Unit Title	Author
2010
Afghanistan in Poetry, Literature, and Nonfiction Texts	Elisabeth Raab
Keywords: Afghan Star, conflict, Dexter Filkins, modern Afghanistan, The Forever War, The Kite Runner
Fairytales, Folktales, and Animal Tales: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Literacy	Aimee Davis
Keywords: African American folktales, fairytales, West African Geography
Teaching Similar and Different Through Fairy Tale Variants	Melissa Freeman
Keywords: cinderella, literacy, multicultural
Once Upon an Opposite: Using Multi-Cultural Trickster Tales to Promote Literacy	Klair McGlynn
Keywords: fairytales, leprechaun, literacy, St Patricks Day, trickster stories
Using Variants of Red Riding Hood to Build Critical Reading Skills	Mindy Cohen
Keywords: fairytales, reading skills, red riding hood
Coming of Age in Never-land Transformation in Multi-Cultural Fairy Tales	John Pickersgill
Keywords: american dream, cinderella, fairt, seamstresses of france, sleeping beauty
Who is Cinderella, … or Cinderfella?	Donna Rohanna
Keywords: cinderella, literacy, Reading
2009
Looking at the Black Experience in America Through African American Poetry	Joyce Arnosky
Keywords: 5th grade, African American, Black experience in America, History, poems, poetry, Reading, writing
P.O.W.E.R. : Profound. Original. Words. Expressing. Resilience.	Karen L. Brinkley
Keywords: afrian american literature, African American art, african american poetry, History, Literature, poetry
Imagery in Action	Donna L. Jones
Keywords: African American literature, african american poetry, Literature, poetry
Imagery in Action	Donna L. Jones
Keywords: activism, african american poetry, Civil Disobedience, English 3, Imagery, Imagery in Action, literary devices, Literature, poetry
Bob Kaufman: Life According to the Beat	Lisa Kelly
Keywords: Beats, Bob Kaufman, consumerism, discussions, literacy, literary movement, power, race, silencing in America
Homage to a Mockingbird: Poetry in Motion	Stacia D. Parker
Keywords: 1930s, characters, collaboration, conscience, courage, found poem, haiku, Harper Lee, historical background, Historical Context, odes, poetry, social injustice, social order, social responsibility, sonnet, The Black Arts Movement, The Harlem Renaissance, themes, To Kill a Mockingbird
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
Prosody and the African American Poet: A Case for Close Reading	Deborah Samuel
Keywords: active engagement, close readings, Critical thinking, English, English literature, examine, literary techniques, Literature, poetry, read, slow down
LA POESÍA DE LAS AMERICAS	Michael Steele-Eytle
Keywords: Afro-American poets, art and music, interpretation, language acquisition, lens of Spanish Translation, listening, poetic structure, Reading, Spanish, speaking, writing
Southwest Philadelphia: What it was and how we see it today	Deanna M. Stephan
Keywords: 11th grade, African-American community, American Literature, analyze current status of community, Claude McKay, Gwendolyn Brooks, historical frameworks, history of the community, Jack Myers, poetry, process observations, Reading
Reconstruction: The Promises and Failures of Post-Civil War America	Hye-Won Gehring and Shanee Garner
Keywords: 10th grade, 11th grade, African American History, American History, economic tropes, English, High School, historical contexts, literacy skills, political, Reconstruction, social, student-centered
The Intersections of Law and Health	Jordan Solomon
Keywords: American History, childhood health, Health, health legislation, law and health, legislation, persuasive writing, physical education, writing
From Little Rock to Philadelphia: A Look at School Desegregation	Alison McCartney
Keywords: Arkansas, Central High School, desegregation, little rock, Little Rock Nine, Philadelphia, racial inequalities, Research, school desegregation, Warriors Don't Cry