Unit Title	Author
2019
The Struggle: Work, Poverty, & What We Can Do	Charlie McGeehan
Keywords: activism, fast food, poverty, struggle
The Art of the Ad: A Critical Investigation of Persuasive Tactics	Alima McKnight
Keywords: advertising, confidence, Critical thinking, English language learners, ESOL, opinion writing, persuasive writing, Self-Regulated Learning (SRL), special education, SpEd, theme
Rich or King “Founding” Fathers or Mothers’ Mythology	Samuel A. Reed, III
Keywords: American History, founding fathers, Humanities, king, mythology
Hablando con McDonald’s and the Papi Store	: Sharon Sampson
Keywords: ¡Buenos días!, bodega, Foreign Language, greetings, McDonalds, Papi Store, señor, señora, señorita, Spanish, video
More than Taking an Order: The Importance of Skill Development in Employment through the Lens of the Fast Food Industry for Students in a Life Skills Setting	Erin Smith Feerick
Keywords: employment, fast food, life skills, McDonalds, skill development, special education
Understanding the Importance of the Fourth Estate through the Lead Public Health Crisis	Alexander de Arana
Keywords: Government, Health, lead
PoetryTeaches Too!	Nicole Flores
Keywords: close reading, comprehension, comprehension skills, poetry
Identity and Ideology: Using Poetry to Explore Who You Are and What You Believe	Ellen Powell Fracassini
Keywords: Identity, ideology, poetry
La Comida y la Cultura	Sean Carr
Keywords: Culture, Food, Mexico, Peri, Spanish
Teaching African-American History Through Contemporary Modern Poetry	Chanelle Harley
Keywords: African American culture, African American History, modern poetry, poetry
Examining the Human Condition Through Paired Poems: The Universal & The Particular	Kristin R. Luebbert
Keywords: Aracelis Girmay, Claude McKay, Eve Ewing, Langston Highes, poetry, Ross GAy, vocabulary, vocabulary development
Come for It! An Introduction to Poetry and Poetics	Robert McClung
Keywords: anthology, close reading, collaborative learning, independent learning, modern poetry, poetry
Erasing History: Engaging with Primary Sources Through Erasure Poetry	Matthew Menschner
Keywords: Bill of Rights, blackout poetry, constitution, Declaration of Independence, historical documents, History, poetry
Poets Imagining the City	Sally O’Brien
Keywords: imagination, Langston Hughes, Mary Oliver, poetry, writing prompt
Lead and Health	Charlene A. Fenster
Keywords: dental assistants, Health, lead, paint
Poetry is my Jam!: Teaching Text Analysis through Poetry and Music	Keeler Park
Keywords: analysis, creative texts, critical vocabulary, Music, poetry
Borders and Doorways: Using Poetry of Constraint to Explore Boundaries and Possibilities	Sophia Renda
Keywords: analysis, collaborative learning, poetry, writing portfolio
Autobiographical Art	Vanetta Wood
Keywords: Art, art history, autobiography, drawing, intrapersonal skills, Visual Art
I Am UnBroken: Deconstructing Modern American Poetry to Promote Self-Actualization For English Language Learners	Lisa (Yuk Kuen) Yau
Keywords: Emily Dickinson, long poems, Reading, short poems, Walt Whitman, writing
Poets Imagining the City	Sally O’Brien
Keywords: imagination, Literature, O'hara, poetry, Whitman, writing prompts