Help me give my students three inspiring, engaging literature circle books by Latinx authors: When the Moon Was Ours, The Book of Unknown Americans, and Under the Feet of Jesus.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students attend a large diverse public high school in a big city. We are part of a STEMM (Science Technology Engineering Math Medicine) magnet. English Language Arts is a place where students can explore how the arts intersect with all that science. In our classrooms, they have the opportunity to be surrounded by many different people with unique stories.
My students are intelligent, inquisitive, and enthusiastic about their studies.
They get excited when we use project-based learning to deepen connections between literature, current events, history, and STEMM-related issues. They care deeply about the future they are charged with shaping, and I am continually impressed with how eager they are to learn about ways to improve our world.
My Project
Seventy percent of the students I teach claim Latinx heritage, and I want our classroom library to reflect the rich, multi-faceted cultures my students represent. We have some favorites already, including Sandra Cisneros, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Adam Silvera, and Elizabeth Acevedo. But newer authors, and some under-represented ones, deserve a place here too.
These novels by Latinx writers Helena Maria Viramontes, Cristina Henríquez, and Anna-Maria McLemore are sure to deepen my students appreciation for their own culture and the culture of so many of their classmates.
Stories are how we create community across any number of borderlands, and help us grow to become bridge-builders.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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