Unit Title	Author
2011
African American History as told through African American Music	Sue Christmas
Keywords: African American music, American History, Media, Music
Traveling In Time Through Words: Lyrics of Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz and the Blues	Sydney Hunt Coffin
Keywords: African American culture, blues, funk, hip-hop, Jazz, Music
What is American Music and Where Did it Come From?	Frank Machos
Keywords: blues, Jazz, Music, Music History, rock
Exposing Primary Age Students to African American Musical Genres and the History of African American Music	Jennifer Paratto Motsney
Keywords: African American music, hip-hop, musical genres, rap
Stop The Violence: Music is the Message	Regina Perrulli
Keywords: African American History, Music, rap, Slavery, violence
Moved by the Music: A Musical Journey in West African and African American Music	Donna M. Rohanna
Keywords: African American music, Culture, Music, West Africa
Oye como va: African and Hispanic Influences on Music	Diana Shortall
Keywords: African music, Cuba, Cuban music, Music, Reggaeton
Cultural Music and Movement	Lorraine Bias
Keywords: African dance, movement, Music, traditions
Super Books! Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Enhance Literacy Instruction	Erin Bloom
Keywords: comic books, graphic novels, literacy
Learning Sequencing Through Eric Carle Books	Pamela Elters
Keywords: counting, Eric Carle, illustrations, maps, size
Connections to Literature	Nicole Flores
Keywords: African American literature, comprehension, Literature
Teaching Reading Skills through Poetry	Melissa Freeman
Keywords: language play, poetry, reading skills
Playing with Poetry	Rachel Gelb
Keywords: early literacy, literacy, poetry, Reading
Phonemes, Come Get the Phone! Who’s Calling?	Grace Hollaender
Keywords: Charlotte's web, Math, Reading, social studies, writing
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: Exploring Illustrations in Caldecott Award Books to Increase Vocabulary Acquisition	Klair McGlynn
Keywords: Caldecott, illustrations, vocabulary
From Hastinapur to Canterbury: Textualizing the Frame Narrative	Lori Mehler
Keywords: English, medieval, narrative
Oh Mother, Pleeeeze Let Me Read That Book! The United States Constitution and Banned Books	Pat Mitchell-Keita-Doe
Keywords: banned, books, constitution, History, social history
Allegory and America: Analyzing the work of Virginia Lee Burton	Kate Reber
Keywords: American History, literary devices, Virginia Lee Burton
Whodunit? Using Technology to Unravel the Mystery of Mystery Fiction	Darlene Schaffer
Keywords: Edgar Allen Poe, learning disbability, mystery, Technology
Using Children’s Literature to Teach Symbolism and Allegory	Jessica L. Coldren
Keywords: Aesop's Fables, allegory, symbolism, The Giver