This unit for secondary emergent bilingual students (easily adaptable for reluctant readers) is designed to develop students’ confidence and sense of autonomy in reading through
In this lesson, students examine efforts made by African slaves in the New World to resist slavery. The lesson would ideally follow a unit on
For this lesson, students will read the text entitled, Little People, BIG DREAMS: Malala Yousafzai. They will learn about Malala Yousafzai’s efforts to ensure that
For this lesson, students will read the text entitled, Michelle Obama: First Lady, Going Higher. They will learn about the important experiences that shaped the
For this lesson, students will read the text entitled, Superheroes Are Everywhere, by Vice President Kamala Harris. Superheroes are people who make a difference by
For this lesson, students will read the text entitled, Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que crecio en el Bronx, by Jonah
For this lesson, students will analyze the relationship between lead poisoning in children and the racial makeup of communities. Students will develop a public service
This lesson explores the history of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how it might be revised to reduce gun violence in the
The Real World lesson offers students an opportunity to understand how higher education is linked to higher weekly incomes and how income impacts an individual’s
Students will watch three episodes of the UNLADYLIKE2020 series of 26 short films and explore the similarities in issues affecting these women while also identifying
