Suggestions for Building Classroom Community
…project. @richnovack We watch this video from one of my writing heroes—Donald Graves. @btkissel Focus on Identity I always had kids jump in with 6-word memoirs & then “This…
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Prison Poetry in Tumultuous Times
…Castillo because her experiences echo my own as Latinx. In her memoir, Black Dove, Castillo details how her son suffered from depression and got involved in an unarmed robbery. Castillo…
Build Your Stack®: Antiracist Books for Your Curriculum Today
…that led Woodson to write about the joys and challenges of growing up in the Civil Rights era. Use this memoir to explore poetic devices, analyze how Woodson develops a…
Learning from Successful Challenges against Book Bans in 2022
…a “record year” for states seeking to curtail LGBTQIA+ rights and the year that saw Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir become the most banned book in the…
Build Your Stack: Books for Advanced High School Students That Will Create a Classroom of Deep Thinking
…students to topics that may not find discussed in depth until they are older or in college. Heavy by Kiese Laymon is a newer text—a memoir that discusses racism and…
LGBTQ+ YA Literature: Recommendations for Readers Who Love Magical Realism and Sci-Fi
…queer [1] characters is abundant at all reading levels and spans all literary genres. Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction, memoir, romance, adventure, fantasy, historical fiction, and magical realism can find…
The Time is NOW: Affirming Black Queer Youth
…include memoirs, novels, videos, poetry, and articles that will show that Black queer students matter and are valued. Lastly, if you happen to have the gift of having Black queer…
Break Down the Walls, and Some Reasons Why You Should Engage Students in a Secondary Day of Writing
…were used (critical essay, dramatic script, flash fiction, humor, journalism, novel writing, personal essay and memoir, poetry, science fiction and fantasy, and short story). This is when our writing tribe…
Using Graphic Novels and Video Essays to Critically Understand Socio-Political Events
…part of their daily lives. Graphic Novel Titles A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White by Lila Quintero Weaver Escape…
Book Banning—Even at the University
I was delighted to read that Fun Home, the musical stage adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, won a Tony Award for Best Musical last Sunday night, especially since Alison…
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