Texts & Media, ‘Around the Neighborhood’:
Core Texts:
These are texts directly referenced and included in the lessons.
These are referenced in the lessons as optional, but recommended (for early finishers):
Text Set:
Text Sets support all learners, especially those with background knowledge or vocabulary deficits, by building up these domains through a volume of reading on Science, Social Studies, and other high interest topics. You can learn more about building and using text sets here.
The texts listed below have been pulled from readworks.org, newsela.org, El Education modules, and resources referenced in text sets from achievethecore.org based on their connection to the topics addressed in this lesson. In addition, we have partnered with Lee & Low, the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the United States, to add to the text set and ensure that there are fiction and non-fiction selections that represent a diverse set of experiences.
Texts listed are at a variety of reading levels and could be read aloud or printed/provided for students to read, depending on the needs of the readers in your classroom. These texts are not integrated into the lessons; they are an optional extension, and listed here as a reference for educators interested in building their student’s background knowledge around the project’s core topic.
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ISBN/Website |
Title |
Author |
Type |
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1926818865 |
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools around the World |
Textbook by Susan Hughes |
Non-fiction book |
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9781600606519 |
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building |
Written and illustrated by Christy Hale |
Book |
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9780892392407 |
On My Block: Stories and Paintings by Fifteen Artists |
Written and illustrated by Fifteen Artists |
Book |
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9780892392919 |
Finding the Music / En pos de la música |
By Jennifer Torres by Renato Alarcão |
Book |
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9781880000533 |
Sam and the Lucky Money |
By Karen Chinn Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu |
Book |
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9781620140802 |
Sweet Music in Harlem |
By Debbie Taylor Illustrated by Frank Morrison |
Book |
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9781584302285 |
DeShawn Days |
By Tony Medina Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie |
Book |
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9781584302780 |
Armando and the Blue Tarp School |
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson Illustrated by Hernán Sosa |
Book |
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9781584301776 |
Coming to America: A Muslim Family’s Story |
Written and photographed by Bernard Wolf |
Book |
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9780892392193 |
A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada |
By Jorge Argueta Illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez |
Book |
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9780892392742 |
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow |
By Amy Lee-Tai Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino |
Book |
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9780892392070 |
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia |
Written and illustrated by Carmen Lomas Garza |
Book |
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9781584300885 |
Janna and the Kings |
By Patricia Smith Illustrated by Aaron Boyd |
Book |
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9781620143087 |
Mama and Papa Have a Store |
Written and illustrated by Amelia Lau Carling |
Book |
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9781880000847 |
My Steps |
By Sally Derby Illustrated by Adjoa J. Burrowes |
Book |
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9780892391639 |
In My Family / En mi familia |
Written and illustrated by Carmen Lomas Garza |
Book |
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9780892392247 |
Xochitl and the Flowers/ Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores |
By Jorge Argueta Illustrated by Carl Angel |
Book |
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9780892393633 |
Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon |
By Ruth Forman Illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc |
Book |
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*see also the texts listed as ‘optional’ within the Books/Media part of the lesson. While these are incorporated into the lesson itself as an optional extension, they would make useful additions to a text set. |
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