Poetry

In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, December 29, 2022 / Comments Off on In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

City of Asylum celebrates the 2022–2023 Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Ambassadors with a teen-curated program in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 2022–2023 Allegheny County […]

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Healing Through Haiku

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Healing Through Haiku

Students will learn how to use poetry, and especially haiku, to come to terms with the emotions brought forth by the anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre in a […]

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Primo Levi’s World and War: How can we trust what others tell us about the past? A Lesson for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Primo Levi’s World and War: How can we trust what others tell us about the past? A Lesson for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

This lesson addresses an Essential Question that is common within secondary history courses: How can we know what really happened in the past? It was written to mark two occasions: […]

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Primo Levi’s Shema: Can ordinary language describe extraordinary experiences? A Lesson for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Primo Levi’s Shema: Can ordinary language describe extraordinary experiences? A Lesson for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

This lesson addresses Essential Questions that are common within Secondary ELA courses: What makes a text effective for its purpose? How are stories from other places and times about me? […]

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