Profile: Paul Koh

As a follow up to an introductory unit on the American Dream, upper division students were asked to assess the role of censorship in American society through a study of banned books in America. Students engaged in reading a banned book, writing a pe...

Edit Delete | Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico Case Study (Background)

 

Edit Delete | Banned Children's Books (Background)

 

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Edit Delete | Banned Books Reading Process Project Description (Reading Process)

 

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Edit Delete | Banned Books Essay Paragraph Structure (Writing Process)

 

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Upper Division students prepared for a talkshow exhibition about the experience of slavery and civil war through various viewpoints. Students were required to compare an aspect of slavery/civil war in America and in a Spanish-speaking country. For ...

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Edit Delete | Exhibition Launch (Exhibition)

 

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Upper Division students created an evening of oral and digital storytelling. The student performances and projections, taken together, ‘sang the song’ or told the story of immigration in America as seen through the eyes of immigrants today. The oral...

Edit Delete | "The Immigrant's Song" Project Launch

 

Edit Delete | Models of "good" and "bad" monologues (Monologue Writing Process)

 

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