Your Name and Title:  Shekema Silveri, AP Literature and AP Language & Composition Instructor

 

School or Organization Name: Mt. Zion High School (Jonesboro, GA)

 

Co-Presenter Name(s):  

  • DaShon Green (Grade 12)
  • Charice Clay (Grade 12)
  • Taylor Brooks (Grade 12)
  • Vicorie Brown (Grade 12)
  • Arafat Etuazim (Grade 11)
  • Fatimah Mustapha (Grade 11)
  • Krystle Swan (Grade 11)
  • Ulises Angeles (Grade 11)

 

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:  Jonesboro, GA USA

 

Language in Which You Will Present:  English, Spanish

 

Target Audience(s): Secondary English/Language Arts students, teachers, and administrators

 

Short Session Description (one line):  This teacher/student co-presented session will discuss the rhetoric involved in media, popular culture, and literary portrayals of the following global issues: poverty, global warming, and social justice by showcasing research-based student responses to these issues.

 

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):  This teacher/student co-presented session will discuss the rhetoric involved in news media, popular culture, and literary portrayals of the following global issues: poverty, global warming, and social justice by showcasing research-based student responses to these issues.  In addition, this session will propose additional research-based multi-genre/multimedia projects and curriculum that showcase what students can do to emancipate themselves from each of these issues by investing in education as social capital.

 

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:  http://ssilveri.edublogs.org

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  • Wonderful idea. Also, visited your class website and noticed how it is used as a sort of portal for collaborating, exchanging ideas, and documenting ideas. Wonderfully done!
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