advocacy
The Epic Nevertheless, Starring You
Teaching in a pandemic: It’s not pretty, but it’s pretty epic. Reframe the school year and fight. Be the hero of your own epic, nevertheless.
Appalachian Studies
Resource Alert: Moundsville, a documentary
By Jessica Salfia Well, it’s day 9,789,573 of distance learning, distance teaching, and (if you are a parent), helping your own children navigate their distance learning assignments. During these last 5 weeks when I’m not teaching or communicating with students, I have been trying to find constructive ways to occupy Read more…
Analysis
Art as Argument
By Jessica Salfia Understanding visual rhetoric is not just an important part of most AP Language and Composition curriculums, but it is an essential skill our students need as members of society. We are bombarded with images—images intended to persuade and influence us. Our students must be able to identify Read more…
Appalachian Studies
The Work and Wonder of Crystal Wilkinson
By Jessica Salfia This summer and fall my 11th grade Advanced Placement: Language and Composition students read Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson. An anthology of short stories about the residents of a mostly black community in Kentucky, the characters of Water Street weave and wend in and out of each Read more…
Appalachian Studies
Contemporary Appalachian Literature: Collections & Anthologies for Your Classrooms and Curriculums
By Jessica Salfia With the new school year in full swing, I’ve seen teachers all over Facebook and Twitter sharing donors choose projects and Amazon Wish Lists filled with books for their classroom libraries and curriculums. As you continue buy books to diversify your classroom libraries, think about the ways Read more…