The Art of Reading People: Character, Expression, Interpretation

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.01.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background and Objectives
  3. Rationale
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Teacher Resources
  7. Student Resources
  8. Appendix A
  9. Appendix B
  10. Appendix C
  11. Appendix D
  12. Appendix E
  13. Endnotes

Taking a Role in History: Reading Biography with Empathy

Gretchen Wolfe

Published September 2011

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Teacher Resources

"American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream." American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm (accessed August 15, 2011). This website has audio recordings of the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A & E Television Network. "Martin Luther King Jr. -" "I Have A Dream" Speech - History.com Photo Galleries." History.com -History Made Every Day - American & World History. http://www.history.com/photos/martin-luther-king-jr/photo2 (accessed August 14, 2011). There are photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., commentary, and video clips on this website.

"BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts ." BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts. http://www.brainpop.com (accessed August 18, 2011). On this website there are short informational cartoons telling about the lives of Louis Armstrong, Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pocohontas.

Calkins, Lucy. The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1994.

Feshbach, Norma . "Empathy in Children: Some Theoretical and Empirical Considerations." The Counseling Psychologist 5, no. 2 (1975): 25-30.

Gladstein, Gerald A. "Understanding Empathy:Integrating Counseling, Developmental, and Social Psychology Perspectives." Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983: 467-482.

Jean Decety, William Ickes. The Social Neuroscience of Empathy. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institue of Technology, 2011.

Karen E. Gerdes, Elizabeth A. Segal, Kelly F. Jackson, Jennier L. Mullins. "Teaching Empathy: A Framework Rooted In Social Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Justice." Journal of Social Work Education, 2011: 109-131.

Pearson, P. David, L.R. Roehler, J.A. Dole, and G.G. Duffy. "Developing expertise in reading comprehension." In What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction, by S. Jay Samuels and Alan E. Farstrup (Eds), 145–199. Newark, DE: International Reading, 1992.

"Video - Amelia Earhart - Biography.com." Biography.com. http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=ameliaearhart (accessed August 18, 2011). This website has a video A & E Television Biography of Amelia Earhart. The program includes film footage of Amelia and interviews with her relatives.

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