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Students use a close reading protocol to analyze current migration trends and terminology, reflecting on what it means to migrate locally and globally.

Stock photo of Crowd Of Diverse Men And Women.

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Students consider the power, potential, and limitations of immigration and migration stories to deepen their understanding of the human experience of migration.

Students in a Group in a classroom with their hands are reaching to the middle of the table

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Students analyze Adi Alsaid's short story “Fleeing, Leaving, Moving” to explore how migration experiences shape our sense of who we are and where we belong.

Blurry shadows of mother walking with son hand in hand and a man standing next to them.

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Students explore how the question “Where are you from?” can be problematic and consider more inclusive ways of locating themselves and others in the world.

Watercolor illustration of people of different nationalities pictured on a globe.

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Students create empathy maps for Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Gate A-4” to consider the intentional steps they can take to cultivate belonging for themselves and others in the spaces they share.

Students sitting next to one another on the ground outside talking

Assessment

Students apply key concepts from the Crossing Borders ELA unit by either creating an infographic or engaging in a personal reflection writing activity.

Student in a yellow sweater smiling with a black laptop on his desk

Lesson

Students analyze a poem by Richard Blanco in order to consider where borders get their meaning and why they matter.

Rio Grande River on the border between Mexico (right) and Texas (left)

Lesson

In this lesson, students reflect on notable quotes about home and watch Pico Iyer’s TED Talk to examine and build on their understanding of home.

person sitting in a park looking at the city skyline wearing pink shorts and a yellow shirt and their hair is in a pony tail

Audio

Rapper Ruby Ibarra reflects on her Filipino-American experience and the role of language in a spoken-word poem.

Two students look at each other in conversation. One student is also taking notes.

Guide

This guide to accompany the film Becoming American helps students investigate identity and belonging through the stories of generations of Chinese immigrants in the United States and their paths to "becoming American."

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This cartoon, by Francis Knott for the Dallas Morning News, was published on July 7, 1939. It accompanied an editorial that described admitting refugee children to the United States as an “act of simple humanity."

Children labeled "refugees" try to get into a door marked "US" as they look to a man labeled "Congress" for help.

Guide

This guide provides activities and discussion questions for leading your students through a six-week reading of Enrique's Journey that explores themes of identity, belonging, and choices.

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Language

Current Events

Understanding Migration Today

Stories of Migration

Who We Are and Where We’re From

Where Are You a Local?

Building Bridges of Empathy

Crossing Borders Assessment Ideas

Reimagining Borders

The Meaning of Home

Lost in Translation

Becoming American Study Guide

Please Ring the Bell for Us

Teaching Enrique's Journey

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