Reading, Writing, and Rising Up

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Introduction

Building Community Out of Chaos

Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us

Writing the Word and the World

The Politics of Language

Poetry

Immigration

Portfolios

Untracking English

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Introduction

• Introduction — vi
• Acknowledgements — viii
• A Poem for the Women in My Department — ix
• Notes to the Reader — x

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Building Community Out of Chaos

• Building Community Out of Chaos — 2
• To Say the Name Is to Begin the Story — 10
• The Read-Around: Raising Writers 14
• Where I'm From: Inviting Students' Lives Into the Classroom — 18
• "Where I'm From"
  by George Ella Lyon
• "I am From Soul Food and Harriet Tubman"
  by Lealonni Blake
• "I am From Pink Tights and Speak Your Mind"
  by Djamila Moore
• "I am From . . ."
  by Oretha Storey
• "I am From Swingsets and Jungle Gyms"
  by Debby Gordon
• Sweet Learning — 23
• "In My Father's Kitchen"
  by Laura Tourtillott
• "Abuelita"
  by Alejandro Vidales
• Childhood Narratives — 27
• Elements of Fiction
  Student Handout
• "Neighborhood Hassle"
  by Stephenie Lincoln
• "My Name is Not Kunta Kinte"
  by DeShawn Holden
• "Super Soaker War"
  by Bobby Bowden
• Childhood Narrative Reading Analysis
  Student Handout
• Narrative Criteria
  Student Handout
• Discipline: No Quick Fix 37

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Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us

• Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us: Critiquing Cartoons and Society — 40
• "Help Me Syndrome"
  by Hasina Deary
• "Looking Pretty, Waiting for the Prince"
  by Lila Johnson
• Dialogue Journal Strategy - Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Student Sample of a Dialogue Journal - Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Charting Stereotypes
  Student Handout
• Praise Poems — 52
• "Tiger Eyes"
  by Chetan Patel
• "Gurl"
  by Mary Blalock
• "Kool-Aid"
  by Jenelle Yarbrough
• "Ode to Rocky Road"
  by Erin Brock
• "Dragon Dance"
  by Loi Nguyen

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Writing the Word and the World

• Writing the Word and the World — 58
       "Coming Out" by Kronda Adair
• Forgiveness Poems — 66
• "forgiving my father"
  by Lucille Clifton
• "Forgiving My Mother"
  by Tanya Park
• "Forgiving My Father"
  by Justin Morris
• Essay With An Attitude — 68
• "Tar Baby"
  by Khalilah Joseph
• "A Woman's Silent Journey"
  by Erika Miller
• "A Bill of Rights For Girls"
  by Mary Blalock
      Introductions — Student Handout
      Essay With An Attitude — Criteria Sheet
      Essay With An Attitude — Student Essay Response Sheet
• Acting for Justice — 81
• "Tolerance"
  by Joe Stivers
• "Maurice"
  by Justin Morris
• Writing the College Essay: Creating a Vision of Possibility — 88
• "Granny's"
  by Alyss Dixson
• "Saxophone"
  by Dyan Watson
• "The Children's Prayer Group"
  by Chetan Patel
• "A Lesson in Passion"
  by Chelsea Henrichs

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The Politics of Language

• Teaching Standard English: Whose Standard? — 100
      "Hey! Go Boy!" — by Thieson Nguyen
• Reading, Writing, and Righteous Anger: Teaching About Language and Society — 105
• "Finding the Inside"
  by Mira Shimabukuro
• "Grandma's Kitchen"
  by Alisha Moreland
• The Tea Party: Enticing Reluctant Readers to Read — 115
• Tea Party Roles - Thousand Pieces of Gold
• Tea Party Roles - Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Tea Party
  Student Handout
• Celebrating the Student Voice — 121
• "Rayford's Song"
  by Lawson Inada
• "His Story"
  by Masta Davis
• "The Music Lesson"
  by Sarah Stucki

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Poetry

• Poetry: Reinventing the Past, Rehearsing the Future — 126
• "Celie"
  by Lila Johnson
• "Photograph, 1969"
  by Katy Barber
• "To the Coaches of the Year"
  by Bobby Janisse
• Promoting Social Imagination Through Interior Monologues — 134
• "I Went Looking for Jefferson"
  by Aaron Wheeler-Kay
• "Vietnam: No Scissors to the Truth"
  by Meg Niemi
• "Jacob Lawrence - The Migration"
  by Corinne Rupp
• The Poetry of Protest: Martín Espada — 138
       "Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits" — by Martín Espada
• Remember Me Poems — 141
      "Remember Amanda?" — by Amanda Wheeler-Kay
      "Remember Sihaya?" — by Jessica Rawlins
      "Mary" — by Erika Howard

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Immigration

• What Happened to the Golden Door? How My Students Taught Me About Immigration — 144
• "Indian Kitchen"
  by Frances Ram
• "Hopeless in Vietnam"
  by Danny Cang Dao
• "When I Was Small"
  by Jesus Rangel
• Immigration Project
  Student Handout
• "What Are You?"
  by Robert Smith

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Portfolios

• Portfolios and Basketball — 160
• "Ode to Writing"
  by Jessica Rawlins
• Portfolio Evaluation: Pulitzer
  Student Handout
• "Where Poems Hide"
  by Deonica Johnson
• Writing Portfolio
  Student Handout

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Untracking English

• Untracking English: Creating Quality Education for All Students — 170

Index — 183

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