Reading for Writing: Modeling the Modern Essay

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.01.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content Objectives
  3. Teaching Strategies
  4. Activities
  5. Resources
  6. Notes
  7. Bibliography
  8. Appendix

Personal Essays and Storytelling: Trevor Noah, Nelson Mandela, and Nadine Gordimer

Akela M Leach

Published September 2019

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Bibliography

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Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom. New York, NY: Back Bay Books, 1994.

Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. New York, NY: Random House Publishing Group, 2017.

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Parker, Kimberly N. Penguin Random House: Born a Crime Teacher's Guide. n.d. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537515/born-a-crime-by-trevor-noah/9780399588174/teachers-guide/ (accessed July 14, 2019).

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Wexler, Natalie. Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong. August 2019. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/the-radical-case-for-teaching-kids-stuff/592765/ (accessed July 14, 2019).

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