humanities, identity politics, political divide, social sciences, social studies

Power and the Past: A Philosophical Approach to Historiography

Matthew Menschner 2021
Keywords: Epistemology, Historical Thinking Skills, historiography, History, philosophy, social studies

Seminar: Environmental Humanities from the Tidal Schuylkill River


Lead Town Hall

Freda/Frankie Anderson 2019
Keywords: activism, environment, Health, social studies, STEM