https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9 en-us 2022-12-03 23:02:27 UTC 2026-03-22 21:52:32 UTC hello@padlet.com teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407721238 This nonfiction article that represents what it’s like to grow up female in a male-dominated, Mexican family culture. Students can use this to practice writing an advice letter in academic paragraph formatting. 10_Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros.pdf (btboces.org)]]> 2022-12-03 23:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407721238 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407724896 This nonfiction historical narrative presents a story of incredible football success for a group of Native American teens forced to live on an Indian School. This is a high interest story that students could examine as they study narrative arc and learn to write their own stories.
Amazon.com: Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team: 9781596439542: Sheinkin, Steve: Books]]> 2022-12-03 23:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407724896 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407727034 I Am Malala recounts Malala Yousafzai's Pakistani home, experience with the tyranny of the Taliban, and juxtaposing culture shock when transported to England.
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai | Hachette Book Group]]> 2022-12-03 23:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407727034 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407728097 They Both Die at the End is a fictional tale about a bisexual Cuban American and a Puerto Rican who find each other as they navigate the day they are both supposed to die. While or after reading this, students could participate in a Socratic seminar that offered sentence frames to help students practice giving meaningful input in a class conversation. The link at the bottom connects to some of the themes that this text could help students discuss.
They Both Die at the End Themes - eNotes.com]]> 2022-12-03 23:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407728097 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407730223 Rudy Francisco's spoken word poem shares an honest look at the experience of depression and what it feels like to find meaning amid pain
Rudy Francisco - “Drowning Fish” - Button Poetry]]> 2022-12-03 23:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407730223 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407732364 Fred Fordham adapts and illustrates Harper Lee's novel. Partnering this with its parent text (The original novel) could help EL students better understand Lee's portrayal of racism in America's history.
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham | Goodreads]]> 2022-12-04 00:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407732364 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407734069 George Ella Lyon's Where I'm From is an imagery poem that demonstrates the power of "Show. Don't tell." This is a great resource for helping students communicate about their own homes and culture without demanding extensive skill in grammar or vocabulary.
Where I'm From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher]]> 2022-12-04 00:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407734069 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407737223 Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" is an Antiguan poem that cleverly reveals the mixed messages that occur in a relationship between a mother and a daughter. This is one of the shortest and clearest texts that can help students meet the CCSS ELA criteria about analyzing how a complex relationship develops over the course of a text. 
“Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid | The New Yorker]]> 2022-12-04 00:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407737223 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407756326 This text is a speech that Susan B. Anthony defending women's suffrage after she was arrested for voting. To today's students, this is a relatively straightforward text that enables them to practice identifying evidence and using it to justify a claim.
Speech After Being Convicted Of Voting In The 1872 Presidential Election [1d47dgem6m42] (idoc.pub) ]]> 2022-12-04 01:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2407756326 teachermrhenderson https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2425488431 Hotel Rwanda is a movie's screenplay that introduces students to the Rwandan genocide of the early 1990s. The screenplay follows Paul Rusesabagina as he stands up to the overpowering militaristic actions upheaving his home country. Our copy of the script is only available on StudySync, a McGraw Hill product)]]> 2022-12-20 06:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/teachermrhenderson/5g6vol99eczm3vg9/wish/2425488431