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Kontihene, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Kontihene

Interviewer: Dr. Jane Edward, Kojo Ampa, Kareem Salifu, Dr. Mark Niason

Summarized by Sheina Ledesma

Kontihene is a Ghanaian Hip Hop musician who has lived in the Bronx since 2004. Kontihene describes his own music as being Afro-Pop or Hip-Life because it combines lively beats with traditional Ashanti folk music from Ghana. Kontihene grew up in Ghanaian town called Kumasi with his parents and two sisters. His love for music developed at a very young age. By age ten he was already writing poems and songs that discussed his family life. Encouraged and mentored by a local musician …

Working For And With Latino/Latina Immigrant Newcomers In The English Language Arts Classroom, Bernadette Musetti, Spencer Salas, Theresa Perez

Faculty and Research Publications

The article discusses how the English language arts practitioners work with the Latin immigrants who are newcomers in learning English language in middle and high school in the U.S. Accordingly, practitioners provide more instructional time to contextualized learning and literacy on first and second language and advocate them to attain a high level of literacy. Moreover, it states that the literacy development of the newcomers must be anchored in patience, flexibility and conscientiousness.

Grades 3-5 Genres In Literature, Angela Imbriano

English

This is an English language arts lesson for grades three through five on studying genres in literature. Through this lesson students will gain an understanding of the literary elements of each genre, improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text in order to categorize. Students will also be able to identify characteristics of different genres, select genres that interest them, and be able to compare and contrast different works of literature with each other. This lesson spans over ten days and offers a variety of projects using a tic-tack-toe chart on three tiered levels where students can choose …

Grades 2-4 Publishing Writing, Maria Cirello

English

This is an English language arts lesson for second through fourth graders (Grades 2-4) on publishing writing. Through this lesson, students will be able to respond to literature by socially interacting with their peers, gain an understanding of a tagline story through this lesson. In addition, they will come up with their own tagline story/poem/song/script. The lesson is tiered into three levels where students are grouped by ability. In each level students will receive a task card and can choose the activity that is of most interest to them.

Eng Schedule, English Department

Fall 2009

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Eng 3001-003: Race, Class, And Gender In The Professional Workplace, Tim Engles

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-004: Composition And Language, John Martone

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-039-045: Composition And Language, Keith Spear

Fall 2009

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Eng 1002g-001: Composition And Literature, Keith Spear

Fall 2009

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Eng 2011g-003: Literature, The Self And The World: Drama, Letitia Moffitt

Fall 2009

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Eng 2205-001: Introduction To Literary Studies, Randy Beebe

Fall 2009

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Eng 2003-001: Creative Writing: Poetry, David Radavich

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-048-060-064: Composition And Language, Robert Zordani

Fall 2009

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Eng 1002g-008: Composition And Literature, Carol Dudley

Fall 2009

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Eng 1091g-096: Composition And Language, Honors, Olga Abella

Fall 2009

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Eng 2007-001, Carpenter

Fall 2009

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Eng 2205-003: Introduction To Literary Studies, Angela Vietto

Fall 2009

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Eng 3401-001: Methods Of Teaching Composition In Secondary Schools, Melissa Ames

Fall 2009

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Eng 3504-001: Graphic Novels, Children's Literature And Adaptation: Animation And Beyond, Robin Murray

Fall 2009

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Eng 3704-001: American Literature, 1950-Present, Marjorie Worthington

Fall 2009

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Eng 5004-001: Restoration And Eighteenth-Century Drama, Jad Smith

Fall 2009

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Wst 2309g-002: Women, Men, And Culture, Jeannie Ludlow

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-005-014-053: Composition And Language, Dan Tessitore

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-013-024-046: Composition And Language, Leann Athey

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-026-033-047: Composition And Language, Michael Kuo

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-032-051-057: Composition And Language, Bill Feltt

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-035-059: Composition And Language, Mary Maddox

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-038: Composition And Language, Barry Hudek

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-042: Composition And Language, Barry Hudek

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-050: Composition And Language, Devin Black

Fall 2009

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