Teacher Resources
As stated earlier, there are multiple subjects under the umbrella of English and Language Arts (ELA). With each graded subject, there are specific expectations, assessments and writing projects that students will complete during the school year. The goal is the measurement of growth in each child. In Reading, the DIBELS assessment is a tool used to measure emergent literacy such as phonemic awareness and fluency. While showing growth in reading skills is a factor, using the data from these assessments helps to drive instruction and is a highly regarded best practice. This curriculum unit melds with best practices, the Pennsylvania state standards and eligible content as well as materials and themes that encourage students to think critically and independently. At the fourth and fifth grade level, students must read and respond through writing in order to show comprehension. Being able to synthesize information along with using evidence from text paired with the usage of robust vocabulary, students provide confirmation of growth in the varying skillsets under Reading and other areas of ELA. Carefully curating the materials used to not only show student growth but also keep in line with the standards, district and state expectations is a key factor in planning and implementing a successful curriculum unit. Procuring material that is engaging, invigorating and useful for students to complete this unit is essential to their success and retention of the information experienced. In this section, a breakdown of the reading and listening lists are provided in a format that shows how standards, will be applied as well as how each piece will connect to the content background and objectives. The reading and listening list for this unit are as follows:
Reading List
|
Title |
Author |
Focus |
Standard-PA |
|
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance |
Donna Barbara Higuera |
Identity/Mexican/American/Chinese |
CC 1.3.5 A CC 1.3.5 C |
|
Mango Moon |
Diane DeAnda |
Migration/Immigration |
9.3.3 D |
|
Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene |
Emma Otheguy |
Cuba |
7.3.3/7.3.6 |
|
Dreamers/Sonadores |
Yuyi Morales |
Mexico/Migration/Immigration |
7.3.3/7.3.6 |
|
Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight |
Duncan Tonatiah |
Mexico/Immigration |
7.3.3/7.3.6 CC 1.4.5 S |
|
Solito (excerpts) |
Javier Zamora |
El Salvador/Migration/Immigration |
CC 1.4.5 S |
|
From the Fields to the Fight |
Angela Quezada Padron |
Mexican-American/Migration |
CC 1.4.5 S CC 1.4.5 A |
|
Mi Casa is My Home |
Laurenne Sala/Zara Hoang |
Mexico/Spain/Migration/Assimilation |
CC 1.3.5 C |
|
The Poet X (excerpts) |
Elizabeth Acevedo |
Dominican Republic/Immigration/Assimilation |
CC 1.3.5 C CC 1.3.5 F |
|
Under the Feet of Jesus (excerpts) |
Helena Maria Viramontes |
Mexican-American/Migration/Immigration |
CC 1.3.5 C CC 1.3.5 F |
|
My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders |
Rene Colato Lainez |
Migration/Immigration |
7.3.3 C 7.3.6 A |
|
The Only Road |
Alexandra Diaz |
Guatemala/Migration |
7.3.3 C 7.3.6 A |
|
Someone Like Me |
Julissa Arce |
Mexico/Migration/Immigration |
7.3 |
|
My Diary From Here to There |
Amara Irma Perez |
Mexico/Migration/Immigration |
CC 1.3.4 G |
|
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice and Hope in a New Land |
John Coy |
Various Latin American Countries |
CC 1.3.4 G |
|
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale |
Duncan Tonatiuh |
Fiction/Migration |
CC 1.3.4 G |
|
They Call Me Guera: A Border Kid’s Poems |
David Bowles |
Mexico/Migration |
CC 1.3.5 F |
|
Call Me Roberto: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos |
Nathalie Alonzo/Rudy Gutierrez |
Puerto Rico/Immigration/Assimilation |
CC 1.3.5 F |
|
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909 |
Michelle Markel |
Immigration/Assimilation/Compare-Contrast |
CC 1.3.5 F |
|
Fiona’s Lace |
Patricia Polacco |
Ireland/Immigration/Assimilation |
CC 1.3.5 F |
|
Thundercake |
Patricia Polacco |
Russia/Immigration/Compare-Contrast |
CC 1.3.5 F |
List for Listening
|
Title |
Artist |
Social Studies Focus |
Standard |
|
“Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” |
Bad Bunny |
Puerto Rico |
CC 1.5.4 F 7.3 CC 7.3.3 C |
|
“Baile Inolvidable” |
Bad Bunny |
Puerto Rico/Salsa |
CC 1.5.4 F 7.3 |
|
“NuevaYol” |
Bad Bunny |
Puerto Rico/Salsa/Reggaeton |
CC 1.5.4 F 7.3 |
|
Vivir Mi Vida |
Marc Anthony |
Puerto Rico/America/Salsa |
CC 7.3.3 C |
|
“Cuando Sali de Cuba” |
Celia Cruz |
Cuba/Latin/Bolero |
CC 7.3.3 C |
|
“Guantanamera” |
Cruz/Fernandez/Marti |
Cuba/Latin Folk/Salsa |
CC 7.3.3 C |
|
“Mi Tierra” |
Gloria Estefan |
Cuba/Latin/Afro-Cuban |
CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F 7.3 |
|
“Lamento Borincano” |
Rafael Hernandez Marin |
Bolero/Puerto Rico |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D |
|
“La Adelita” |
Traditional Corrido |
Bolero/Puerto Rico |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D |
|
“Que Bonita Bandera” |
Ramos |
Puerto Rico/Plena |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
|
“Temporal” |
Saez/Ortiz |
Puerto Rico/Plena/Afro-Puerto Rican Folk |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
|
“Rayo Del Sol” |
Los Pleneros de La Cresta |
Puerto Rico/Plena/Latin Soul |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
|
“Cielito Lindo” |
Mendoza/Cortez |
Mexico/Mariachi |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
|
“Mas Que Nada” |
Jose Ben/Sergio Mendes |
Brazil/Samba |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
|
“The Girl from Ipanema” |
Jobim/Moraes |
Brazil/Bossa Nova |
9.3.3 E 9.3.3 D CC 7.3.3 C CC 1.5.4 F |
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