Unit Title	Author
2009
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
2008
Crossing Borders and Crossing Time: A Tableau of African Immigration and Migration in America	Stacia D. Parker
Keywords: Africa, African Diaspora, cultural traditions, Culture, immigrants, journey, languages, Liberia, memoirs, migrants, migratory experiences, oral history, Senegal, Sierra Leone, social traditions, trasnformation, tribes, world history
Bridging the Gap: Hip-Hop and the Second Generation English Romantic Poets	John J. Grob
Keywords: contemporary era, English, Hip-Hop Rap poets, inquiry-based project, poetry, Second Generation English Romantic poets
The Sankofa – Hip Hop Connection	Karen L. Brinkley
Keywords: analyze and critique, comparative analysis, Critical thinking, Ghana, hip-hop, importance of music, movies, past traditions, primary source documents, rap music, sankofa, Technology, Twi language
Dissecting Lyrics	Lisa Katzer
Keywords: 4th Grade, 5th grade, display, dissecting lyrics, figurative language, hip-hop, listening skills, meaning and awareness, meaningful learning, perform, rap music, vocabulary, writing poetry
Using Rap Lyrics as a Resource in the Secondary English Classroom	Lisa Kelly
Keywords: African American, African-based American art form, analyze, Bronx, city students, comments on current events, enjoy, literary devices, literary skills, literary styles, rap music, rap tells stories, relevant to student life, tells stories, trace themes
2007
Shedding False Images Through Art and Poetry	John J. Grob
Keywords: bravadi, code switching, Identity, masks, stereotypes
Philly Girls Grow Up Through Memoir and Fiction	Barbara McDowell Dowdall
Keywords: African American women, American Literature, growing up, memoir, women, writers
Poets of the Harlem Renaissance and Students’ Poetic Perceptions of Contemporary Issues	Kemo Donita Logan
Keywords: African American literature, Compare and contrast, Harlem Renaissance, literacy revolution, poetry, social activism, social themes
2006
Poetry and Music of the Harlem Renaissance and Today	Alexandra Volin Avelin
Keywords: African American activists, Alain Locke, poetry, The Harlem Renaissance
Soul to Spirit to Speak to Writers: Poetry and Song	Bonnee L. Breese
Keywords: african american poetry, Black Poets, Harlem Renaissance, poetry, Women poets