Kim Johnson

Assessing Students with Poetry Writing Across Content Areas reimagines formative assessment by advocating for a dynamic, poetic approach that delves into students’ meaning-making processes. It is a guide for teachers seeking innovative approaches to formative assessment, promoting a holistic, creative, reflective, and collaborative learning environment. It challenges the limitations of traditional worksheets and quizzes, urging educators to move beyond seeking restrictive answers and embrace students’ texts as pathways to understanding.The authors put forward poetry as a vigorous tool and writing poetry as an act to foster deep learning across content areas. Practical examples of acrostic poems, haiku, and pantoum demonstrate the adaptability of poetic forms to diverse subjects. Through adaptable lesson plans that can be used across history, math, world languages, ELA, and science, the book encourages intentional poetic writing-to-learn activities and explores how poetry might present itself as a short, creative assessment tool that helps teachers see what their students know and can do while also offering them the space to make new meaning in their original poetry.This book is a key resource for in-service educators teaching grades 6-12.

Assessing Students with Poetry Writing Across Content Areas reimagines formative assessment by advocating for a dynamic, poetic approach that delves into students’ meaning-making processes. It is a guide for teachers seeking innovative approaches to formative assessment, promoting a holistic, creative, reflective, and collaborative learning environment. It challenges the limitations of traditional worksheets and quizzes, urging educators to move beyond seeking restrictive answers and embrace students’ texts as pathways to understanding.The authors put forward poetry as a vigorous tool and writing poetry as an act to foster deep learning across content areas. Practical examples of acrostic poems, haiku, and pantoum demonstrate the adaptability of poetic forms to diverse subjects. Through adaptable lesson plans that can be used across history, math, world languages, ELA, and science, the book encourages intentional poetic writing-to-learn activities and explores how poetry might present itself as a short, creative assessment tool that helps teachers see what their students know and can do while also offering them the space to make new meaning in their original poetry.This book is a key resource for in-service educators teaching grades 6-12.

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America!A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEARCalvin knows how to pass for white. He's done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren't allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book.This is different.After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin's father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it's easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting -- which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him...and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. Expertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a "Whites Only" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America Calvin knows how to pass for white. He's done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren't allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin's father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it's easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting -- which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him...and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. Expertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a "Whites Only" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE - A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Calvin knows how to pass for white. He's done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren't allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin's father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it's easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting -- which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him...and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. Expertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to recclaim both his innocence and his first love. Life can change in an instant. When you're wrongfully accused of a crime. When a virus shuts everything down. When the girl you love moves on. Andre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn't feel like coming home. His Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and COVID-19 shuts down school before he can return. And Andre's suspicions about his arrest for a crime he didn't commit even taint his friendships. It's as if his whole life has been erased. The one thing Andre is counting on is his relationship with the Whitaker kids--especially his longtime crush, Sierra. But Sierra's brother Eric is missing, and the facts don't add up as their adoptive parents fight to keep up the act that their racially diverse family is picture-perfect. If Andre can find Eric, he just might uncover the truth about his own arrest. But in a world where power is held by a few and Andre is nearly invisible, searching for the truth is a dangerous game. Critically acclaimed author Kim Johnson delivers another social justice thriller that shines a light on being young and Black in America--perfect for fans of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and Dear Justyce by Nic Stone.

How to Survive Your Parents' DivorceYou didn't want your parents' split to happen, but it did. And now your life has changed in ways you never imagined. One minute you're miserable and the next so mad you want to scream. You feel alone and abandoned, like things will never be good again.As much as it hurts, your story isn't finished. God still has a purpose for you. While the breakup ended one part of your life, it's the beginning of the next. Now you have the choice to give up or take courage and learn to cope. The tips and tools in What About Me? will provide you with help, healing and hope to survive your parents' divorce.

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin The Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system. Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present? Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear MartinThe Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present?Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.

Local and international writers converge to create emerge 19, a powerful anthology now in its 19th year, filled with intrepid and haunting stories. Explore a tiny universe within a shard of glass, find lullabies for insomniacs and follow the kidnapping of a magical cat. In this collection, you will find prose and poetry that lay new ground, whether it be uncovering hidden jawbones in walls, bearing witness to childhoods in raging war zones, or examining one's paradoxical relationship with aging parents. This is a meeting of stories; get lost in the voices and find yourself anew within these pages.CONTENTSChelene Knight - ForewordPOETRYAshley Hynd - Four poemsYong Nan Kim - My Year Without BooksJacqueline Willcocks - Two poemsCatherine Lewis - Two poemsSteffi Tad-y - Two poemsTara Borin - Pit KidCecil Hershler - Three poemsBarbara Carter - Tamarindo ConcertoB. D. Neufeld - creatureS. Sloan MacLeod - Four poemsZofia Rose Musiej - Five poemsJanna Walsh - Four poemsMartha Warren - Berengariadf parizeau - A Moment, in a Day, in the Life of Данкан ГидоновичDeborah Vieyra - Glitter SmashedElizabeth Armerding - Don't Let the BedbugsSPECULATIVE AND YOUNG ADULT FICTIONMaggie Derrick - The Witch's PatronPurnima Bala - The Circle of SilenceDanielle Boyd - NiallElisabeth de Grandpr - The EmpressBrynn Morgan - Niernen DocksMelissa Garcia - LilianaCarly Daelli - The Soul of DessiaR. D. Hughes - The Mage of ThunderMichael Aaron Mayes - Not the First IncidentIsobel McDonald - A Modern Witches' CongressRobert Jay Groves - The Ghosts of Christmas PastJames A. Duncan - CrossingSam Milbrath - The Tail of the Lake MonsterEmma Murphy - RatKim June Johnson - Two piecesJessica Lemes da Silva - Books and BocaditosNON-FICTIONAlaa Al-Musalli - Ghost in the SkyTene Barber - Two Tall PikesMadeleine Lamphier - VipassanaJordan Smith - də'sentKadee Wirick Smedley - JulietteKathryn Robbins-Pierce - Dancing to My Own DrumJ. G. Chayko - Finding NellieEmelia Symington Fedy - The TracksMelanie L. Walker - On the Day She Chose to GoTerri Taylor - Dreaming Myself AwakeKelly-Anne Maddox - Saving AviKaren McCall - A Night in Lower LaboviaJane Shi - How to Make Strawberry DumplingsHailey Rollheiser - OmeletteAdriana A on - A Tray of SweetsIsabella Mori - Believe MeLindsay Borrows & John Borrows - Border CrossingsFICTIONJacqueline Mastin - Bone & EarthIngrid Olauson - With the Horses, BlondieRowan McCandless - teotwawkiK Ho - Lunch with Hot GirlsTamara Lee - This CloseKerry Furukawa - What Else to Do?Montana Rogers - Forever No MoreLindsay Foran - Heather Ryan Is RebornAlli Vail - Brooklyn Thomas Isn't HereSamantha Gaston - Bitches Love BrunchJenn Ashton - The Loving GiftVarsha Tiwary - Labours of WomenTracey Hirsch - Dinner Party ConversationJaphy Ryder - The German Financier's DaughterElizabeth Toman - Red DressHeige S. Boehm - Black EarthShams Budhwani - The GhuslStephanie Berryman - What Remains on the WindJanet Southcott - InterruptionRupa Wood - Life After YamilethKally Groat - Observations Between Turbulence and OrderKaren Poirier - One Thousand DaysJo Dawyd - Beatrix in LondonJeff Pitcher - Private Mitchell and the Rat

Are you disgusted over the corruption, lies and deceit of Washington? What about the latest sex scandals? Are you wondering what media sources to trust? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? Then you and I are lifers This books is the product of our disgust and the questions you asked that drove me to ask Why? research the truth behind issues. And what I found out, you need to know I started writing this book during the 2016 campaign and finished after President Trump was elected. The topics discussed in the book are now the hot topics in Washington George Soros, Uranium One, the Russian Dossier, and so much more And that's not all Each chapter takes you, the reader, into Washington's secret world of intrigue and injustice where spider webs spin, cockatrice eggs hatch, and vipers strike at the heart of the American ethos. Get your copy today Then go to my website www.unravelingthewashingtonweb.com, register your name and email and I will send you an overview of my next book, The Network. And you will automatically be enrolled in my up and coming course, "Behind the Scenes."

Coloring is relaxing Unwind your day with this modern geometric adult coloring book by artist Kim Colthurst Johnson Inside the book, you will find: 31 unique modern art-inspired geometric designsDesigns for every level of coloringExpert coloring tips4 Inspirational quotes hidden in the designsImages are on the right-facing pages onlyI hope you enjoy many hours of stress relief while creating a beautiful one-of-a-kind piece of art Happy Coloring