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Unit TitleAuthorYear

Seminar: From Slavery to Civil Rights


Economic Restrictions and Opportunities of Freed People

Bernadette McHenry 2013
Keywords: African American History, freedmen, High School, primary sources, Reconstruction, social studies

The Struggle for Equality: Apartheid in South Africa

Eilis Hood 2013
Keywords: Apartheid, History, Middle School, Nelson Mandela, social studies, South Africa

50 Years and Beyond:Philadelphia after the Emancipation Proclamation

Terry Anne Wildman 2013
Keywords: English, History, language arts, literacy, Pennsylvania History, social studies

Seminar: From West Africa to West Philadelphia


Kids Love Stories

Nan Richmond 2008
Keywords: attitudes towards young and old people, celebrations, community culture, evaluate, folktales, games, heroes, interactional routines, language arts, language of origin, local settings, problem solving, relating to life, retelling, social studies, Technology, values

Seminar: Penn Laboratory on Energy, Sustainability and Environment


What a Waste!

Tiffany Moyer 2015
Keywords: literacy, litter, Math, recycling, Science, social studies, trash, waste

Seminar: Philadelphia and the Immigrant Experience


Latino Immigrants and Communities in Philadelphia

Alison McCartney 2008
Keywords: building community, Critical thinking, Culture, English, group work, immigration process, interdisciplinary skills, Latino, Latinos in Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, social studies, stereotypes, World Language

The Immigrant Journey to Philadelphia

Jonathan Williams 2008
Keywords: American History, cultural opposition, Europe to Philadelphia, Golden Door, immigrant experience in Philadelphia, immigrants, immigrants journey, Lazaretto, social studies

Seminar: Philadelphia: A 300-Year History


A Past and Present Look at Overbook

Rita Sorrentino 2006
Keywords: History of Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Overbrook, social studies, Technology, West Philadelphia

Seminar: Philosophy, Science & Society


Making Philosophic Ideas Visible: Connecting the Age of Enlightenment and the French Revolution

Alexander de Arana 2018
Keywords: Age of Enlightenment, Critical thinking, Foundations of Government, French Revolution, Political thought, Social Contract, social studies

Socratic Philosophy for Kids

Krystle Birdsall 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, Philoslphy of science, philosophy, Questioning, social studies

Philosophy in the Social Contract and Forms of Government

Taylor Franko 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, philosophy, Political thought, Questioning, social studies

Seminar: Storytelling Traditions of South Asia and the Middle East


Exploring Culture and Storytelling with Fairy Tales

Cher Baylor 2019
Keywords: Culture, fairy tales, social studies, storytelling

Seminar: Teaching Science with Science Fiction


Science Through Science Fiction in a Hot Air Balloon

Nancy Baulis 2008
Keywords: aeronautics, air machines, Dirigibles, fantasy, Hindenburg, hot air balloon, Math, Philadelphia Zoo, Science, science fiction, social studies, weather, Wizard of Oz, writing

Seminar: That's My Song! Musical Genre as Social Contract


Put Yourself Out There: Identity, Genre, and Concert Production in Music Ensemble Performance

Walter Bechtold 2017
Keywords: Arranging, Band, Culture, Genre, Grade 7-12, High School, Identity, Instrumental Music, Middle School, Music, Music Technology, Orchestra, Performance, Popular Music, social studies

The Music of New Orleans and How It Shaped Its Culture

Chanelle Harley 2017
Keywords: History, Reading, social studies, writing

Seminar: The Aesthetics of Hip Hop


Scratching beyond the Surface: Hip Hop and Its Art of Persuasion

Samuel A. Reed, III 2008
Keywords: commercial and community, Critical thinking, hip-hop, hip-hop lyrics, media literacy, non-print media, persuasion, persuasive digital stories, persuasive techniques, persuasive writing, rap music, Reading, social studies, traditional literacy, writing

Seminar: The Dark Fantastic: Reading Science Fiction, Fantasy and Comics to Change the World


Police Free City: Writing Emancipatory Visionary Fiction

Charlie McGeehan 2020
Keywords: Black Lives Matter, dark fantastic cycle, fantasy, fiction, Literature, Reading, science fiction, social studies, the Hunger Games, writing

Seminar: The Evolving Universe


Your Galactic Address: Space, Place, and Perspective

Amanda Amanullah 2016
Keywords: astronomy, elementary, English, fractions, Geography, geometry, Math, perspective, physics, point of view, Proportion, Ratio, Reading, scale, Science, social studies, solar system, space, Space Science, universe, writing

Seminar: W.E.B. Du Bois and Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward


World History or White History?: Deconstructing Race in the World History Classroom

Keeler Park 2023
Keywords: analysis, annotation, Critical Race Theory, criticality, DBQ, discussion, document-based questions, Equity, Geography, History, map reading, power, primary source, race, Slavery, social studies, society, Sociology, world history