Voices of Resilience: Exploring Cultural Narratives Through Literature
Help me give my students the following novels - Esperanza Rising and The Birchbark House - in order to explore perspectives on cultural identity, family, and resilience within a historical context to integrate into our history social-science units.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Chavez's classroom raised $332
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 Project
This project will use the novels Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich and Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan to engage students in an exploration of cultural resilience, identity, and history. My goal for this project is that through reading, discussion, and hands-on activities, students will examine the experiences of Native American and immigrant families, and understand how literature reflects history and culture. Students will learn about the historical experiences of different cultural groups through the lens of both novels and explore how the Ojibwe people and Mexican migrant workers demonstrated resilience in the face of adversity. This project will make a difference in their learning as it encourages critical thinking, empathy, and an appreciation of the diversity of human experiences across time and place.
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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