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Media and Strategies for Teaching Enrique’s Journey
Explore the online resources to help teach the young adult version of the book Enrique's Journey.
At a Glance
Language
English — USSubject
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12- Global Migration & Immigration
Overview
About This Collection
This page is designed for educators using Teaching Enrique's Journey. It contains all of the digital resources referenced throughout the guide.
Inside This Collection
Shifting Demographics in the United States
Analyze data from the Pew Research Center about the demographic trends shaping the United States today.
Demographic Trends Shaping the US and the World in 2018
Get an overview of the Pew Research Center's findings on global migration and immigration as of 2018.
No Human Being Was Born Illegal
Students at a school in Los Angeles raise awareness about derogatory labels used to describe individuals who immigrated to the United States as well as those who identify as LGBTQ+.
Global Migration
Use these photographs of global migration to help students explore the experiences of individuals and groups who choose or are forced to leave their homelands.
Global Migration Vocabulary Terms
Use this vocabulary list to help students better understand and talk about global migration.
American ID: Three Words
Individuals from around the world share three words that describe the United States.
Five Facts about Honduras and Immigration
Explore key findings about Honduran immigration, including the recent wave of minors seeking asylum.
Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
Positive-Negative Line Graph
Students practice character analysis by charting important events in the life of a character.
Las Patronas: The Mexican Women Helping Migrants
Learn about a group of local residents who provide food to migrants traveling through Mexico to the United States.
The Range of Human Behavior Vocabulary Terms
Students predict the definitions of perpetrator, victim, bystander, and upstander, using context clues.
Responses to Migrants in Chiapas and Veracruz
Students analyze the actions of a character in the memoir Enrique's Journey.
Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World
Use this handout to help your students take notes and stay focused during the Text-to-Text teaching strategy steps.
Overview: What Are Borders?
Consider important questions about borders in the modern world with this article from National Geographic.
Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
Today’s Migrant Flow Is Different
Learn how migration from Central American countries has changed in important ways in recent years.
Iceberg Diagram
Students use this handout to explore the multiple causal factors behind an event from history, the present, or literature, using the visual of an iceberg.
Challenging the Single Story of Migrants
Students use the ideas in Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk to reflect on the stories told about migrants.
Barometer: Taking a Stand on Controversial Issues
Structure an active class discussion in which students express their opinions by standing along a continuum.
Character Maps
Help students engage with a fictional or historical character by creating an annotated illustration.
Concentric Circles
This kinesthetic discussion activity invites students to be active listeners and speakers and to interact with a wide range of classmates.
Connect, Extend, Challenge
Deepen students' understanding of a topic by having them connect to their prior knowledge.
Create a Headline
This strategy helps students synthesize and articulate the most important takeaways from a variety of resources containing information about a particular topic or theme.
Exit Cards
Assess students’ understanding, monitor their questions, or gather feedback on your teaching by having them turn in exit cards.
Fishbowl
Use the Fishbowl discussion strategy to help students practice being contributors and listeners in a group conversation.
Four Corners
Get all students involved by asking them to show their stance on a statement through their positioning around the room.
Gallery Walk
A gallery walk activity gets students moving as they explore a range of documents, images, or student work displayed around the classroom.
Iceberg Diagrams
Encourage students to recognize the multiple causal factors behind an event from history, the present, or literature, using the visual of an iceberg.
Introducing a New Book
Spark students’ interest in a book before reading it by having them make predictions and ask questions about its contents.
Jigsaw: Developing Community and Disseminating Knowledge
Students will become “experts” on a topic and then share their new knowledge with peers.
Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn
Educators will structure a discussion that uses journaling and group work to strengthen students’ listening skills.
Levels of Questions
Educators will help students strengthen their literacy skills by increasing the complexity of the questions they need to answer about a text.
Life Road Maps
Educators will enrich students’ understanding of a historical or literary figure by having students draw the figure’s life journey.
Pick a Number
Introduce students to several perspectives on a topic by having them pick a quotation to explore with their classmates.
Read Aloud
Encourage class participation and develop students’ active listening skills by reading aloud text excerpts.
Save the Last Word for Me
This discussion strategy helps students practice being both active speakers and active listeners in a group conversation.
S-I-T: Surprising, Interesting, Troubling
Use this quick way for students to demonstrate their engagement with a text, image, or video by having them identify what they find surprising, interesting, and troubling.
SPAR (Spontaneous Argumentation)
Use this debate-style activity to strengthen students’ ability to use evidence and examples to defend their positions.
Storyboard
Help students track a story’s main ideas and supporting details by having them illustrate important scenes.
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