https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf This text set supports an 8th grade ELA unit that explores discrimination and the struggle for equality, going as far back as slavery in the United States and continuing through the Civil Rights movement and modern day society. en-us 2019-11-27 01:21:03 UTC 2023-06-05 11:42:11 UTC hello@padlet.com twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416963219 This 2018 novel is the story of an African-American boy who is wrongfully shot and killed by a police officer and, as a ghost, meets Emmett Till.]]> 2019-11-27 01:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416963219 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416964203 An American teenager travels to his family's homeland, the Philippines, to learn more about the mysterious death of his cousin after learning that he may have been murdered as part of the country's war on drugs.]]> 2019-11-27 01:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416964203 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416964865 An Australian college student, whose ultraconservative family is deeply involved in an anti-immigration group, falls in love with a new girl at his school— a Muslim refugee from Afghanistan. ]]> 2019-11-27 01:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416964865 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416965554 Three different refugees— a Jew from Nazi Germany, a defector, in Fidel Castro's Cuba, and a modern day Syrian— all attempt to escape their homeland to find safety. ]]> 2019-11-27 01:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416965554 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416966060 Graphic novel about a seventh grader from a low income neighborhood who tries to fit in at his new preppy private school— where he is one of the only minority students. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416966060 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416967194 Graphic memoir of a Japanese-American who grew up in a United States internment camp during WWII. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416967194 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416967658 A new "hand" at an American plantation secretly teaches a young slave how to read— and suffers the consequences. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416967658 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416968051 True story of a teen who suffered unspeakable horrors during the Holocaust, but benefited from secret acts of kindness and compassion from a German factory worker. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416968051 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416968732 An 8 year-old orphan leads a group of Sudanese refugees thousands of miles to safety.]]> 2019-11-27 02:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416968732 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969157 True story of an Iraqi family that fled their homeland to Greece but lost their cat along the way. When the cat is found by aid workers in Greece, a worldwide effort is made to reunite the cat with the family. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969157 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969737 Yet another true story of a slave who shipped himself hundreds of miles in a small wooden crate in order to gain freedom. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969737 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969970 Collection of short stories that use Dr. Seuss's classic style to teach about diversity and equality. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416969970 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416970838 Informational article from CommonLit on Emmett Till with review questions attached. A great tie-in with Ghost Boys.]]> 2019-11-27 02:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416970838 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416971058 Informational article from CommonLit on the late 1930's incident with review questions included . A perfect companion article to read with Refugee. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416971058 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416971755 Informational article from CommonLit about the Little Rock Nine, the first group of African American students to integrate public schools in Arkansas. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416971755 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972132 Interview with a Sudanese refugee from CommonLit with review questions attached. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972132 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972591 Young refugees from around the globe describe their challenges in attending Dallas schools in this article from CommonLit. Great to read along with The Lines We Cross. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972591 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972928 The lives of people from different races and cultural backgrounds all crash together— in both heartwarming and heartbreaking ways. A great film to teach diversity and compassion. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416972928 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416973381 Martin Luther King Jr. faces violence, brutality, and hatred from police officers and the public as he leads a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in a protest against unfair voting laws. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416973381 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416974006 Led by their coach, a football team of black and white players learn to overcome their differences and bond together after their high schools are desegregated and a new school is formed. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416974006 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416974501 2019-11-27 02:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416974501 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975198 2019-11-27 02:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975198 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975541 2019-11-27 02:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975541 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975852 2019-11-27 02:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975852 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975951 2019-11-27 02:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416975951 twysock https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416976393 Students can take this test to experience firsthand how unfair and challenging the literacy tests administered to potential African American voters were. ]]> 2019-11-27 02:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/twysock/r3qb2ls1iyzf/wish/416976393