Resources

Encouraging DEI Through Critical Thinking with Literature

Resource Materials:

In this section of the Resources Page you will find reference materials, tutorials and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.

Background Information

• Article: Disrupting Your Texts
• Article: Crucial Conversations: It’s Never too Early to Talk About Race
• Article: Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom
• Article: Weeding Out Racism’s Invisible Roots: Rethinking Children’s Classics
• Article: Little House, Big Problem
• Booklet: Let’s Talk: Facilitating Critical Conversations with Students 
  • Let’s Talk Professional Development Resources
• Handout: They’re not too young to talk about race!
• Project Implicit
• Social Justice Standards
• Intellectual Standards of Critical Thinking
• Places to find books to consider
  • The Brown Bookshelf
  • African American Literature Book Club
  • Social Justice Books – See What We See
  • Diversity Bookroom

Tutorial Videos

 

In-the-Classroom:

Our In-the-Classroom section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.

Planning for the Book Club

• DEI Book Club Flyer
• Suggested Book List
• Curriculum Planning Document
• critical_thnkg_strategies

Reading Comprehension Strategies

• Strategies for Successful Reading Comprehension
• 5 Components of Reading Comprehension
• Strategies that promote comprehension
• Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension

Sample Activities

• Strictly No Elephants Worksheet
• My Two Grannies Worksheet – Predictions and story map
• Alien Travel Guide Prompt
• Children of Blood and Bone Sway (Pre-Reading activity)
• We’re Not From Here Sway (Pre-Reading Activity)

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