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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
The novel's main character, Joey, is introduced in this excerpt. Joey is full of spunk, but he also has trouble focusing and controlling all of his urges—which sometimes leads him to make bad choices.
July 5, 2014
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My Name was Hussein
Hussein, the narrator of My Name Was Hussein, lives in Bulgaria. His Muslim family takes great pride in their religion and traditions. But soldiers soon arrive in their village and force all of the Muslims to adopt Christian names, thereby inhibiting their freedom and identities.
July 7, 2014
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Using the Super Bowl to Discuss Bias
With all the talk about Cam Newton’s celebrations—and less than a week to go before Super Bowl 50—educators can take advantage of this teachable moment.
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Larry Doby Hits One for History
It was Black History Month. I was working with children and youth in an after-school program in the Clarksdale housing projects in Louisville, Ky. Spike Lee's film Malcolm X had just been released. I sat around a table with a group of teenagers discussing Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X and James Cone’s Martin & Malcolm & America.
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Toolkit for Hit the Road
This toolkit provides lesson plan ideas for taking a virtual civil rights tour with your students and for bringing the voices of civil rights veterans into the classroom.
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Lift-Ups Instead of Put-Downs
We know cliques are common in the middle grades, but don’t forget how prevalent they are in the elementary years. Here’s how one educator helped her young students understand that inclusion isn’t just “nice”—it’s fun, too!
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Clinton High
27 Aug 1956, Clinton, Tennessee, USA --- 8/27/1956-Clinton, TN: John Carter, 17, a Clinton High School junior, carries sign outside the school here August 27th. protesting racial integration as the school opened its
July 29, 2011