Resources
Annotated Bibliography for Teachers
Beers, Kylene, and Bob Probst. “What are the Notice and Note Signposts?” What Are The
Notice and Note Signposts? Heinemann. Accessed July 15, 2022.
https://blog.heinemann.com/notice-and-note-signposts.
This is the website by educational publisher Heinemann that outlines the nonfiction note taking signposts. The book that is available on their website contains lessons for how to teach each signpost. By the time I teach this unit, I have taught all the signposts and students have had ample practice identifying signposts and using them as a point of reference for classroom discussion and discourse.
Cohn, Pamela. “Riding the Rails: 'Which Way Home' Traces a Treacherous Journey.”
International Documentary Association, May 7, 2020.
https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/riding-rails-which-way-home-traces-treacherous-journey.
This article contains an interview with the director of Which Way Home, Rebecca Cammisa, in which she outlines her purpose for making the documentary and expresses some of the challenges that went hand-in-hand with making the documentary.
“Documentary Movies: Watch on HBO: Stream on HBO Max.” Watch on HBO | Stream on
HBO Max. Accessed July 15, 2022. https://www.hbo.com/movies/genre/documentary.
This website contains a bunch of different documentaries that are available on HBO (including Which Way Home). There is a description of each documentary and a place to purchase them for showing.
Eckhardt, Ned. Documentary Filmmakers Handbook. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012.
This book is a helpful primer for all things documentary, including the history of documentaries and all the phases of production written in a clear and concise manner.
“Film Review - Duke University.” Writing Studio-Thompson Writing Program. Duke
University. Accessed July 15, 2022.
https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/film-review-1.original.pdf.
This website is helpful in giving an overview of what a film review is and the components that it should include from Duke University. It also has other helpful film resources embedded for teachers that are not comfortable with using film in a critical way with students.
Thompson, Derek. “How Immigration Became so Controversial.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, February 2, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/why- immigration-divides/552125/.
This article frames why immigration has become a partisan political issue and could be used to with student that are in late elementary school or high school. I would not use this with sixth grade students.
Reading/Resource List for Students
Anastasia, Laura. “Alone and Afraid.” Junior Scholastic Magazine, October 14, 2019.
https://junior.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/101419/alone-and-afraid.html#1010L.
This is a link to the nonfiction article that I read after showing Which Way Home and before reading Enrique’s Journey to ground student understanding about why immigration is a hot button issue in the United States.
Nazario, Sonia. “Enrique's Journey.” Read Any Book. Accessed July 15, 2022.
https://www.readanybook.com/online/752914.
This is an electronic version of the text Enrique’s Journey. It is a shortened version of the original text.
Nazario, Sonia. Enrique's Journey. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
This is the citation of the regular adult version of the book in print. There is also a young adult version of the book that is more appropriate for middle school.
Riggen, Patricia, Gerardo Barrera, Ligiah Villalobos, and Ligiah Villalobos. Under the Same
Moon. United States: Weinstein Company, 2007.
This is the citation for the film Under the Same Moon that students viewed to critique in their film review. It is available for streaming and purchase on multiple platforms.
“Under the Same Moon.” IMDb. IMDb.com. Accessed July 15, 2022.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796307/externalreviews?ref_=tt_ov_rt.
This is a list of over sixty professional reviews of Under the Same Moon. I would select a few for students to read for them to see how the film review that they write could exist outside of the classroom in the real world. They may also want to rework their own review after reading several others.
“Which Way Home: Watch the Movie on HBO.” Watch the Movie on HBO | HBO.com.
Accessed July 15, 2022. https://www.hbo.com/movies/which-way-home.
This is just one way to access Which Way Home. It is capable of being streamed on other platforms and is also available for purchase online.
Bibliography
Barnouw, Erik. Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film. Oxford University Press, 1983.
Biesterfeld, Peter. “The Six Primary Types of Documentaries.” Videomaker, November 5, 2020.
https://www.videomaker.com/article/c06/18423-six-primary-styles-of-documentary-production/.
"Children and Education in World Cinema led by Dudley Andrew". Yale National Initiative, 2020.
Cohn, Pamela. “Riding the Rails: 'Which Way Home' Traces a Treacherous Journey.”
International Documentary Association, May 7, 2020.
https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/riding-rails-which-way-home-traces-treacherous-journey.
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing about Film. Boston: Pearson, 2015.
De La Garza, Armida. Mexico on Film: National Identity & International Relations. Bury St.
Edmunds: Arena Books, 2006.
Donald, Stephanie. There's No Place like Home: The Migrant Child in World Cinema. London:
I.B. Tauris, 2018.
Donaldson, Lucy. Texture in Film. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014.
Eckhardt, Ned. Documentary Filmmakers Handbook. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company,
Inc., Publishers, 2012.
"English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Information » Grade 6." English Language Arts
Standards Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed June 24, 2022.
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/6/.
“Film Review - Duke University.” Writing Studio: Thompson Writing Center. Duke University.
Accessed June 24, 2022.
https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/film-review-1.original.pdf.
Lebeau, Vicky. Childhood and Cinema. London: Reaktion, 2008.
Nazario, Sonia. “Enrique's Journey Excerpt: Read Free Excerpt of Enrique's Journey by Sonia
Nazario (Page 2).” BookBrowse.com. Accessed July 16, 2022.
https://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/1739/page_number/2/enriques-journey.
“9 Tips for Writing a Film Review.” Student Resources, October 1, 2021.
https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/9-tips-for-writing-a-film-review/.
Ponech, Trevor. What Is Non-Fiction Cinema? On the Very Idea of Motion Picture
Communication. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999.
Sky, Neon. “Which Way Home.” About | The Making of the Film | Which Way Home. Accessed
July 14, 2022. https://whichwayhome.net/the-making-of.html.
Thompson, Derek. “How Immigration Became so Controversial.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media
Company, February 2, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/why-immigration-divides/552125/.
"Twain," Chicago Public Schools, accessed June 18, 2022,
http://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoolprofile/schooldetails.aspx?SchoolId=610206.
Ward, Ben. “Sundance-Supported Documentary 'Which Way Home' Wins Emmy.” sundance.org - sundance.org, September 28, 2010.
https://www.sundance.org/blogs/which-way-home-wins/.
Winston, Brian. Claiming the Real: The Griersonian Documentary and Its Legitimations.
London: British Film Institute, 2006.
“Which Way Home: Watch the Movie on HBO.” Watch the Movie on HBO | HBO.com.
Accessed July 15, 2022. https://www.hbo.com/movies/which-way-home.
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