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Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
Exploring Contemporary Social Issues
This handout asks students to choose a contemporary social issue and identify key scenes where the author explores this issue.
Reading for Empathy Sketch to Stretch
This handout asks students to create a sketch that reflects their ideas about a quotation on reading and empathy.
Spoken Word Mind Map
Help students generate ideas as they prepare to write their own spoken word poem.
Exploring the Purpose of Poetry
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk.
Using Your Voice Is a Political Choice
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, explains in this TED Talk why poetry is inherently political and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears.
Read the Word, Read the World
This handout helps students consider how an author uses conflict, perspective, and plot to develop a central theme in a work of literature.
Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
This handout asks students to read a quote by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop and then reflect on texts that have shown them something about themselves, others, and/or the world.
Universe of Obligation
Help your students map out their own universe of obligation with this printable handout.
Imperialist Cecil Rhodes
This caricature, “Rhodes Colossus,” depicts British imperialist Cecil Rhodes straddling the continent of Africa after announcing plans for a telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo.