Students read and reflect on Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poem, Protest with special attention to how its rhythm can be embodied and the interplay with the poem’s rhythm and content. Students are also called to perform different spoken word poems, exploring rhythm.

These lessons are built on a dissection of pre-assigned readings, Hamilton-inspired free writes, and open discussions intended to make conne

In this lesson students will explore the notion of self as a social gesture for society. They will analyze societal issues through the...