2023 LPC Literary Arts Festival
Assignments and Resources for Instructors

 

Curriculum Ideas for There There, by Tommy Orange

This packet from the Free Library of Philadelphia Links to an external site.contains introductions to the book for students, including book reviews, an author interview, a Tommy Orange essay, reading questions, essay and assessment ideas, and links to other sources, including recorded audio and video interviews, and websites about Oakland and its Urban American Indian population.

 

These web pages from Northeastern professor Dana Huff contain materials for teaching There There, including assignments about land acknowledgment, videos for context, and even a Tommy Orange playlist.

• Part 1Links to an external site.
• Part 2Links to an external site.
• Part 3Links to an external site.

 

Additional Writing Prompts

Click Here for Extra Credit Assignment Ideas

 

West of Kabul, East of New York Curriculum and Resources
Includes:

• West of Kabul Reading Questions with Vocabulary
• Essay Question Prompts
• Video Resources (Tamim Ansary, Afghanistan History, War in Afghanistan etc)

A Dream Called Home Curriculum and Resources
Includes:

• Curriculum Buffet -- Reading Questions, Essay Prompts, Extra Credit
• Visual and Video Resources

 

 

Archive: 2021 Festival Extra Credit Assignments