American Voices: Listening to Fiction, Poetry, and Prose

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.02.05

1. Unit Guide

1. Introduction/Rationale
2. Objectives
3. African American Identity
4. Langston Speaks (excerpt)
5. Stop the Violence/Teaching Tolerance
6. Technology Integration/Media clips: According to ABCnews7Chicago.com
7. Hip Hop Artist Speaks: Hurricane Katrina
8. Point of View: Using the N-WORD!!!
9. My Student's Respond
10. Lessons in Voice
11. Dr. King
12. Dreams Deep-Fried
13. Appendix A: Assessment Rubric "Lift Every Voice"
14. Appendix B :Goals/Illinois Standards
15. Bibliography
16. Notes