Heightened Awareness (NEWSOURCE item)

SOURCE & SOAR’s NEWSOURCE series offers new, original works of literature and art as sources for subject-integrated activities and assessments.

Each NEWSOURCE contains:

• A description of the source, including background notes on the author
• Content warnings
• Suggested school level use
• An original work
• Sample Q&A for teachers arranged according to Bloom’s taxonomy
• Suggestions for subject integration and extension

If you are tired of using the same old texts, why not try one of these NEWSOURCES?

NEWSOURCE 2: “Heightened Awareness”

Please note that the source used in this download is an original work that was published in 2011 in The Ground’s Ear. “Heightened Awareness” is a poem that addresses interpersonal conflict, respects and celebration of diversity. It also works very well with two other NEWSOURCE poems: “I have considered your request” and “It begins inside”.