Diverse Resources & Materials by Shauna Mantovani

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:09:47 UTC

This book tells the story of generations of a Jewish family from Europe the the United States. It is realistic fiction and models personal stories.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:26:18 UTC

This book is about the early life of architect Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam Veterans's Memorial as a college student. The story models the use of strong descriptive language and will connect with some students prior knowledge.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:32:09 UTC

This historical fiction story is about the 1968 Sanitation Workers strike which was Dr. Martin Luther King's final campaign. The story is told by a 9 year old girl whose father is one of the workers Dr. King is trying to help. This book is told in a series of shorter stories similar to personal narratives. These would be examples for students.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:37:10 UTC

This is a realistic fiction story of a boy whose family are migrant workers. When he goes to a new school some children are unkind and he finds a clever way to outsmart them and begins to feel more at home. This will show students how a simple event can be turned into a compelling story.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:44:30 UTC

From his childhood in Arizona to his triumphant march to Sacramento for migrant workers rights and founding of the National Farm Workers Association, this poignant story teaches readers about Cesar Chavez. This story can be used to show the use of descriptive vocabulary and storytelling.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:49:38 UTC

This fictional story about a boy and his grandfather (who doesn't speak English), and what happens when the boy lies to get his grandfather a job. This book can be used to practice retelling a story; identifying main/necessary characters from minor characters; and models telling a story in sequence.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 00:58:45 UTC

A fictional story about a girl proudly wearing her hajib to school for the first time as she comes of age to start wearing it and how other students react. This story will teach students to be proud of who and what they are and that it is okay to be different.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 01:08:21 UTC

Story: Nothing Extraordinary by Jeniffer Kim

This is a student written personal narrative written by a girl who is ashamed of her mother. She realizes that her mother is amazing and in the process also learns something about herself. This story will make a good mentor text as it is student written, uses strong descriptive language, and also focuses on an every day sort of event to tell a compelling story.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 01:25:52 UTC

This narrative is written by a student. She writes of an encounter she had with her mother picking up appliances at a warehouse. This story would be another example to show students the power of writing about an every day event and that you don't need something extraordinary to happen to have a strong writing topic.

smantovani1 — 2024-04-14 01:33:21 UTC

This book is about the life of Coretta Scott King. I would use the early chapters to model stories that could be personal narratives from her life. The book starts with her childhood, that is the part I would use with this unit.