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Engage and empower : expanding the curriculum for justice and activism / edited by Mary Amanda Stewart [and three others].

Bloomsbury Collections: TxT Only 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Stewart, Mary Amanda, 1979- editor.
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Language arts (Elementary).
Social justice and education.
Language arts--Correlation with content subjects.
Social justice and education--United States.
Language arts--Correlation with content subjects--United States.
Language arts.
Language arts (Elementary)--United States.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (221 pages)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Summary:
This edited book provides ready-to-use engaging curriculum units for an integrated approach to teaching English language arts and U.S. history in grades 4-12.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Teachers Unbought and Unbossed
The Purpose of the Book
How to Use the Book
Book Organization
Call to Action
References
I: Effects and Transactions of Expansion, Colonialism, and Migration
Chapter 1: Colonialism and Native American Resiliency
Theme and Rationale
Unit Goals
Multimodal Text Set
Sample Lessons
Support for Emergent Bilinguals
Support for Students with Special Learning Needs
Suggested Modifications for Older Adolescents
Chapter 2: Modern-Day Colonialism: Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Other U.S. Territories
Guidelines for a Student Individual Inquiry Project
Teaching a Modified Unit for Elementary or High School Students
Chapter 3: Immigration: The Fabric of Our Nation
Teaching a Modified Unit for Middle School
II: The Influences of Latin America on U.S. Culture and Society
Chapter 4: Latinx Influencers: Past and Present Contributions to America's Greatness
Teaching a Modified Unit for High School
Chapter 5: Latinas as Change Agents: Feminist Activism in the United States
Sample Lessons.
Guidelines for a Student Individual Inquiry Project
Teaching a Modified Unit for Elementary or Middle School
III: America's Original Sin
Chapter 6: Antiracism: Understanding Our History to Co-create a Better Future
Different Grade Level Modifications
Chapter 7: Redlining: A Mechanism of Systemic Racism
Teaching a Modified Unit for Upper Elementary
Chapter 8: Cultural (Mis)representations in the Media: Challenging Hegemonic Ideas
Guidelines for a Student Inquiry Project
Support for Culturally Responsive Education
Suggested Modifications for a Different Grade Level
IV: Exploring the Diverse Lived Experiences of Modern-Day Adolescents
Chapter 9: The Death of Childhood: Mass Shootings in the United States
Chapter 10: Rap Music: Leveraging Hip-Hop Culture to Empower
Support for Emergent Bilinguals
Chapter 11: Consent Isn't Complicated: The Implications of the #MeToo Movement
Chapter 12: See Us: LGBTQ+ Issues for Representation, Empathy, and Justice
Support for Emergent Bilinguals and Students with Special Learning Needs
Teaching a Modified Unit for Elementary
Afterword
About the Editors
About the Contributors.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 22, 2021).
ISBN:
979-82-16-40606-8
1-4758-6307-1
OCLC:
1285171237

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