Carolyn L. Streets
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. "The Danger of a Single Story."
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story | TED Talk | TED.com
. TedGlobal, July 2009. Web. 27 June 2017.
A powerful Tedtalk on having a global awareness of people, places, and events. It was used as part of the initiating activity for my unit.
Applegate, Katherine.
Home of the Brave
. Los Angeles, CA: Braille Institute, 2015. Print
This book is used as the primary text for this unit. It is written in prose and easily accessible to students of all reading levels. This book has become a part of the required reading for my school.
Corrigan, Timothy.
Film and Literature: An Introduction and Reader
. Abingdon: Routledge, 2012. Print.
This book was the required reading for the Yale Teacher Institute seminar. It was helpful in the development of this unit providing context for film analysis. I used this book to help define how I would use the term “adaptation” for the purposes of this unit.
Frayer, Dorothy Ann., Wayne C. Fredrick, and Herbert J. Klausmeier.
A Schema for Testing the Level of Concept Mastery: Report from the Project on Situational Variables and Efficiency of Concept Learning
. Madison: Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning, 1969. Print.
Although printed in 1969, this book presents sound pedagogical strategy. As teacher, I found this resource helpful in researching the appropriate instructional strategies for this unit.
Gallagher, Kelly. "Reversing Readicide."
Educational Leadership:Reading to Learn:Reversing Readicide
. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Mar. 2010. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
This article was helpful in building my argument for this unit. The article presents a clear rationale for time to read.
Lemov, Doug. "How Knowledge Powers Reading."
Educational Leadership:Literacy in Every Classroom:How Knowledge Powers Reading
. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2017. Web. 20 May 2017.
This publication was helpful in solidifying my ideas for this unit. It provides useful instructional strategies.
Lemov, Doug, Colleen Driggs, and Erica Woolway.
Reading Reconsidered: A Practical Guide to Rigorous Literacy Instruction
. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, 2016. Print.
This book was helpful in setting the type of rigor I want to convey for this unit.
Lent, ReLeah Cossett Cossett. "Chapter 2. Background Knowledge: The Glue That Makes Learning Stick."
Background Knowledge: The Glue That Makes Learning Stick
. ASCD, 2012. Web. 21 May 2017.
This article speaks to the research on background knowledge as an important instructional strategy to build. It provides data gleaned from research and shares the outcomes of the studies done. I find it helpful in determining the strategies used for my unit.
Marzano, Robert J. "Research on What Works in Schools."
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement
. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004. Web. 20 May 2017.
This reading is extremely helpful in crafting strategies for this unit. Marzano is widely respected for his research on high yield strategies. I reference his work often during lesson planning.
Shanahan, Timothy. "Common Core: Close Reading."
Scholastic
. Scholastic Teacher, 2017. Web. 15 May 2017.
I often access articles of interest from Scholastic. This is a quick professional read which adds context to the tone of my unit objectives.
Tan, Shaun.
The Arrival and Sketches from a Nameless Land
. Melbourne: Lothian, 2013. Print.
This book provides the content for what I expect to teach as a result of this unit. It is a powerful graphic novel easily understood by students of any reading level.
Toibin, Colm.
Brooklyn
. N.p.: Penguin, 2016. Print.
This book chronicles the journey of an immigrant girl from her homeland of Ireland to America. It is written in long prose and provides visual backdrop of the in the 1950’s as people migrated to the United States.
Walters, Eric, and Adrian Bradbury.
When Elephants Fight: The Lives of Children in Conflict in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda
. Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book, 2008. Print.
This book is the required reading for the New Haven Public Schools ELA curriculum. It is the catalyst for this unit.