The two featured lesson plans offer student interviewers the opportunity to evaluate multiple perspectives, interpret information, and draw historical conclusions.

—Hilve FirekCreative writing not only advances important literacy skills but helps students reorder facts, reprocess information, and increase retention. 187

Candace D. Fisk and Beth HurstThis story of James Meredith’s fight to integrate an all-white state university serves as a clear example of each individual’s ability to affect social change.

Exploring race and other controversial issues in a civil and productive manner develops students’ racial literacies and equips them to be proactive citizens in a democratic society.

A few key strategies related to the selection and framing of issues, pedagogical choices, and classroom atmosphere can pave the way for successfully teaching controversial issues in fraught times.