Unit Title	Author
2015
You Lookin’ For Me?	Glenza Lowman
Keywords: Black history, Black History month, writing
2014
Bearing Witness through Narration	Karen J. Burrell
Keywords: Holocaust, literacy, Literature, narration, stories, writing
We All Have A Story to Tell…	Nicole Flores
Keywords: fiction, Holocaust, journals, nonfiction, religion, religious beliefs, writing
2013
50 Years and Beyond:Philadelphia after the Emancipation Proclamation	Terry Anne Wildman
Keywords: English, History, language arts, literacy, Pennsylvania History, social studies
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, But How Many Pictures is a Word Worth?	Femi-Ama K. Johnson
Keywords: English, language arts, literacy, writing
Poetry Out Loud: Reading, Reciting, and Responding to Poetry	Stacia Parker
Keywords: close reading, English, High School, out loud, poetry, spoken word
The Color of Beauty in the Darkness – Using Poetry and Art to Create a Visual Picture of Your World	Michelle Todd
Keywords: English, figurative language, Langston Hughes, Middle School, poetry, segregation
Statistics for First Grade, What Do You Mean?	Catherine Cmiel
Keywords: elementary, first graders, Math, Probability / Statistics, Statistics
Want to be a Better Reader? Then Read!	Jessica Ramos
Keywords: Book logs, English, graphing, Increased reading ability, Literature, Middle, Probability / Statistics
The Art of the Poem in Poems of Art: Using Visuals and Close Readings to Aid Creative Writing	Sydney Hunt Coffin
Keywords: Art, Creative Writing, modern art, poetry
2010
Coming of Age in Never-land Transformation in Multi-Cultural Fairy Tales	John Pickersgill
Keywords: american dream, cinderella, fairt, seamstresses of france, sleeping beauty
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
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