Author Azar Nafisi discusses the roles of literature and imagination in both repressive states and democracies.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Transcript of Shane Koyczan's TED Talk
Read poet Shane Koyczan's powerful spoken word poem about bullying, “To This Day."
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Global Immigration
Transcultural Identities
Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri reflects on the difficulties of balancing her dual identities.
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Race in US History
Two Names, Two Worlds
Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”? How is it a mask, shield, or container?
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Global Immigration
Understanding Strangers
Consider the opportunities and challenges that arise when we encounter strangers.
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Holocaust
We May Not Have Another Chance
Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz processes an experience she had in a slave labor camp through a poem and writing.
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Race in US History
We Wear The Mask
In this poem, Paul Laurence Dunbar reflects on the experience of African Americans in post-Civil War America and the universal human behavior of hiding an aspect of ourselves.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Where I'm From
In her poem, Melanie Poonai reflects on her identity, and all the factors that have helped shape who she is.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Working Class Creatives: Excerpt One
Read an excerpt from journalist Eleanor Halls article which describes the problems faced by working-class artists and the barriers preventing them from engaging with the arts.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Working Class Creatives: Excerpt Two
Read an excerpt from journalist Eleanor Halls article which describes the barriers preventing working-class people from engaging with the arts.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
After Viewing REPORTER: Extensions and Assessments
Listening to students’ reactions—noting their interests, questions, and misconceptions—will inform your decisions about how to debrief their viewing of Reporter. What issues that the film raises are relevant to your curriculum? What skills would you like students to practice?
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Attacks on Houses of Worship
Facilitate discussion in your classroom around the recent attacks in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim places of worship, and explore with students how communities respond after incidents of hate.
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Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.