Grades 6-8

Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated Curriculum
The lesson plans for Surviving Justice explore the flawed and complicated nature of the U.S. criminal justice system through the first-person stories of wrongfully convicted and exonerated individuals.


Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime Curriculum
In this corresponding curriculum, students will examine the rights of political prisoners in Burma, making personal connections and connections to political prisoners around the world.


Throwing Stones at the Moon: Narratives From Colombians Displaced by Violence Curriculum
These accompanying lesson plans explore the cultural, political, and emotional realities of being forced from one’s home or country of origin.


Palestinian Voices Lesson Plan
This single lesson plan is designed to center first-person narratives and provide an entry point into discussion on the war in Gaza and Israel’s occupation of Palestine.


Book Club Discussion Questions: Unheard Voices of the Pandemic
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Unheard Voices of the Pandemic.


Book Club Discussion Questions: Chasing the Harvest
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Chasing the Harvest.


Book Club Discussion Questions: Lavil
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Lavil.


Book Club Discussion Questions: Six By Ten
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Six By Ten.