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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED
- Block Feed: Programs 101-104 Program Details
- 3 hours, 59 minutes
- Tuesday, January 8 at 4:00 pm on KETED
- Block Feed: Programs 105-108 Program Details
- 3 hours, 59 minutes
- Tuesday, January 15 at 4:00 pm on KETED
Episodes Included in These Block Feeds
- 101. Workshop 1: Engagement and Dialogue: Julia Alvarez, James McBride, Lensey Namioka, and More
- In New York City, Carol O'Donnell and her students explore themes of multiple worlds and dual identities. They read poetry by Diana Chang and Naomi Shihab Nye; the novel The Color of Water by James McBride; essays and short stories by Gish Jen, Khoi Luu, Lensey Namioka, and Julia Alvarez; and a monologue by Tina Lee. Through a series of innovative drama, role-playing, and writing activities, students examine the social and cultural experiences of the characters and reflect on their own definitions and experiences of identity. 59 minutes.
- 102. Workshop 2: Engagement and Dialogue: Nikki Grimes and Judth Ortiz Cofer
- After a profile of writer Judith Ortiz Cofer, the workshop moves to Vista, CA, where Akiko Morimoto and her students read short stories from Cofer's collection An Island Like You. They respond personally to the works, examine the author's use of figurative language, and then make intertextual connections with books they've read throughout the school year. In a culminating project, students create their own visual symbols to represent the characters and events in the text. They then explore poems from Nikki Grimes' Bronx Masquerade and examine the writer's craft. Grimes visits the classroom, answers questions about her work, and attends an after-school reading of student poetry. 59 minutes.
- 103. Workshop 3: Research and Discovery: Shirley Sterling and Laura Tohe
- On the Skokomish reservation in Washington, Sally Brownfield and her students study and connect with literature and issues related to the Native American boarding school program through community involvement and self-examination. Students use Shirley Sterling's novel My Name Is Seepeetza and the poetry of Laura Tohe as the lenses through which they explore topics of their choosing and interview tribal elders about the impact of the residential boarding program on the community. Sterling visits the class and answers students' questions related to her novel, her life, and their personal research topics. Students then decide how to make their learning public. 59 minutes.
- 104. Workshop 4: Research and Discovery: Edwidge Danticat, An Na, Laurence Yep, and More
- In Clayton, MO, Kathryn Mitchell Pierce's students read works that explore issues of historical and contemporary immigration. Pierce uses multicultural picture books to introduce a wide range of perspectives and to set the stage for their novel study. In literature groups, the students discuss novels by Edwidge Danticat, Laurence Yep, Walter Dean Myers, Pam Muñoz-Ryan, and An Na. In culminating presentations, they synthesize themes and pose thought-provoking questions that invite others to examine these novels in new ways. 59 minutes.
- 105. Workshop 5: Historical and Cultural Context: Christopher Paul Curtis
- Laina Jones and her students in Dorchester, MA explore The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Jones uses nonfiction, documentary film, and historical photographs to contextualize the events in the novel and the civil rights movement. The students make deep connections to the literature through drama, poetry, and creative writing activities. Curtis visits the classroom, addresses questions, and leads students in a writing workshop. The unit culminates with a service learning project in which students create children's books about the movement and share them with elementary school children. 59 minutes.
- 106. Workshop 6: Historical and Cultural Context: Langston Hughes and Christopher Moore
- Stanlee Brimberg and his students in New York City study the important contributions of African Americans to the United States and the recent discovery of the African Burial Ground in Manhattan through factual texts, video, art, photography, and poetry. The students interview writer, historian, and documentary filmmaker Christopher Moore to learn more about the everyday experiences of African slaves in early New York; examine the works of Langston Hughes; and then write their own poetry and engage in peer review. As a culminating activity, they take a field trip to the African Burial Ground Memorial and design postage stamps to commemorate the site. 59 minutes.
- 107. Workshop 7: Social Justice and Action: Alma Flor Ada, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Paul Yee
- Laura Alvarez and her students in Oakland examine the perspectives and experiences of various immigrant groups and then formulate and defend positions on issues with which they connect personally. My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Tales from Gold Mountain by Paul Yee provide opportunities to compare characters' hopes, expectations, and actual experiences upon arriving in the United States. The students conduct research, including interviews with family members and nonfiction readings, and talk with Ada about her novel as well as social justice issues. As a culminating project, they write and revise persuasive letters to raise public awareness about the issues they've examined. 59 minutes.
- 108. Workshop 8: Social Justice and Action: Joseph Bruchac and Francisco Jiménez
- In Chicago, Lisa Espinosa's students explore themes of representation through literature, documentary film, photography, and music. They look critically at past and current media depictions of African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans and examine ways in which artists and writers from within those cultural groups, including Joseph Bruchac and Francisco Jiménez, represent themselves. In a culminating project, they represent their own experience, using black-and-white photography and essays as social commentary. Teachers, family members, and neighbors join together at a local coffeehouse for an exhibit of the students' work. 59 minutes.
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