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One of the unique things about the Neustadt and NSK literary prizes is our commitment to education. Below is our growing archive of teaching curricula focused on the works of recent Neustadt and NSK Prize winning authors. Educators are free to download these materials to use in their classrooms.


Ismail Kadare Curriculum

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Objectives

• There are five lessons in this resource packet that draw on or connect to the writing of Ismail Kadare.

What is extremely clear and easy for readers in grades 9-12 to grasp is Kadare’s boundless curiosity, ceaseless imagination, and the optimism and faith he has in his reader.

• The lessons are aligned to meet the Oklahoma Standards for English Language Arts, grades 9-12.

Margarita Engle Curriculum

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Grade Level: 6-9

Lesson Objectives

• Pre- and post-reading activities introduce students to Margarita Engle’s writing and teach them about the form and function of poetry so that they can write their own poetry.

• The objectives for these lessons are as follows: (1) to be able to gain insight into life and the history of daily life in Cuba; (2) to be able to identity and celebrate the role that the form of poetry plays in Engle’s work; (3) to be able to appreciate the Cuban-American voice and experience; (4) to recognize the value of culturally responsive teaching and writing while celebrating one’s own unique, cultural voice.

Edwidge Danticat Curriculum

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Grade Level: 6-12

Lesson Objectives

• To be able to gain insight into daily life in Haiti.

• To be able to identity and celebrate hope in each story.

• To be able to write in response/reaction to the stories.

• To recognize the value of
culturally responsive teaching and writing while celebrating one’s own unique, cultural voice.

Marilyn Nelson Curriculum

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Grade Level: 6-12

Lesson Objectives

• An introduction to a “technical” aspect about poetry. One, or more, of Marilyn Nelson’s poems are included and are to be used as a model.

• Students are guided through a brainstorming or idea-generating exercise

• The end goal for each is to inspire students write, edit/revise and publish their pieces.

Dubravka Ugrešić Curriculum

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Objectives

• Write an essay modeled on the work of Dubravka Ugrešić.

• Study the rewriting of a classic through Ugrešić’s story “Who Am I?”

Meshack Asare Curriculum

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Grade Level: 5-8

Lesson Objectives

• Learn about elements of folktales.

• Have high school students read books to 4th graders and teach them about folktales.

• Have students write their own version of a folktale.

Mia Couto Curriculum

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Objectives

• Learn about Magical Realism and Mia Couto’s writing.

• Read works by Gabriel García Márquez and Couto and complete post-reading activities.

• Participate in a writing competition.

Naomi Shihab Nye Curriculum

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Objectives

• Guide students to create their own pieces based on Naomi Shihab Nye’s poetry.

• Learn about various styles of poems through examples of Nye’s work.

• Study some of Nye’s prose work and apply it in writing assignments.

These lesson plans have been generously written and provided by educators at Colorado Academy, including Tom Thorpe, Betsey Coleman, Ali Kittle, and Stuart Mills.

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