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2021-22 Program Materials
Related Online Resources
Complementary Poetry:
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus
“The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake
“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman
“Filling Station” by Elizabeth Bishop
Audiovisual Media:
Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913, dir. Jonathan Silvers
1913 Massacre, dir. Ken Ross and Louis Galdieri
“1913 Massacre” by Woody Guthrie:
Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
“Studying History –The Copper Strike of 1913-1914″
National Writers Series interview with Mary Doria Russell
WMUK interview with Mary Doria Russell
Michigan curriculum standards
Referenced in the GMR Teacher’s Guide
- K-12 Standards for Social Studies
- K-12 Standards for English Language Arts
- Michigan Merit Curriculum: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, and Theatre
- K-12 Standards for Science
Programming Opportunities
Great Michigan Read Action funding can be used to support speaker and other programming expenses around the theme of the Great Michigan Read book. Questions about programming or want to explore ideas, contact Ashley Ross at aross@mihumanities.org.