Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, Social Justice in Classroom & Community
Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, Social Justice in Classroom & Community
by Georgia A. Popoff and Quraysh Ali Lansana
Grades: all ages
$19.95 paperback
Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community was nominated for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional.
The book includes best practices, exercises, and anecdotes rooted in the authors’ diverse experiences as a Chicago-based, African American poet/professor and a Caucasian poet/educator from upstate New York.Our Difficult Sunlight offers insights into how poetry can break down barriers to learning, aid exploration of critical issues, and foster connections among students and teachers from very different backgrounds.
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