Annotated Bibliography
“4 Different Learning Styles Explained: How to Help Students Learn Best.” 2025. In Standtogether.Org. https://standtogether.org/stories/education/different-learning-styles-how-to-help-students-learn-best.
This article outlines strategies that the teacher can use while implementing the curriculum unit.
Apeles, Teena. 2020. “How Youth Activism Has Shaped American Democracy.” In PBS SoCal. https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/city-rising/youth-activism-in-america-from-armbands-and-walkouts-to-bus-rides-and-voter-drives-that-would-shape-our-democracy.
This article discusses how the youth use protest to solve problems in America.
“Auburn Gresham | Neighborhoods | Chicago by ‘L.’” 2020. In WTTW Chicago. https://www.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/neighborhoods/auburn-gresham.
This website gives information about the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools. 2026. “Details | Chicago Public Schools.” https://www.cps.edu/schools/profiles/school-overview/details/barton.
This website provides the demographics of Clara Barton Elementary School.
Dunn, Ashley, Constance McPhee, and Allison Rudnick. 2021. “Art, Protest, and Public Space - the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” In Metmuseum.Org. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/art-protest-public-space.
This website discusses how art and public protest intersect.
Earth, Wind & Fire. 1975. That’s the Way of the World. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/earthwindandfire/thatsthewayoftheworld.html.
The lyrics of this song exemplify how kids are shaped by outside influences; this song also
helped shape my educational philosophy.
Facing History & Ourselves. 2008. “K-W-L Charts.” February 24. https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/k-w-l-charts?utm_term=&utm_campaign=DSA&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_tgt=dsa-19959388920&hsa_grp=75449327748&hsa_src=g&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_mt=&hsa_ver=3&hsa_ad=333182733493&hsa_acc=4949854077&hsa_kw=&hsa_cam=1635938820&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1635938820&gbraid=0AAAAADm8mobU0pblpeWZfme9PfBczjGi9&gclid=CjwKCAjwj7HTBhBiEiwA8s35OszsRz7UW3r_QRqqXO4BoUW8aLoZQODpWc05t57-e5hMO227zPINCBoCfF8QAvD_BwE.
The article details a teaching strategy that teachers can use to deepen the students' understanding
of the curriculum unit.
Finley, Todd. 2015. “The Nuts and Bolts of Explicit Modeling.” In Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/nuts-and-bolts-explicit-modeling-todd-finley.
This website details a teaching strategy that may be helpful with this curriculum unit.
Gibbons, Emily. 2025. “How Teaching Latin Roots Strengthens Reading and Vocabulary.” The Literacy Nest, December 3. https://www.theliteracynest.com/2025/12/teaching-latin-roots.html.
This webpage discusses how using Latin roots can help students decode words and comprehend
what they read.
Hudson, Robert, and Robert Houston, dirs. 2004. Mighty Times: The Children’s March.
This film gave a lot of background information about how children organized and protested
during the Civil Rights Movement.
Jones, Sarah. 2025. “Enhancing Critical Thinking With the Six Thinking Hats Technique.” In EdrawMind. Wondershare EdrawMind. https://edrawmind.wondershare.com/strategy-planning/six-thinking-hats-technique.html
This website details a possible teaching strategy that can be used with this curriculum unit.
Long, Michael. 2021. Kids on the March. Algonquin Young Readers.
This book gives many examples of young people leading protests.
National Equity Project. 2025. “Culturally Responsive Teaching.” In National Equity Project. https://www.nationalequityproject.org/culturally-responsive-teaching.
This website discusses the importance of culturally responsive teaching.
Read by 4th. 2025. “Literacy as Liberation: Black Reading Traditions Then & Now.” In Read by 4Th. https://www.readby4th.org/blog/literacy-as-liberation.
This website chronicles how reading is considered revolutionary for African-Americans. This
also helps explain my educational philosophy.
Revesz, Rachael. 2016. “13-Year-Old Native American’s Petition to Stop Oil Pipeline Reaches 80,000 Signatures | The Independent.” In The Independent. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/13yearold-native-american-s-petition-to-stop-oil-pipeline-reaches-80-000-signatures-a7024426.html.
This website goes into a lot of detail about the Standing Rock protest and how it was spearheaded by a 13-year-old girl.
Willingham, Daniel T. 2020. “Ask the Cognitive Scientist: How Can Educators Teach Critical Thinking?” In American Federation of Teachers. https://www.aft.org/ae/fall2020/willingham.
This article details the importance of cognitive thinking for our students.
Zinn, Howard. 2017. SNCC: The New Abolitionists. Haymarket Books.
This book discusses all of the pros and cons of organizing SNCC for the Civil Rights movement.
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