Poems about Works of Art, Featuring Women and Other Marginalized Writers

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.02.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale and Objectives
  3. History of Segregation in Chicago
  4. Chicago Neighborhoods of Focus  
  5. Poetry About Works of Art, Ekphrastic Poetry
  6. Activism in Art
  7. Strategies that Create Transcending Poems and Authentic and Extensive Interpretations About Works of Art
  8. Poems in Action
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Notes
  11. Teacher Resources
  12. Student Resources
  13. Appendix

Activism and Cultural Identity Through Works of Art in Chicago Neighborhoods

Laura Michelle Gillihan

Published September 2018

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Notes

  1. "Jim Crow Laws - Separate Is Not Equal." National Museum of American History. Accessed July 18, 2018. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/jim-crow.html.
  2. "Jim Crow Laws." PBS. Accessed July 16, 2018. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-jim-crow-laws/.(PBS American Experience)
  3. Moore, Natalie Y. The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation. New York, NY: Picador, 2017. 36
  4. Moore, Natalie Y. The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation. New York, NY: Picador, 2017. 43
  5. "Redlining." Encyclopedia of Chicago. 2005. Accessed July 18, 2018. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1050.html.
  6. Moore, Natalie. "New Redlining Maps Show Chicago Housing Discrimination." WBEZ. October 28, 2016. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-redlining-maps-show-chicago-housing-discrimination/37c0dce7-0562-474a-8e1c-50948219ecbb. 4
  7. Moore, Natalie. "New Redlining Maps Show Chicago Housing Discrimination." WBEZ. October 28, 2016. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-redlining-maps-show-chicago-housing-discrimination/37c0dce7-0562-474a-8e1c-50948219ecbb. 2
  8. "Jim Crow Laws." National Parks Service. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/malu/learn/education/jim_crow_laws.htm.
  9. https://www.ctunet.com/blog/text/SegregationFinal.pdf 9
  10. https://www.ctunet.com/blog/text/SegregationFinal.pdf 10
  11. https://www.ctunet.com/blog/text/SegregationFinal.pdf 16
  12. https://www.ctunet.com/blog/text/SegregationFinal.pdf 18
  13. Moore, Natalie Y. The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation. New York, NY: Picador, 2017. 86
  14. "Pilsen | Chicago Neighborhoods | Choose Chicago." English. Accessed July 16, 2018. https://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods/west/pilsen/. Pilsen
  15. Abel, Ann. "The 12 Coolest Neighborhoods Around the World." Forbes. July 10, 2018. Accessed July 16, 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2018/06/22/the-12-coolest-neighborhoods-around-the-world/#20e69c446eb1.
  16. "The Story of Chinatown." PBS. Accessed July 18, 2018. http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinatown/resourceguide/story.html.
  17. Goyette, Braden. "How Racism Created America's Chinatowns." The Huffington Post. December 07, 2017. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/11/american-chinatowns-history_n_6090692.html.
  18. Ling, Huping. Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community since 1870. Stanford: California, 2012. 205
  19. Goyette, Braden. "How Racism Created America's Chinatowns." The Huffington Post. December 07, 2017. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/11/american-chinatowns-history_n_6090692.html.
  20. "Proverb: From A Poet's Glossary." Poets.org. June 20, 2016. Accessed July 18, 2018. https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/notes-ekphrasis.
  21. Davis, Matt. "How Collaborative Learning Leads to Student Success." Edutopia. Accessed July 16, 2018. https://www.edutopia.org/stw-collaborative-learning-college-prep.

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