This lesson introduces students to Bansky’s graffiti art, its impact on pop culture, its reflection of different societal, cultural, and political values, and the mystery behind the man who creates the art (and how this anonymity might engage us in his art and his story further). Students are...
One of the most common tasks I see in the social studies classroom is the use of primary sources. The power of letting people choose their own story and bringing diverse perspectives to the historical narrative is essential and worthy work. After all, teaching with textbooks, for a wide variety of...
Join Dr. Almitra Berry (A L Berry Consulting) to learn about intentional text selection for ELA Learners in this informational webinar.
This lesson is designed to be a supplement for fiction or nonfiction anchor texts used in the classroom. This lesson would be appropriate for any text-pairings with the following thematic ideas: war, politics, music/musician, the influence of culture on artistic meaning, free speech, community,...
Students' favorite streaming services, movies, and video games are all packed with compelling storytelling. To get them more excited about reading, I like to recommend books similar to my students' favorite shows. I have a bulletin board in my school's English hallway with "If you liked ____ try...
With just one percent of students earning the complexity point on the 2021 AP® World History DBQ, is teaching it even worth it? John Maunu says, "YES!"
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We've all been there– you hear endless praise for a book and buy it, fully intending to learn what all the hype is about. But then it sits on your TBR shelf for months collecting dust.
Join us for a conversation in partnership with Simon & Schuster with women YA and children's authors about the experience of being a woman in the publishing space, how identity informs writing, and writing to young audiences.About our panelists:Alicia D. Williams is the author of Genesis Begins...
Students will map a setting specific to a text, most likely a longer work of fiction, and specifically as that setting (or place/location) might relate to a specific character in the work. Students will consider how places and spaces can reflect characters, establish a context/general setting, and...
