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All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman, 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing (Publisher)

Summary
This book invites students to feel welcomed in the classroom. It shows that we are all different and unique, yet, we can always learn from each other and be friends.

Application
I would use this book as a read aloud on the first day of school in order to create a respectful and safe classroom environment. After reading, students can have a discussion on different activities that they do with their families and share it with their classmates.
It can also be used later in the school year to compare and contrast it with another text.

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We Came to America by Faith Ringgold, 2016. https://www.faithringgold.com/product/we-came-to-america/

Summary
This book provides the different reasons for coming to the United States. For instance, coming as a refugee, those who made the devastating decision to immigrate to this country, and those who were forced to come as slaves. It gives a message about diversity.

Application
This book can be used to teach cause and effect, students can use it as a model text to write their own stories. It can also be used to teach students about making text to self and text to world connections.

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Recoiled by Claire Grim, 2019
https://filmfreeway.com/Recoiled791

Summary
Recoiled is a short film that tells the story of Kalli and her little sister. Kalli's hair is very curly, she tries to change herself to fit in society. At the end, she learns to love herself and appreciate differences.

Application
I think this is great film because it gives a beautiful message about self love and acceptance. It can be used in multiple ways such as:

Teach character traits. What traits can we use to describe Kalli and her sister?

I would also use this text to teach problem and solution. What is the problem of the story? What is the solution?

Another skill we can teach with this film is sequencing. What are the sequence of events in the story? How does the main character change from the beginning to the end of the story?

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Recoiled is a 3D animated short that tells the story of two young sisters. Kalli's hair is so curly that it has a life of its own. With the help of her young sister, Kalli quickly discovers that being true to one another and to themselves is far more important that conforming to social norms of beauty and peer pressure to fit in.

Based on the award-winning script written by Kersten Schatz that was inspired by an original story by Shalom Simmons (Producer) and Claire Grim (Director).

2019 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts

Las Vegas
United States
April 8, 2019
Best of Festival - Student Scriptwriting Competition

10th Silicon Valley African Film Festival

San Jose, CA
United States
October 4, 2019
California

11th International Inter-University Short Film Festival

2019 Breckenridge Film Festival

Breckenridge, CO
United States
September 21, 2019

Supernova Digital Animation Festival

Denver, CO
United States
September 21, 2019

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

St. John's
Canada
October 16, 2019

Claire Grim graduated from the Electronic Arts/Animation studies program at Missouri State University in May 2019. Recoiled was her EA senior project.

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Recoiled is a 3D animated short that tells the story of two young sisters. Kalli's hair is so curly that it has a life of its own. With the help of her young sister, Kalli quickly discovers that being true to one another and to themselves is far more important that conforming to social norms of beauty and peer pressure to fit in.

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Caracol Cruzando by Pamela Maria Chavez, 2018.
http://pamelachavez.com/caracolcruzando

Summary
Caracol Cruzando, a short film which tells the story of an eight year old girl (Caracol) and her family's journey from Costa Rica to the United States. The film shows the reality of immigrant  families coming to the United States. A lot of them have to be separated from their family members as shown in the film.

Application
This film has such a powerful message. It can show students the reality that a lot of them or their classmates had to face. It can teach students about empathy. Also, students will be able to make connections with the text. It can also serve as a model for students to develop their own personal narratives.

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Anais, a young Costa Rican girl, faces the hardest decision she's ever had to make: should she sneak her best friend and pet turtle Tiku across the U.S. Miami border, or should she leave him behind? Anais’ relationship to the natural world around guides her through this heart wrenching decision, and the consequences that follow. 

Directed by Pamela Chavez, a Costa Rican illustrator and animator influenced by contemporary issues impacting communities of color. She primarily focuses on issues affecting young people who struggle to find hope in tumultuous circumstances. In her work, Pamela hopes to highlight the resilience and beauty that rise from these uniquely important experiences. She’s influenced by the Chicanx/Latinx feminist legacy of live action filmmaking, hoping to take what she’s learned and apply it to the world of animation. This is Pamela’s first major animated film.

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The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi, 2001. Random House Children’s Books (publisher)

Summary
This book is about a girl named When Unhei, she moves to the United States with her family. During her first days of school she encounters herself with the challenge of difference and finding her identity. She wants to have an "American" name and asks her friends for suggestions. At the end of the story, she decides that she likes her name and teaches her class how to pronounce it.

Application

I would use this book to teach cause and effect as the book shows a lot of cause and effect relationships. For example, I would ask my students what made When Unhei want to change her name? What was the cause?. Students, will also be learning about being respectful towards differences and identities.

I would also use this book as a read aloud. A perfect time would be the first day of school, where students can do an activity called "This is My Name" in which they will talk about their names and how they want to be called.