Unit Title	Author
2013
Integrating Poetry into the Common Core Standards	Nicole Flores
Keywords: figurative language, literary skills, Literature, poetry
Improving Reading Comprehension Skills in High School Biology Curricula	Stuart Surrey
Keywords: biological sciences, Biology, Reading, reading skills, reading strategies
2012
“We got to use what we got.” How Birmingham’s Children Became Foot Soldiers on the Front Lines in the Fight for Civil Rights Birmingham, Alabama 1963	Joyce Arnosky
Keywords: Alabama, Birmingham, Black History month, civil rights, segregation
The African-American Graphic Novel: Discovering, Examining and Creating Graphic Narratives of Racialized Experience	Tara Ann Carter
Keywords: civil rights, graphic novel, race
“Can We All Get Along?” Evaluating Racism in the Media	Elisabeth R. Yucis
Keywords: American History, Media, racism
How Does Media Affect Our Identity?	Jacqueline Adam-Taylor
Keywords: Identity, Media, Recitatif
“I Even Encountered Myself”: Exploring Identity Development in Literature During the Middle School Years	Erin Bloom
Keywords: Identity, Literature, short stories
Fly Away North: African-American Short Stories of the Great Migration	Bonnee L. Breese
Keywords: Great Migration, short stories, US distinction, US migration
African American Short Stories: Author Studies for Elementary Level Students	Sue A. Christmas
Keywords: African American stories, Faith Ringgold, Jacqueline Woodson, Julius Lester, short stories
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: African American Short Stories in the Jazz Tradition	Sydney Hunt Coffin
Keywords: African American short stories, Jazz, short stories
What’s That You Say Neighbor?	Lynn Gourinski Fahr
Keywords: Civil War, storytelling, The Great Migration
Intentional Diction, Code Switching and Character Development — Oh My!	Mary Beth Grady
Keywords: character development, diction, Identity, self-awareness, self-identity
Teaching American African Males Using Short Stories	Keysiah M. Middleton
Keywords: African American males, African American short stories, short stories
Short Story Encounters: Pathos in Action in African-American Fiction	Stacia Parker
Keywords: African American fiction, pathos, short stories
Teaching Characterization and Metacognition using African-American Short Stories	Jessica L. Shupik
Keywords: African American short stories, metacognition, Recitatif, short stories
School Daze: Engagement Strategies for Middle School Readers	Joan Taylor
Keywords: African American short stories, cognitive strategies, reading strategies, short stories
Do You Know My Struggle? A Writing Unit Designed to Explore the Voices of Middle School Students	Michelle Todd
Keywords: external conflicts, internal conflicts, literacy, short stories
2011
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