Grades 9-12
Mi María: Surviving the Storm | Voices from Puerto Rico Curriculum
The lessons reflect an Ethnic Studies framework and invite teachers and students to form a nuanced, empathy-based understanding of the issues facing Puerto Ricans today, and the social, cultural, and historical forces that inform their experiences.
Cultural and Personal Identity • Economic Justice • English Language Learners • Environmental Justice • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice
Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees From Central America Curriculum
While confronting the impacts of immigration policies and harsh realities of the day-to-day experiences of youth refugees, these lessons also highlight the role of hope, community, and resilience. The lessons are culturally relevant for students who have experienced migration, as well as students encountering these issues for the first time.
Six by Ten: Stories From Solitary Curriculum
These lessons use the powerful narratives from Six by Ten: Stories from Solitary to support teachers and students in forming a deeper understanding of solitary confinement, mass incarceration, and the criminal justice system.
Lavil: Life, Love, and Death in Port-Au-Prince Curriculum
Using the powerful oral histories, these multidisciplinary lessons invite students to grapple with such topics as colonialism, poverty, government corruption, and the 2010 earthquake.
Book Club Discussion Questions: Voices From the Storm
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Voices From the Storm.
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.
Cultural and Personal Identity • Economic Justice • Environmental Justice • Migration & Displacement
Book Club Discussion Questions: Lavil
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Lavil.
Cultural and Personal Identity • Economic Justice • Environmental Justice • Migration & Displacement