Archive for category: Tracking the Themes

Betraying Native Americans in “There There”

Anneliese, April 15, 2023, Crime, Family, Friendship, Gentrification, Goals, Guns, History, Oakland, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Spring 2023, Stories, Student-Centered, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, This is America, Tracking the Themes, betrayal, P.U.L.S.E. High School, Powwow, There There, Tracking the Theme, 0

“There There” by Tommy Orange might leave a reader feeling gut wrenched. The building of the characters stories and...

The Will to Survive in “There There”

Randy, April 3, 2023, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Oakland, Showcase, Spring 2023, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Tracking the Themes, Violence, P.U.L.S.E. High School, There There, 0

This is a weird book. I feel like this is a good way to describe “There There” by Tommy...

Create a picture that illustrates the unique resilience of black Americans in the face of a culture of profound prejudice and that has the characteristics of neo-expressionism, with a focus on grotesque, simplistic figures featuring expressive gestures and emotive colors.

Long Division portrays the legacy of slavery and its ongoing impact on American society

Amani, April 2, 2023, Literary Essay, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2023, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Tracking the Themes, Long Division, SLA@Beeber, 1

Kiese Laymon’s “Long Division” is a complex novel that addresses a variety of social and political issues related to...

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The Bodega Dreams

Cristin, December 21, 2021, Fall 2021, Latino Power, Showcase, Terrorism, Tracking the Themes, Bodegadreams, Latino power, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 2

Bodega Dreams by Author: Ernesto Quiñonez might leave a reader feeling terrible. Cause right after chino got home he...

What makes a good parent?

Coleman, June 12, 2019, Art, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Tracking the Themes, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2

What makes a good parent? What types of things can hurt a relationship between a father and daughter? These...

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