poetics of diversity

Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project

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Poetics of Diversity

Diversity technology project

Education 301/ 02 Melissa Pinson Troy Powell Andrea sturgeon


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Table of Contents

Slide 1- Introduction slide Slide 2 – Table of Contents Slide 3 – Breakdown of the

lesson Slide 4/5 – General

Diversity Support (Educator/Staff Directed)

Slide 6 – Poetry Resources Page (Educator Directed)

Slide 7/8 – Using Poetry with Gifted Students (General Educator Directed)

Slide 9 – Poetry Therapy for Students with Disabilities(General Educator Directed)

Slide 10/11 – Poetic Benefits for Students with Exceptionalities and Disabilities (General Educator Directed


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Table of Contents

Slides 12-20: Diversity Lesson: Age

Slides 21-28: Diversity Lesson: Race

Slides 29-36: Diversity Lesson: Class

Slides 37-44: Diversity Lesson: Language

Slides 45-51: Diversity Lesson: Belief Systems/Religion

Slides 52-58: Diversity Lesson: Gender

Slides 59-65: Diversity Lesson: Sexual Orientation


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Breakdown of the Lesson

Poetics of Diversity Grade: Intended for grades 9-12, but can be

tailored. Grade level is dependent on poetry selected

Unit/Lesson: Poetry Appreciation Authors: Pinson, Powell, Sturgeon


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General Diversity Support

Teaching the children of a new America:the challenge of diversity

• http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/01226/M42ZZ/XFR.pdf

Rewards of teaching diversity• http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.Com/pdffull

/05893/le5ax/VSI.pdf

Technology and multiculturalism• http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull

/05893/LW7YJ/2S5.pdf


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General Diversity Support, Cont…

Havighurst's developmental tasks, young adolescents,and diversity

• http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/03859/2XH48/VSI.pdf

Literature as lessons on the diversity of culture

• http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests/d42.html


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Poetry Resource Pages

Writes of passage: www.writes.org Scriveners: http://pages.prodigy.com/

sdmama America’s best loved poems: www.favoritepoem

.org Teen ink: www.teenpaper.com Aha! Poetry(Asian poetics)www.ahapoetry.com Poet’s corner: directed towards diversity

www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/poems/index.html


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Using Poetry With Gifted Students

Process methodology for gifted students http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/hatzi_gi.

htm

Poetry techniques to challenge gifted students http://www.chalkface.com/pdfs/sample-PTTC.

pdf


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Gifted Students, Cont..

Creative strategies for teaching language arts to gifted students http://erice.org/digests/e612.html

A focus on values http://www.kodak

.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlan066.shtml


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Poetry Therapyfor Students With Disabilities

Writing therapy in the classroom: A case study http://bll.epnet.com/citation.asp?

Poetry writing in the classroom: prevention and intervention http://bll.epnet.com/citation.asp?


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Poetic Benefits For Students With Exceptionalities and Disabilities

Multicultural literature: reading to develop self-worth http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/05893/LW7YJ/2F5.pdf


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Diversity Lesson: Age

Investigation of Ageism

In America


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Internet Discovery Activity

Students will conduct an internet search (google, yahoo, etc.) on the key word ageism.

Students will visit at least 5 websites and record key information from each


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Group Discussion

Students will report information from internet discovery to class in a group discussion format

Instructor will record key points of student discoveries on board


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Journal Response

Students should focus entry on how their discoveries made them feel, what they think could be done to stop ageism, and if they know anyone that has been a victim of ageism.


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Brain Storming

Students will generate 2 lists:

1.) Detail their current likes/dislikes, favorite activities, etc.

2.) Predict what their likes/dislikes will be fifty years in the future.


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Brain Storming Example

I like: Rap music, action movies, playing football

I don’t like: Romance movies, living at home,

I think I will like: Jazz music, watching football, mystery movies, watching the news

I won’t like: Loud teenagers, rap music


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Poetry Writing

Using the two lists as a writing prompt, students will compose a poem from the perspective of their future selves looking back on themselves as teens.


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Useful Websites: Ageism

What is Ageism? http://www.healthandage

.com/Home/gid2=1639 Aging & Ageism http://www.pscw.uva.nl/

sociosite/TOPICS/aging.html

Ageism Resources http://falcon.jmu.edu/~

ramseyil/ageism.htm


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More Useful Websites

Ageism http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/ageism.htm NWSA Aging & Ageism Caucus http://www.nwsa.org/aging.htm


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Diversity Lesson: Race

Examination of Race in a Poem by Langston Hughes


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Poetry Reading

“I, Too,” by

Langston Hughes The instructor will

read poem aloud to class


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Small Group Discussion

Students will get into groups of three or four and discuss implications of poem, if they are valid , and how they would respond to Hughes given the chance.


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Class Discussion

Small groups will choose one speaker to present views discussed in their group

Instructor will record points of discussion on board


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Journal Response

Students’ responses will focus on their interpretation of what Hughes is saying to them as individuals

How does this make them feel? Do they agree or disagree with Hughes?


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Poetry Writing

Students will compose a poem in response to “I, Too” by Langston Hughes

Students poetry must directly address the issues raised by Hughes as identified in class discussion & journal entries


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Useful Websites: Race

World Conference on Racism http://www.un.org/WCAR Race, Racism,, & the Law http://academic.udayton.edu/

race/ Multiculturalism & Diversity-

The New Racism http://

multiculturalism.aynrand.org/


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Sociosite: Ethnicity, Migration & Racism

http://www.pscwuva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/Ethnic.html

ACLU: Racial Equality http://www.aclu.org/

profiling/


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Diversity Lesson: Class

A Closer Look at the Issue of Class in a Poem by Langston Hughes


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Poetry Reading

“Ballad of the Landlord,” by Langston Hughes

Instructor will read poem aloud to class


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Brainstorming

Students will pair off and generate plausible dialogue that would take place between a landlord and renter as found in the poem


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Role Playing

Students will act out brief scene using the dialogue they created between the narrator of the poem and the landlord


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Journal Response

Students’ responses should focus on what they would do if they were in the narrator’s position, what role the class of the people involved played, and why the narrator may have reacted the way he did in the poem


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Poetry Writing

Students will compose a poem concerning a time when they have been aware of their own class status and how it made them feel or how a situation may have turned out differently if they were part of another class


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Useful Websites: Class

You Want Class Warfare? http://www.tompaine

.com/op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/7085

Class Warfare: Fact & Fiction

http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Issue_Briefs/ClassWarfare/intro.pdf


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Class Warfare http://www-csli.stanford.edu/

~nunberg/class.html Class Warfare http://

www.thbookservice.com/BookPage.asp?prod_cd=c6112

Now Is the Time http://www.observer.co.uk/

comment/story/0,6903,605591,00.html


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Diversity Lesson: Language

International Poetry as an Introduction to Foreign Culture


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Internet Discovery

Students will engage in an internet search for poetry written in a language other than English


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Poetry Translation

Students will use the internet to obtain an English translation of the poem


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Poetry Reading

Students will read in class the poem in its language of origin and then share the translation


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Journal Response

Students’ entries should focus on how the point of view presented in the poem may be similar to or different than their own in regards to the topic of the poem


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Poetry Writing

Students will write a poem about the country of origin for the poem they found.

Poem should focus on what they learned about the culture and people


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Useful Websites: Language

Apples & Oranges

Poetry Magazine• http://

www.aopoetry.com/• International Poetry• http://

www.geocities.com/johbeil/transl_index.html


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International Poetry Forum http://

www.thepoetryforum.org/ Poetry Repair Shop http://www.geocities.com/

~poetryrepairs The Poetry Challenge http://

www.poetrychallenge.org/


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Diversity Lesson: Belief Systems/Religions


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Useful Websites: Belief Systems/Religion

http://aril.org/World.html http://www.nwrcl.org/ http://www.splcenter.org/

teachingtolerance/tt-index.html

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Edboals1/diversit.html

http://www.mhhc.com/socscience/education/multi/activites.html


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Activity

Students will be asked to bring in different examples of ethnic/religious intolerance in current events.

Students will then discuss their chosen topics with the class.


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Activity

Examples of different cultural poetry will be read in class to students.

Students will then be asked to get into groups and discuss the poems.


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Activity

Students will be asked to choose one culture or religion to research.

Students will be required to complete a graphic organizer based on their research.


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Activity

After completing a graphic organizer, students will write a poem about their chosen culture or religion.


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Activity

Each student will be required to creatively publish their poem to be put on display in the classroom, hall, etc.


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Diversity Lesson: Gender


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Useful Websites: Gender

http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/about/define.htm

http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html

http://www.unicef.org/voy/meeting/gir/girhome.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/gender/gender26a.htm

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/wellness/gender.html


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Activity

Students will be asked to discuss different aspects and stereotypes related to gender.


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Activity

Students will divide into groups and brainstorm about how their own gender has affected their lives.


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Activity

After reflecting back on their own gender, students will fill out a prewriting sheet in preparation of writing a poem.


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Activity

Students will write a poem about what their gender means to them.


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Activity

Students will be required to publish their poem.

The poems will then be displayed in the classroom.


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Diversity Lesson: Sexual Orientation


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Useful Websites: Sexual Orientation

http://www.glsen.org/ http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/

rainbow/index.html http://www.inform.umd.edu/

EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Sexual-Orientation/index.html

http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/ghuber1index/shortstory.index.html

http://www.intac.com/%7Esdeck/habib/index3.html


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Activity

The class will have a discussion about sexual orientation issues and the sensitivity towards the subject.


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Activity

Students will divide into groups and discuss how tolerance towards sexual orientation can be heightened.


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Activity

Students will be read poetry by authors of different sexual orientations.


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Activity

After reading the chosen poetry, students will be required to write a reflection.


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Activity

Students will be asked to write a plan as to how schools can promote sexual orientation awareness.

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