What Makes an American?
Reading
Students are reading books featuring authors from all around the globe, who mostly, come to America. They are encouraged to think about how the author's race and ethnicity defines how they function inside of the United States. Students are also reading pieces from "The Way North" and NEWSELA articles.
Check out this GoodReads list to see which books students were able to choose from.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178958/14-disturbing-stats-about-racial-inequality-american-public-schools
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/
Check out this GoodReads list to see which books students were able to choose from.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178958/14-disturbing-stats-about-racial-inequality-american-public-schools
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/
Discussions and vocab
Disparity, assimilation, minority, green card, refugee, naturalization
What makes you an American? What makes you unamerican? What struggles do people have because of where they were born? Why do you think disparity exists? How is American better because we are inclusive?
What makes you an American? What makes you unamerican? What struggles do people have because of where they were born? Why do you think disparity exists? How is American better because we are inclusive?
Final
Students will need to complete 1 idea from the Book Report Idea list, and then an essay. The essay and report are due April 6.
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