Carolyn L. Streets
Alexander, Meena. “‘What Use Is Poetry?’ By Meena Alexander.” World Literature Today, 26 Aug. 2013, www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2013/september/what-use-poetry-meena-alexander. This article was an interesting read on the argument for the various uses of poetry.
Alrubail, Rusul. “Teaching Literary Analysis.” Edutopia, 3 Dec. 2014, www.edutopia.org/blog/reaching-literary-analysis-rusul-alrubail. This blog was helpful in thinking about how to approach literary analysis using student-friend terms.
Barbour, Karen, et al. African American Poetry. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2013. A book of African American poets containing the poetry referenced in this unit.
Blake, Felice, et al. Anti-Racism Inc.: Why The Way We Talk about Racial Justice Matters. Punctum Books, 2019. A helpful article on what is anti-racist work and why it is applicable to today’s classroom.
A Critical Analysis of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Teaching Creative and ... - Ed, files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1153951.pdf. Accessed 16 May 2023. A helpful resource on Bloom's Taxonomy is used widely by educators.
Giovanni, Nikki, et al. Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2008. A mentor text that presents poetry in both motion and sound which is apropos to this unit’s seminar.
Guides: #ownvoices: Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Books: What Is Own Voices?” What Is Own Voices? - #OwnVoices: Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Books - Guides at Orange County Library System, libguides.ocls.info/ownvoices. Accessed 5 July 2023. This article explores how diversity and inclusion in young adult literature influences its readers.
How a Hashtag Defined a Movement.” YouTube, 26 Sept. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8-KZ0RIN3w. Video support to help initiate student understanding used in the lesson description of this unit.
Jordan, June, et al. The Essential June Jordan. Copper Canyon Press, 2021. Selected poems and scholarship referenced in this unit.
Poetry in Schools - UCL, dera.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/7075/8/Poetry_in_schools_(PDF_format)_Redacted.pdf. Accessed 5 July 2023. This article discussed the value of poetry as a pedagogical tool within the curriculum.
Rowell, Charles H. Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry. W.W. Norton & Co., 2013.
Sherman, Charlotte Watson. “Sisterfire: Black Womanist Fiction and Poetry.” Amazon, 1995, www.amazon.com/Sisterfire-Black-Womanist-Fiction-Poetry/dp/0060950188. This book is a collection of African American poets and writers.
