(NAME-MCE) free arts based, anti-racism curriculum

[Michelle Cromwell]

Thank you Brett,
I recently embarked on a project to address transgenerational  
transmission of racism among youths  (12-19) from groups with  
historical ethnic strife. I wanted materials that included age  
appropriate lessons that were not "dry" and that were more  
interactive. This storytelling curriculum is exactly what I was  
looking for. What I particularly like is that it buys into the notion  
of praxis and seems grounded in theories and research that I am  
familiar with.

Thank you sincerely for this.

Michelle Cromwell
Assistant Prof Social and Political Systems



On Aug 27, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Brett Murphy wrote:

>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> The link I'm attaching here is to a free curriculum called the
> Storytelling Project that analyzes race and racism through
> storytelling and the arts.  The lessons are based on a model going
> through different story types about racism: from the dominant,
> mainstream to those of people of color or white allies that are
> concealed to resistance to counter stories, where students create
> their own stories and plans for how to fight racism.
>
> There are about 32 lessons in total, including handouts, chapter
> overviews, and background articles.  The lessons have all been used in
> high school classrooms in New York City and some in my own middle
> school classroom.  They work across subjects like social studies,
> language arts, art, and more.  This is still a draft of the final
> curriculum, so in return for giving you a complete pdf copy for free,
> we are just asking for some information for a one-time follow up
> questionnaire.
>
> As you're planning for an anti-racist curriculum this year, we hope
> that this helps!
> http://www.columbia.edu/itc/barnard/education/stp/getpdf.html
>
> Brett Murphy
> 7/8 Social Studies Teacher
> Academy for Social Action
>
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