Project-Based Learning for Teachers of English Language Arts

Each project in this book contains pacing guides and detailed rubrics designed to guide learners through the process and evaluate their performance (according to Common Core and National standards). All of these projects, regardless of the objectives, essential questions, or standards they address, are devised to help turn the public servant’s service into something that can genuinely inspire learners to develop critical thinking abilities. Most of all, these projects are designed to be challenging but fun, which helps to inspire deep learning. The projects are: Project 1: “Christianity and Civil Rights” Project 2: “Exploring ‘Beauty'” Project 3: “Confronting Jim Crow with Images and Words” Project 4: “Life(s) of Pi: Which is Better?” Project 5: “The Crossroads as a Literary Device” Project 6: “American Music/American Literature” Project 7: “Punk? Emo? Poetry?” Project 8: “The United Farm Workers Make Weapons of Words” Project 9: “The Appreciation Project” Project 10: “Write for Rights” Project 11: “Saint Valentine Project” Project 12: “The Bob Dylan Project” Project 13: “Create a Children’s Book” Project 14: “What’s Your Story?” Project 15: “Marking History, Making History” Project 16: “Family History Story Corps” Project 17: “The Art of Persuasion” Project 18: “Protest as Dance” Project 19: “Be the Superhero the World Needs Now”