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“Rehearsal for the New World” Transcript
Students use this handout to read, analyze, and discuss the poem “Rehearsal for the New World”.
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“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.
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Maggid, The Four Children
Use this reading to introduce students to the Four Children featured in the Maggid, the storytelling section of a Passover Seder.
How Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities View One Another: Pew Research Study
Explore recent perceptions of rural, urban, and suburban communities using a 2018 Pew research study and get a handout to guide students' analysis.
"Transubstantiation” by Molly McCully Brown
In this poem, Molly McCully Brown describes a town at night at the edge of a city—a place that feels like home to her.
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“west of philly” by Yolanda Wisher
In this poem, Yolanda Wisher reflects on being asked to describe her home city.
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"Suburban" by Michael Blumenthal
In this poem, Michael Blumenthal describes the mundane aspects of suburban life.
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“An Offering” from Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
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Read a chapter from the young adult edition of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass.
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“Meteor Shower” by Clint Smith
Clint Smith uses the natural phenomenon of a meteor shower to reflect on place and belonging.
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“The Singularity” by Marie Howe
Read Marie Howe’s ode to Stephen Hawking where she reflects on our cosmic belonging and the meaning of home.
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Letter From the Trenches
Read about what Priestley saw in the new year as a soldier in the First World War in his letter from the trenches in 1916.
![This photograph of the young Priestley, with his ‘innocent pudding face’ as he called it, is a poignant image when seen in the context of the horrors of trench warfare he experienced in the years after it was taken.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/photograph-of-j-b-Priestley_21cropped.jpeg?h=3a8cbacf&itok=8ywrDtcw)