Gordon, Colin. “Our Inequality: An Introduction.” Dissent Magazine, 6 Mar. 2014, www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/our-inequality-an-introduction.
This magazine article introduces the concepts used in this novel. It is a scholarly article that discusses the causes of inequality and provides examples how inequality is pervasive.
Stigler, George J. (1970). "The Case, if Any, for Economic Literacy,"
Journal of Economic Education
, 1:2, 77-84.
This article summarizes the argument for economic literacy in schools. It can be used as an exemplar argument for students as they develop their argument literacy.
Inequality.” Inequality.org, Institute for Policy Studies, inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/.
This article presents the causes of income inequality. It will be used to induce the concept of income inequality as an entry point for students.
Piketty, Thomas, and Arthur Goldhammer. Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Belknap Harvard, 2017.
This book is very dense and not recommended to be used with middle school students. However, the arguments presented by Piketty can be teased out to help students explore the argument around economic inequality. Students can take aspects of Piketty’s point of view and use it to develop their own perspectives.
Krueger, Alan B. “The Great Utility of The Great Gatsby Curve.” Brookings, Brookings, 29 July 2016, www.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2015/05/19/the-great-utility-of-the-great-gatsby-curve/.
This article presents the theory supporting The Great Gatsby Curve. It contains useful perspectives on the cause and effect nature of how income inequality and social mobility. This is good resource to use for students to understand the reciprocal nature of income inequality and social mobility.
Kearney, Melissa S., and Phillip B. Levine. “Economic Despair: The Vicious Circle of Inequality and Social Mobility.” Brookings, 29 July 2016, www.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2015/05/29/economic-despair-the-vicious-circle-of-inequality-and-social-mobility
This article connects to the article on The Great Gatsby Curve. It does a deeper dive into the relationship between income inequality and social mobility.
Marzano, Robert, et al. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.
This is a resource for teachers who wish to review high yield strategies as researched by Marzano and his team. These high yield strategies are referenced in the unit.
Fisher, Douglas, and Nancy Frey. “Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility, 2nd Edition.
This journal provides the framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model. This model is used in many classrooms of any subject and is a strategy that strongly supports students’ independent thinking.
Living Wage Calculator at MIT
This calculator was created in 2004 by Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier. founding editor of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. This calculator is helpful in applying the cost of living and framing understandings of economic inequality. Using this calculator, students can plot the cost of living.
Equality of Opportunity Project
This project provides real-time data for students to study issues of economic inequality. This project analyzes differences in between race and economic opportunity.