Social Justice

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Comment by Lauren Small on November 16, 2009 at 7:54am

Allen, thanks for the comment. I will be there. Patricia Limerick, for one, has pointed out that our experience in Iraq can be best understood by looking back to the Indian Wars. So there's a lot to be talked about there.

Comment by Allen Webb on November 16, 2009 at 7:30am

NCTE session, "Who is a Terrorist? Teaching Contemporary Literature from the Middle East." Linda Christensen is chairing a session where I will talk about American policy and powerful literature, film, and YouTube to understand the Middle East, a high school teacher (Jeff Patterson - not on the program) will talk about a year in high school English spent teaching about the Iraq War, and another (Lindsay Steenbergen) will talk about social issues and _Kite Runner_. G.46, 9:30-10:45 Saturday

We have created a website to support this project, includes literature (some full text), film, many links and resources: TeachMiddleEast.com

Comment by Lauren Small on November 16, 2009 at 6:59am

There's a great session (J. 47) on Saturday at 2:45 pm on teaching genocide in the 21st century using YA literature and student projects--leading to activism. I'll be at NCTE and would love to talk to anyone who's looking to do more with Native American history in the classroom. You can find me here on Ning or at lcsmall@comcast.net.

Comment by Susan Rollins Creighton on October 16, 2009 at 11:16am

We're dividing our World Literature class into units, one of which is Justice, and in addition to reading Lord of the Flies and Twelve Angry Men, we're watching a terrific series from Michael Sandel of Harvard named (aptly) "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do." It's currently online for free at www.justiceharvard.org and has accompanying readings over background material, as well as discussion questions to use in class for writing or discussion prompts.

Comment by Lauren Small on August 16, 2009 at 9:18am

Hi everyone, it's great to be back in the loop of the Ning. I'm looking forward to Philly! Here are a few things I've learned in the past year that you all might find useful. The first is Facing History and Ourselves. It's an organization with great resources for teaching everything from the Holocaust to Civil Rights to the genocide in Rawanda. Teaching Tolerance is another good one to check out. I'm still working on getting more attention paid to Native American History and would be interested in hearing about links etc. for that. Reconnecting the Circle is one I recommend. Happy end of summer to everyone!

Comment by Andrene Bonner on August 9, 2009 at 4:58pm

I teach English at Mount Vernon High School in Westchester County, NY and my students find it quite exciting that their teacher has written a book. I will be reading exerpts for my summer school students this week. It is a coming-of-age book set in Jamaica, Caribbean and is titled, Olympic Gardens. It received the 2009 Lorna Goodison Caribbean Award for Transformative Literature at the Tamarind Festival for Caribbean Literature in Washington, DC on June 14, 2009.

About the Book: By the time Roderick Brissett learns that he is being shipped away from his rural family home to live with his aunt in the city, it is too late. His mother’s decision came without questions or answers. Roderick’s youth is tested under the most adverse conditions. It is within the abyss of such harsh realities that he must find strength and seek some semblance of joy that will help him to survive, grow, and find his place in the world. You can read what they say about the book at http://andrenebonner.wordpress.com. The book is perfect for high school and college. Just thought I'd let the group know about this. Walk good.

Comment by Andrene Bonner on August 9, 2009 at 4:22pm

Thanks Meg. I will get a copy.

Comment by Meg Petersen on August 9, 2009 at 12:41pm

I recommend Linda Christensen's new book Teaching for Joy and Justice.

Comment by Andrene Bonner on August 9, 2009 at 12:34pm

I am currently developing a unit on social justice for my English class. Just wondered if anyone has ideas about teaching this area of study in the English classroom. What books have you used? What worked best for you in the classroom?

Comment by Jay Rehak on November 21, 2008 at 12:00pm

So I made this video that I would like to share with folks who believe in Social Justice. I wrote the lyrics and my wife wrote the music. Please let me know what you think.

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