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Teaching Brown Girl Dreaming
Teach a unit on Jacqueline Woodson's coming-of-age memoir in verse that invites students to reflect on their own experiences and identities.
Revenge
Reflect on the desire for revenge that many victorious troops held at the end of World War II.
Somewhere There is Still a Sun
Resilience shines throughout a boy's firsthand, present-tense account of life in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Parallel Journeys
Alternating chapters contrast the wartime experiences of two young Germans—Helen Waterford, who was interned in a Nazi concentration camp, and Alfons Heck, a member of the Hitler Youth.
"You Get Proud by Practicing" Connection Questions
Students use this handout to analyze Laura Hershey's poem, "You Get Proud by Practicing".
"You Get Proud by Practicing" Connection Questions (en español)
Students use this handout to analyze Laura Hershey's poem, "You Get Proud by Practicing".
This resource is in Spanish.
American ID: Three Words
Individuals from around the world share three words that describe the United States.
Discussing the Israel-Palestine Conflict in the Classroom
Find suggested resources and approaches for discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict with students.
Red Scarf Girl
A child's nightmare unfolds in Ji-li Jiang's chronicle of the excesses of Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution in China in the late 1960s.
Curriculum Planning Begins with Self-Reflection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the internal work that teachers need to do during the curriculum development process in order to engage and support students in their learning.
All Souls: A Family Story from Southie
In this memoir, MacDonald details his story of growing up in Southie, Boston's Irish Catholic enclave, and examines the ways the media and law enforcement agencies exploit marginalized working-class communities.