The following list of texts and resources can be used for students to observe, analyze and interpret for the subsequent activities. These resources range in text complexity and content. I have tried to include texts that are representative of my school’s demographics. There are videos, graphic novels, picture books, informational texts, and novels to choose from.
- Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
- When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
- The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
- Calling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding
- My New Home After Iran by Heather C. Hudak
- My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood
- My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
- Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed
- The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
- Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai
- The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
- 12 Immigrants Who Made Sports Great by Janet Slingerland
- 12 Immigrants Who Made Medicine Great by Meg Marquardt
- Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
- A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
- Sit by Deborah Ellis
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang
- My Name Is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
- BE, a digital mini-comic by LindoYes, @lindoyes on Instagram
- To Be Happy | An Immigrant Student’s Tale by KansasPBS on YouTube
- It Wasn’t Easy Growing Up As an Immigrant by storybooth on YouTube
- Lessons from Lucy Laney: African American Vernacular English (AAVE) on YouTube
- Spanglish is a Language Too! | Alondra Posada | TEDxYouth@UrsulineAcademy
- The Benefits of Being Bilingual | Bella Lawson & Jose Sabedra | TEDxKids@ElCajon on YouTube
- African American Vernacular English | Morgan Gill | TEDxYouth@RMSST on YouTube
- 3 ways to speak English | Jamila Lyiscott by TED on YouTube
- ARAB | How You See Me by SoulPancake on YouTube
- ASIAN | How You See Me by SoulPancake on YouTube
- BLACK | How You See Me by SoulPancake on YouTube
- LATINO | How You See Me by SoulPancake on YouTube