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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan Article on the Mexican Revolution, used to establish historical time period and sentiment that to Papa’s death at the beginning of the novel Article on behavior of vultures, used to analyse figurative language used to characterise Tio Luis and Tio Marco Article on in the Mexican Revolution, used to familiarise students with the concepts of gender roles, powerlessness of widows, and work opportunities for immigrant women in the United States Encyclopedia entry or article on the phoenix, used to strengthen analysis of Esperanza’s characterisation of herself as a phoenix Article on Mexican emigration to the United States, used to set up the immigrant experience in Southern California and living conditions Article on Mexican repatriation, used to set up text conflict and motivation Encyclopedia entry or article on migrant labour Nonfiction article by John Steinbeck describing his research for The Grapes of Wrath, used as a comparative description of immigrant agricultural worker life Summary of a book about a Mexican American immigrant family involved in Cesar Chavez’s rights fight in 1960s, used to discuss the farm workers’ movement Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank or Night by Elie Wiesel Fast about World War II, used to build context Examples of War II propaganda, used to build context for understanding characters’ unique positions on the war Excerpt on pogroms (mentioned in the diary, not explained), used to develop understanding of bias toward Jews during the time Biography of Elie Wiesel, or other important Holocaust authors. Biographical info on Dr. Mengele, used to develop understanding of Nazis Article titled “Life in Hiding,” used to highlight the dangers to Jews in hiding, specifically other Jews willing to turn in hiding Jews to the SS in exchange for their own safety Excerpt from the Jewish Virtual Library on concentration camp tattoos, used to introduce the concept of dehumanisation in Night Description of a present-day visit to Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Speech excerpt by FDR in reference to “we have nothing to fear but fear itself” to give context on the Great Depression Excerpt from Blackstone’s Commentaries (for example, “Why is it surprising that Calpurnia taught Zeebo using this book?”) Article on caste system Article about causes of racism (students had to examine the root cause of racism in Maycomb) Article about hierarchies in the animal kingdom (for example, pecking order) Article on the Depression Excerpt from memoir about life in a small Southern town by an African American author