American Writers Museum

MICROSITES EXPLORING AMERICAN WRITERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE

THE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM WILL EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF ITS ?MY AMERICA: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WRITERS TODAY? EXHIBIT THROUGH A NEW WEBSITE, ?MY AMERICA: THE NEXT GENERATION.? THE WEBSITE WILL PROVIDE AN ONLINE CREATIVE WRITING RESOURCE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT WILL FEATURE ONLINE CURRICULA, LIVE-STREAMED INTERACTIONS WITH AUTHORS, DISCUSSION FORUMS, AND OTHER SPECIALLY DESIGNED RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH POPULATIONS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STUDENTS. THE WEBSITE WILL BE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE CREATIVE WRITING AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES RELATED TO IMMIGRATION. IT WILL BENEFIT TEACHERS BY OFFERING NEW RESOURCES FOR TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE HUMANITIES.

THE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP AN ON-SITE AND ONLINE EXHIBIT AND RELATED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. THE EXHIBIT, DARK TESTAMENT: BLACK WRITERS ON RACIAL JUSTICE, PAST AND PRESENT, WILL FOCUS ON AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR TO THE END OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, AND WILL FEATURE CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADING BLACK CONTEMPORARY WRITERS ABOUT WRITERS OF THE PAST WHO INSPIRE THEM. THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP RELATED CURRICULA AND ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHOSE TEACHERS CAN USE THE ONLINE RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL IMPLEMENT A TARGETED MARKETING STRATEGY TO PROMOTE THE EXHIBIT TO SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES TWO CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE NEED FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION OF RACIAL INJUSTICE AND THE NEED FOR ENGAGING ONLINE RESOURCES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT COMPLIMENT CLASSROOM CURRICULA AND ENCOURAGE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE.

BECOMING AMERICANS: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WRITING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM LAUNCH PAD

DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM