CCAS/MEOC Literature Workshop Resources, Nov. 22, 2014
List of Resources & Links on Literature for Children and Youth
To be posted online at http://ccas.georgetown.edu/k14resources
Featured Projects:
Middle East Outreach Council Website & Reviews http://meoc.us
National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures Bookshelf/Muslim
Journeys http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys
New York Council for the Humanities Together Muslim Voices at
http://togethermuslimvoices.org
Links to Online Digital Libraries, Resources on Children, and Cultural Competency
Resources:
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the
fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read at http://read.gov
International Children’s Digital Library at http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Children’s Books Online: the Rosetta Project at http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/
Children and Youth in History website, reviews, and primary sources on children in world
history at http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/
Worlds of Words at http://wowlit.org
Connecting Cultures at http://www.connecting-cultures.net/new/learn.html
Project Looksharp: Media Construction of the Middle East
http://www.projectlooksharp.org/?action=middleeast
Resources for Teaching Arabic Literature in Translation at
http://arablit.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/teaching-resources-for-young-readers-a-free-onlinelist-in-progress/?blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-4
Study Guides for Book Award & Project Books
Razia’s Ray of Hope book resources and curriculum at http://www.raziasrayofhope.org/thebook.html
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Child of Dandelions study guide http://www.snanji.com/guidebook.html and
http://secondstorypress.ca/resources
Chapter by chapter analysis, about the author, key facts, character descriptions, etc.
Librarian of Basra
-study guide with discussion questions
http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=3992&a=1
Hands Around the Library
-document describing how to fulfill core standards with book
Authors are willing to visit classrooms, and can be contacted via this website:
http://www.handsaroundthelibrary.com/educators-and-librarians/visits
-lists of activities for classrooms are available at this link:
http://www.handsaroundthelibrary.com/educators-and-librarians/activities
Never Say a Mean Word Again
-teacher's guide with discussion questions
http://jacquelinejules.com/activities.htm
Shooting Kabul resources at http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=22337
reading guide- has discussion questions/writing prompts, research activities, etc.
Elsa Marston, The Compassionate Warrior
Discussion guide- discussion questions, information about the book and author
http://www.wisdomtalespress.com/books/teen_books/978-1-937786-10-6The_Compassionate_Warrior.shtml
More resources about Abdel Kader (Abdul Qadir) related to the biography of Abdul Qadir by John
Kiser, Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abdelkader, a Story of True Jihad
(Monkfish Books, 2008) l from http://abdelkaderproject.org/
Essay contest at http://abdelkaderproject.org/contest/
A Google earth tour of where Abd el Khader traveled and lived from this
link: http://abdelkaderproject.org/educator-resources/
Saudi Aramco article about him at
https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201004/prince.of.brotherhood.htm
1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization
Teaching guide from National Geographic
http://www.1001inventions.com/Awesome_Facts_Teachers_Guide
Teacher’s Guide and activity sheets http://www.1001inventions.com/media/teachers-pack
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Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns
Interactive lesson plans developed for teachers at http://www.henakhan.com/for-educators/
The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World
Study guide from the publisher at
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/teachers_guides/9780385739757.pdf
Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, Eboo Patel. The Interfaith Youth Corp has
teaching modules, learning materials, and an interfaith quiz for students.
http://www.ifyc.org/resources-listing?field_category=448 and resource page from the Bridging Cultures
Bookshelf http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/items/show/43
Yasir Arafat
Shirin Ibadi, Resources from Shirin Ibadi’s Nobel prize, including her speech, a biography, and other
resources about her life and work.
When Asia Was the World, Stewart Gordon. Stewart Gordon’s personal webpage has teaching
materials, descriptions of his books, photos from his travels, and interactive history games for students.
http://stewartgordonhistorian.com/teaching-materials.html and resource page from the Bridging
Cultures Bookshelf http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/items/show/38
7 Daughters and 7 Sons, Barbara Cohen. Web English Teacher has lesson plans and activities
organized by difficulty. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/cohen.html
The Utah Education Network has resources for teachers, vocabulary lists, and lesson plans.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1918
Prince Among Slaves, Terry Alford has a companion film Prince Among Slaves (Unity
Productions Foundation) and website with many lessons, historical documents, videos with
scholars, and other material at http://www.princeamongslaves.org/ and resource page from the
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/items/show/19
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem, Moustafa Bayoumi interview on NPR
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/137998647/how-does-it-feel-to-be-a-problem-being-youngand-arab-in-america and presentation at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute at CUNY on
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVT0xTMuKU
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