Texts & Media, ‘Art & Advocacy’:
Core Texts:
These are texts directly referenced and included in the lessons.
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Optional, Lesson 1: (see synopsis) Have a selection of materials students can reference to gather water-related facts.
The following books are good for researching water facts:
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.
ISBN/Website |
Title |
Author |
Type |
readworks.org |
American Museum of Natural History |
Article/non-fiction |
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readworks.org |
Almost 1 billion people don’t have clean water, a report finds. |
Readworks |
Article/non-fiction |
readworks.org |
Readworks |
Article/non-fiction |
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newsela.org |
By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff |
Article/non-fiction |
|
newsela.org |
Mr. Trash Wheel cleans up Baltimore Harbor with a dash of humor |
By PBS News Hour, adapted by Newsela staff |
Article/non-fiction |
newsela.org |
Marathon swimmer crosses the Pacific to fight plastic pollution |
By Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff |
Article/non-fiction |
newsela.org |
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staf |
Article/non-fiction |
|
newsela.org |
Deep-sea shellfish test positive for plastic in their stomachs |
By Matthew Taylor, The Guardian, adapted by Newsela staff |
Article/non-fiction |
0986949590 |
by Alma Fullerton |
Book/fiction |
|
1596435771 |
by Beth Geiger |
Book/non-fiction |
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1426303602 |
by Michael Burgan |
Book/non-fiction |
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0805089411 |
by Beatrice Hollyer |
Book/non-fiction |
|
9780892393251 |
Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube |
By Pat Mora Illustrated by Meilo So |
Book |
9781600603396 |
By Trish Marx Photographed by Cindy Karp |
Book |
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9781620140789 |
Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming |
Written and photographed by Jan Reynolds |
Book/non-fiction |
9780892394135 |
Galápagos Girl/Galapagueña |
By Marsha Diane Arnold Illustrated by Angela Domínguez |
Book |
*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. |