In this unit students will become more knowledgeable about historical events as well as infer/identify elements of a fable narration. Within the text, they will take three reading check quizzes via Google Forms. Students will partake in an Escape Room for a final assessment of the book. At the end of this unit, after reading the book, students will create their own ideal society.

This is a remix from Dr. Jennifer Burns -- Dynamics of Interpersonal Relations I, is an exploration of the small-group process through participation, interpretation and study. Major focus is on the class itself as an interacting group providing for personal, interpersonal, and intellectual challenge.The modules are designed for undergraduate students to become familiar with group dynamics. This resource has a syllabus, OpenStax text chapters, TedTalks and group activities. 

Students take classes and work all week to produce a Friday radio show that goes live on air. Every student presents their weeks work (reviews, commentary, investigations) on air. Watch as students work with their peer teachers to perfect their work before Friday.

Students analyze one of Dorothea Lange's photographs and make connections to its historical context by creating a one-page written and visual response.

An exploration of the different ways in which the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has been adapted and changed.

«Реве́ та сто́гне Дніпр широ́кий» — пісня Данила Крижанівського на вірші Тараса Шевченка (перші шість строф балади «Причинна»). Пісня описує пейзаж в романтичному дусі: бурю на Дніпрі, місяць на небі і передранковий стан природи.

                                          தமிழில் உள்ள நூல்களிலேயே சிறப்பிடம் பெற்ற நூல் திருக்குறள். இது அடிப்படையில் ஒரு வாழ்வியல் நூல். மனிதர்களின் வாழ்வின் முக்கிய அங்கங்களாகிய அறம் அல்லது தர்மம், பொருள், இன்பம் அல்லது காமம் ஆகியவற்றைப் பற்றி விளக்கும் நூல்.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a classic novel that is full of numerous themes. However, there are four main ideas that are highly evident throughout the course of the book: envy is the cause of devastating effects, humanity can be deceiving, pride can be anyone's downfall, and fear changes lives. This presentation will go over each major theme in detail, as well as list specific examples pertaining to each idea.In addition, there are two activities at the end of the presentation to have your students complete while reading this classic novel. Enjoy!

Che cosa è un saggio.Il saggio (dal latino tardo exagium = prova, assaggio di sapere) è un’esposizione scritta in cui l’autore approfondisce una tematica o un problema, esponendo un punto di vista critico e personale. Fanno parte della saggistica sia testi molto vasti e complessi con taglio argomentativo e linguaggio specialistico, destinati a un pubblico ristretto di lettori competenti (saggio critico), sia composizioni brevi di carattere divulgativo per informare un pubblico di lettori di medio livello culturale (saggio breve).Scrittura documentata e criteri predeterminati. In ambito scolastico il saggio breve si distingue dal tema in quanto l’insegnante lo propone per sondare le capacità dell’alunno di interpretare e rielaborare in modo personale, sulla base di criteri predeterminati, materiali documentali (cioè testi scritti, immagini, dati quantitativi…) che offrono informazioni o punti di vista su un dato argomento. Il saggio ha quindi in sé contemporaneamente le caratteristiche del testo espositivo e argomentativo. La consegna è solitamente piuttosto ampia e offre indicazioni precise sul testo che deve essere prodotto: ● indica l’argomento e l’ambito tematico nel quale muoversi (artistico-letterario: poesia, narrativa, opera d’arte; storico-politico: guerre mondiali, federalismo, Onu, Unione europea, mafia, pena di morte; socio-economico: società multietnica, disagio giovanile, riforma della scuola, lavoro e occupazione; tecnico-scientifico: scoperte scientifiche, tecnologia, bioetica);● ipotizza la situazione comunicativa, cioè il tipo di pubblicazione per cui il saggio viene scritto (un giornalino scolastico, una rivista divulgativa, un giornale specialistico...), il destinatario e la lunghezza massima (quattro o cinque colonne di foglio protocollo);● prevede l’utilizzo di materiali di documentazione (brani di manuali scolastici, di testi critici, di articoli di giornale; dati statistici, grafici, fotografie) che vanno rielaborati, organizzati e confrontati (per esempio nel caso di tabelle non bisogna limitarsi a una elencazione delle cifre). Le fasi del lavoro. Per svolgere il lavoro in modo efficace occorre procedere con ordine compiendo in successione le seguenti operazioni:● riflettere con attenzione sul titolo per individuare e circoscrivere l’argomento-problema che viene proposto nella consegna;● leggere attentamente i documenti, coglierne il significato, selezionare le informazioni principali e sintetizzarle in appunti o in schemi logici;● verificare eventuali altre conoscenze sull’argomento in proprio possesso;● organizzare la scaletta con la successione degli argomenti da considerare;● sviluppare la scaletta in modo coerente e coeso, costruendo il testo con capoversi ben definiti e in successione logica;● effettuare la revisione finale.La stesura del saggio. Il testo, per rispettare criteri di chiarezza espositiva, deve essere articolato in tre sezioni: introduzione, esposizione, conclusione.Introduzione - Si presenta l’argomento o il problema, chiarendone le linee essenziali e delineando l’arco cronologico, l’ambito geografico o tematico che si considera.Esposizione -  È la parte più significativa per il destinatario, poiché vengono illustrati i vari aspetti del tema, si analizzano cause e conseguenze, si interpreta la documentazione fornita alla luce delle proprie conoscenze ed esperienze personali. È questo il luogo per esprimere il proprio punto di vista.Conclusione -  È lo spazio riservato a considerazioni e commenti finali.Lessico e sintassi. Mentre si procede nella stesura, occorre adeguare il lessico all’argomento e alla destinazione editoriale ipotizzata nella consegna; per esempio, se viene specificato che il testo deve essere pubblicato su un quotidiano occorre fornire al lettore le informazioni di base senza dare nulla per scontato; il lessico sarà semplice, comprensibile ai lettori comuni interessati all’argomento e la struttura sintattica lineare, con periodi brevi, in prevalenza coordinati; nel caso di un dossier di documentazione destinato alla biblioteca scolastica, invece, le informazioni di base possono essere date per scontate perché già note al lettore e il lessico è più settoriale.(tratto da Panebianco, Pisoni, Reggiani, Varani LE REGOLE E L’IMMAGINAZIONE versione essenziale - © Zanichelli 2010)

Ficha comparativa de el cuento "El tenedor" de Quim Monzó y la adaptación al cine de Ventura Pons. 

This is a lesson on how to achieve good academic writing skills by following various traits

This uses the video, Small Group Writing, as a basis for a reflection essay for Of Mice and Men.

This exercise will not only teach students the art of flash fiction, but it will allow them to write, to work with their peers, and to publish!  The teacher will have as much fun as the students!

This course was offered as a non-credit program during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), January 2008. A more recent version is available as course 18.S997 Introduction To MATLAB Programming, including video lectures.
The course, intended for students with no programming experience, provides the foundations of programming in MATLAB®. Variables, arrays, conditional statements, loops, functions, and plots are explained. At the end of the course, students should be able to use MATLAB in their own work, and be prepared to deepen their MATLAB programming skills and tackle other languages for computing, such as Java, C++, or Python.
The course mostly follows the official MATLAB Manual, available from The MathWorks. We will cover material from chapters 2-5.

Concept Note for the 2023 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

Short Description:
In the Middle Belt of Nigeria, three major language families converge in a region with cultural diversity rivaling the Amazon Basin. According to Ethnologue, there are 340 distinct languages. Each is accompanied by Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), including music and dance, poetry and puppetry, handicrafts, and healing practices. The region has received comparatively little attention from scholars. Countless traditions remain unknown and undocumented. Only the Tiv’s Kwagh-Hir theatrical tradition has been inscribed by UNESCO, leaving an urgent need for expanded cultural heritage preservation efforts. This is a project proposal for cultural preservation in the central region of Nigeria.

Long Description:
In the Middle Belt of Nigeria, three major language families converge in a region with cultural diversity rivaling the Amazon Basin. According to Ethnologue, there are 340 distinct languages. Each is accompanied by Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), including music and dance, poetry and puppetry, handicrafts, and healing practices. The region has received comparatively little attention from scholars. Countless traditions remain unknown and undocumented. Only the Tiv’s Kwagh-Hir theatrical tradition has been inscribed by UNESCO, leaving tremendous potential for new inscriptions.

ICH is one of Nigeria’s great treasures, yet artifacts and archeological sites dominate discussions of preservation while vulnerable traditions languish, often disappearing without a trace. Many Middle Belt communities are eager to share their traditions but do not have resources to do so. In contrast, Yorùbá is among the most widely studied indigenous and diasporic cultures. Ethnic minorities have been marginalized for centuries by slave raiding, land encroachment, and economic exclusion. Surviving communities deserve the benefits of cultural preservation and should be celebrated for their distinct and resilient cultures at home and in diaspora. In 2021, our team recorded musical practices that strongly resemble American genres like Delta Blues and Funk.

We will utilize American expertise to build capacity among Nigerian field researchers reflecting the Fulbright-Hays Act as a basis for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. The project will bring HBCU faculty and students into the orbit of ICH stakeholders. HBCUs have a long-standing history and vested interest in welcoming African-born faculty and students and appreciating the cultural diversity they bring to diaspora communities. Engaging HBCU students in cultural heritage preservation will be a focus of the project, leveraging American technical skills with Nigerian cultural competencies to support US Mission Goals.

Our documentation drive will produce thousands of audiovisual primary sources with the potential to fuel knowledge- and creativity-based economic growth. We will collaborate with participating communities on a three-phase ethnographic process: (1) Inventory, (2) Documentation, and (3) Preventive Conservation. Grant products will be disseminated widely, benefitting the communities, the American and Nigerian public, and scholars in a variety of fields. The Middle Belt faces an array of challenges, including climate change, substance abuse, pastoralist conflict, and religious fundamentalism. The US Mission’s objective of promoting peaceful dialogue will be lived through partnership with CONAECDA, a coalition of community development associations formed in recognition of the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Cultural preservation will promote stability through inclusive education, interethnic and intergenerational conviviality, and constructive identity formation among young people.

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