Unit Title	Author
2023
Soundtrack to Our Class: Reading, Writing, and Speaking about Music	Emma Connolly
Keywords: community building, English Language Arts, figurative language, Identity, Middle School, Reading, social-emotional learning, theme, writing
2013
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
“Make it New”: New and Unique Approaches to Teaching Poetry in the Secondary Classroom	Tara Ann Carter
Keywords: American Literature, figurative language, poetry, significance, symbolism
Integrating Poetry into the Common Core Standards	Nicole Flores
Keywords: figurative language, literary skills, Literature, poetry
2009
Brave Voices through Time and Space: Poetry Café for Young People	Samuel A. Reed, III
Keywords: African American poets, Art, biography, constructive criticism, demystify poetry, figurative language, Middle School, Music, read, Reading, Research, social studies, speak, write, writing
2008
Dissecting Lyrics	Lisa Katzer
Keywords: 4th Grade, 5th grade, display, dissecting lyrics, figurative language, hip-hop, listening skills, meaning and awareness, meaningful learning, perform, rap music, vocabulary, writing poetry