Posted by Daniel on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Urban Teens in the Library is the perfect solution for the concerns and uncertainty many librarians face when supporting this group of patrons and students. From a team of experts who have researched the information habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective school and public library programs, this book will [...]
Filed under ALA Editions, Agosto Denise E, Authors, Hughes-Hassell Sandra, Last Name (I - M), Librarians, Morris, Vanessa, Nonfiction, Publishers, Resources · Tagged with ALA Editions, Denise E. Agosto, Fiction, Hip Hop Lit, Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Street Fiction, Street Lit, Teen Books, Teen Urban Fiction, Vanessa Morris, YA Books
Posted by Daniel on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
New book out for teachers on urban fiction – In response to concerns about teacher retention, especially among teachers in their first to fourth year in the classroom, we offer future teachers a series of brief guides full of practical advice that they can refer to in both their student teaching and in their first [...]
Posted by Daniel on September 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Teacher’s Guide to the Bluford Series offers a variety of lesson plans and handouts to promote reading as well as encourage reading, writing, and thinking skills. Ms. Comodromos also offers both brief and full summaries of ten of the books in the Bluford series.
Filed under Nonfiction, Publishers, Resources, Teachers, Townsend Press · Tagged with Bluford High, Bluford series, Eliza A. Comodromos, Fiction, Resources for Teachers, Street Fiction, Street Lit, Teen Books, Townsend Press, YA Books
Posted by Daniel on August 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Three award-winning activists and novelists-Black Artemis, E-Fierce, and J-Love, join social justice educator Marcella Runell Hall and a diverse team of seasoned educators to develop this collection of engaging and timely standards-referenced lesson plans for 6-12 and beyond. These lessons explore the tools of oppression that keep us divided such as violence, patriarchy and racism. [...]
Posted by Daniel on August 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to its controversial lyrical content has obscured hip hop’s [...]
Filed under Authors, Bradley, Adam, Last Name (A - D), Music, Poetry, Resources, Writers · Tagged with Adam Bradley, Hip Hop, Lyrics, Poetry, Urban Writer's Resources
Posted by Daniel on August 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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