Unit Title	Author
2020
African American Hair, Freedom, and Civil Rights: Using Film, Media, and African American Hair Styles to Analyze Civil Rights	Aisha Al-Muid
Keywords: African American, cinema, civil rights, film, freedom, Hair, Media
Police Free City: Writing Emancipatory Visionary Fiction	Charlie McGeehan
Keywords: Black Lives Matter, dark fantastic cycle, fantasy, fiction, Literature, Reading, science fiction, social studies, the Hunger Games, writing
2019
This is the Story of a River	Chelsea Trainor
Keywords: environment, interdisciplinary, reading skills, self contained, writing skills
2018
Everyone’s a Critic: Asking Meaningful Research Questions through Film	Keeler Park
Keywords: Cinematography, Creative Writing, developing research questions, Entertainment industry, essay, film, film in the classroom, Media, outline, Pop culture, public speaking, Reading, Research, research project, student choice, writing
Philosophy and Literature Unit Plan	Kimberly Sweeney
Keywords: ELA activity, ethics, philosophy
“Who Am I? An Exploration of Personal Identity Through Philosophy and Literature”	Jessica Waber
Keywords: Critical thinking, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, philosophy, Questioning, social justice
Critical Thinkers Are World Changers	Charlette Walker
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, character development, Critical thinking, ELA activity, empowerment, ethical responsibility, ethics, Morality, Personal Identity, philosophical chairs, philosophy, social justice
2017
Creating Life!	Nicole Flores
Keywords: astronomy, Earth Science, Science, Space Science
The Music of New Orleans and How It Shaped Its Culture	Chanelle Harley
Keywords: History, Reading, social studies, writing
2015
A Brave New World?	Nicole Flores
Keywords: literacy, literacy skills, Parable of the Sower, Reading, science fiction, The Giver
You Lookin’ For Me?	Glenza Lowman
Keywords: Black history, Black History month, writing
2014
Bearing Witness through Narration	Karen J. Burrell
Keywords: Holocaust, literacy, Literature, narration, stories, writing
We All Have A Story to Tell…	Nicole Flores
Keywords: fiction, Holocaust, journals, nonfiction, religion, religious beliefs, writing
2013
The Art of the Poem in Poems of Art: Using Visuals and Close Readings to Aid Creative Writing	Sydney Hunt Coffin
Keywords: Art, Creative Writing, modern art, poetry
50 Years and Beyond:Philadelphia after the Emancipation Proclamation	Terry Anne Wildman
Keywords: English, History, language arts, literacy, Pennsylvania History, social studies
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, But How Many Pictures is a Word Worth?	Femi-Ama K. Johnson
Keywords: English, language arts, literacy, writing
Poetry Out Loud: Reading, Reciting, and Responding to Poetry	Stacia Parker
Keywords: close reading, English, High School, out loud, poetry, spoken word
The Color of Beauty in the Darkness – Using Poetry and Art to Create a Visual Picture of Your World	Michelle Todd
Keywords: English, figurative language, Langston Hughes, Middle School, poetry, segregation
Statistics for First Grade, What Do You Mean?	Catherine Cmiel
Keywords: elementary, first graders, Math, Probability / Statistics, Statistics
Want to be a Better Reader? Then Read!	Jessica Ramos
Keywords: Book logs, English, graphing, Increased reading ability, Literature, Middle, Probability / Statistics