The following unit or lesson plans include assignments that use already-existing digital archives of recovered writing by women authors of the Americas.
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Writing Exhibit Labels for This Beautiful Sisterhood of Books
Keywords: Contemporary American Literature, exhibit labels, original archival research, contextualization. Teaching Materials Developed by: Kate Adams, Tulane University Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment Introduction: This assignment was originally part of a final writing project for a 400-level English Literature course on Topics on Contemporary American Literature. Students conducted research…
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Searching in Digital Databases: A Workshop
Keywords: Search terms, digital databases, women in the nineteenth century, sensation/spectacle Teaching Materials Developed by: Vianna Iorio, Rutgers University Peer Reviewed by: Elizabeth James Formatted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment. Introduction: This activity was originally taught in a small, undergraduate survey-level course on nineteenth-century literature at Rutgers University. As such,…
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Keeping the Human in Humanities: Recovering 19th-Century Friendship
Keywords: AI, ChatGPT, transcription, digital recovery, humanities, humanity, 19th century Teaching Materials Developed by: Dr. Abigayle Farrier, University of North Texas Peer Reviewed by: Jina DuVernay Formatted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment. Introduction: This activity was originally designed for a 3000-level course, Academic Writing in the Humanities. I have also…
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A Reader’s Personal Archive of Gloria Naylor
Keywords: Gloria Naylor, archives, exhibition, Black feminisms Teaching Materials Developed by: Suzanne Edwards, Lehigh University Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment. Introduction: This assignment was originally given to students in English/WGSS 391: Gloria Naylor and Her Archive at Lehigh University. This upper-level seminar, cross-listed for English as well as Women,…
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Gloria Naylor Archive Artifact Presentation
Keywords: Gloria Naylor, archives, exhibition, Black feminisms Teaching Materials Developed by: Suzanne Edwards, Lehigh University, and Mary C. Foltz, Lehigh University Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment. Introduction: This assignment was originally given to students in English/WGSS 391: Gloria Naylor and Her Archive at Lehigh University. This upper-level seminar, cross-listed…
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Gloria Naylor Archival Exhibition
Keywords: Gloria Naylor, archives, exhibition, Black feminisms Teaching Materials Developed by: Suzanne Edwards, Lehigh University, and Mary C. Foltz, Lehigh University Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This assignment was originally given to students in English/WGSS 391: Gloria Naylor and Her Archive at Lehigh University. This upper-level seminar,…
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Transcription Trivia Using the Complete Letters of Willa Cather
Keywords: Willa Cather, archives, letters, transcription, gamification, collaboration Teaching Materials Developed by: Kelsey Squire, Ohio Dominican University Peer Reviewed by: Melissa Lingle-Martin Formatted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This activity was created for a 300-level Major Authors course in which students read several of Willa Cather’s short stories…
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Literary Recovery: Women’s Literary Club of Baltimore
Keywords: literary recovery, minoritized writers, digital literacy, search strategies, full-text, metadata Teaching Materials Developed by: Jean Lee Cole, Loyola University Maryland Peer Reviewed by: Julia Flanders, Northeastern University Formatted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This assignment was used for an upper-division undergraduate English seminar focusing on a women’s…
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Exploring Chinatowns
Keywords: Winnifred Eaton, Chinatowns, 20th and 21st centuries, cities, context, class discussion Teaching Materials Developed by: Faye Hammill, University of Glasgow Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This is a lesson-plan for a two-hour seminar focusing on the theme of “Chinatown.” It was part of a masters, level-5…
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Winnifred Eaton Reading Guide Assignment
Keywords: Winnifred Eaton, reading guide, online archives, small group work, orientalism Teaching Materials Developed by: Spencer Tricker, Clark University Adapted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this assignment Introduction: This assignment comes from an undergraduate course focused on transpacific literary and cultural exchanges in American literature and film. Students completed this assignment after…