Contents
208 pages
Contents
Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................... 6 Foreword by Kwame Alexander ................................................................................... 8 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 10 What Is the Heart? ......................................................................................... 12 How’s Your Heart? .......................................................................................... 12 The Heart of This Book .................................................................................. 15 A Gift From My Heart ..................................................................................... 17 Identity .......................................................................................................... 20 Skills .............................................................................................................. 21 Intellect ......................................................................................................... 21 Criticality ....................................................................................................... 22 Joy ................................................................................................................. 22 The Promise of the Pursuits ....................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER I The Five Pursuits: Their Origin, Their Promise . . . . . . 18 Origin of the Five Pursuits ......................................................................................... 19 Overview of the Pursuits ............................................................................................ 19 Identity .......................................................................................................... 20 Skills .............................................................................................................. 21 Intellect ......................................................................................................... 21 Criticality ....................................................................................................... 22 Joy ................................................................................................................. 22 The Promise of the Pursuits ....................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 2 Conditions for Doing the Work ........................................ 24 Pursuit-Driven Lessons Across the Content Areas ..................................................... 25 The Conditions ........................................................................................................... 25 Engage With Love and Care ........................................................................... 25 Create Spaces for Genius and Joy ................................................................... 26 Center Youth Voices in Rich, Reciprocal Dialogue ........................................... 28 Read, Communicate, and Think Across Texts .................................................. 28 Collaborate and Share Learning ..................................................................... 28 CHAPTER 2 Conditions for Doing the Work ........................................ 24 Pursuit-Driven Lessons Across the Content Areas ..................................................... 25 The Conditions ........................................................................................................... 25 Engage With Love and Care ........................................................................... 25 Create Spaces for Genius and Joy ................................................................... 26 Center Youth Voices in Rich, Reciprocal Dialogue ........................................... 28 Read, Communicate, and Think Across Texts .................................................. 28 Collaborate and Share Learning ..................................................................... 28 Implementing the Pursuit-Driven Lessons ................................................................ 28 Questions You May Be Asking Yourself ...................................................................... 29 A Close-Up Look at a Lesson ....................................................................................... 32 Assessing Culturally and Historically Responsive Learning ...................................... 34 Take Flight .................................................................................................................. 35 Implementing the Pursuit-Driven Lessons ................................................................ 28 Questions You May Be Asking Yourself ...................................................................... 29 A Close-Up Look at a Lesson ....................................................................................... 32 Assessing Culturally and Historically Responsive Learning ...................................... 34 Take Flight .................................................................................................................. 35 CHAPTER 3 Arts and Culture ....................................................................... 36 Lesson AC.1: Color .................................................................................................... 40 Lesson AC.2: Art Observation .................................................................................. 42 Lesson AC.3: Collage ................................................................................................ 44 Lesson AC.4: Fashion ............................................................................................... 46 Lesson AC.5: Architecture and Frank Gehry ............................................................ 48 Lesson AC.6: Aloha ................................................................................................... 50 Lesson AC.7: Knock-Knock Jokes .............................................................................. 52 Lesson AC.8: Motown Music ..................................................................................... 54 Lesson AC.9: Stevie Wonder, Singer-Songwriter, and “I Love You” .......................... 56 Lesson AC.10: Musical Anthems and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” .............................. 58 Lesson AC.11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Classical Composer ................................ 60 Lesson AC.12: Arthur Smith, Jewelry Designer .......................................................... 62 Lesson AC.13: August Wilson, Playwright ................................................................. 64 Lesson AC.14: Frida Kahlo, Painter ............................................................................ 66 Lesson AC.15: Emory Douglas, Graphic Artist ........................................................... 68 English Language Arts .......................................................... 70 Lesson ELA.1: Love .................................................................................................. 74 Lesson ELA.2: Our People ........................................................................................ 76 Lesson ELA.3: Letter Writing ................................................................................... 78 Lesson ELA.4: American Sign Language .................................................................. 80 Lesson ELA.5: Adinkra Symbols .............................................................................. 82 Lesson ELA.6: Interviews ......................................................................................... 84 Lesson ELA.7: Advertisements and the First Television Ad .................................... 86 Lesson ELA.8: Arturo Schomburg, Genius, Historian, Writer, and Curator .............. 88 Contents CHAPTER 4 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................... 6 Foreword by Kwame Alexander ................................................................................... 8 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 10 What Is the Heart? ......................................................................................... 12 How’s Your Heart? .......................................................................................... 12 The Heart of This Book .................................................................................. 15 A Gift From My Heart ..................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER I The Five Pursuits: Their Origin, Their Promise . . . . . . 18 Origin of the Five Pursuits ......................................................................................... 19 Overview of the Pursuits ............................................................................................ 19
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