Official DEI Resources

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3	Critical Theory Today, by Lois Tyson	Textbook	An accessible textbook that teaches students different methods of analyzing and criticizing literature - via Feminist Criticism, Marxist Criticism, Psychoanalytic Criticism, Queer Criticism, and Postcolonial Criticism, among many others.	Honors 12th Grade	Would be happy to share African American Criticism with 11th Grade Curriculum!
4	Critical Media Studies, by Brian Ott	Textbook	An accessible textbook that teaches students different methods of analyzing and criticizing contemporary media - via Marxist Theory, Feminist Theory, Cultural Theory, Queer Theory, and Ecological Theory, among others.	12th Grade
5	White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo	Persuasive Book	Excerpts from this book are good opening thoughts as to why white people find it so difficult to talk about racism in America.	12th Grade	Should be used with caution, and with introductory material to soften the blowback and take down affective wall of white students.
6	Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates	Non-fiction	Poetic and powerful argument, written as a letter to Coates's 15-year old son after the death of Trayvon Martin. Unpacks racism, both external and internalized, from a Black man's perspective.	12th Grade
7	Dear Ijeawele: A Feminist Manifesto, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Short Persuasive Letter	A letter to Adichie's pregnant cousin, in which she lays down a "manifesto" of 15 suggestions for raising a girl in a contemporary world.	12th Grade
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9	Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya	Magical Realism	Set in New Mexico during the Second World War, Anaya's novel explores the tensions between "American" culture and traditional culture for a LatinX family.	9th Grade
10	The Danger of a Single Story, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Ted Ed Presentation	Adichie warns of the danger of viewing others through sociocultural stereotypes and biases.	9th Grade
11	Girl In Translation by Jean Kwok	Realistic Fiction		9th Grade
12	Girls Like Us by Gail Giles	Fiction	Two girls with troubled youths and learning disabilities become unlikely friends as they learn to navigate the harsh realities of adulthood.	9th Grade	Care should be taken to include SpEd department and counseling office in planning of unit and preparation of materials, especially with introductory material
13	Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Realistic Fiction	A modern retelling of Things Fall Apart, Adichie's novel explores the tension between tradition and change as well as obsession versus moderation.	10th Grade
14	Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe	Colonial-Era Fiction	Hailed as Africa's first international novel by an African author, Things Fall Apart explores the devastating effects of colonialism.	10th Grade
15	Speech to the United Nations, by Malala Yousafzai	Speech & News Broadcast	Teenage activist Malala explains why education and understanding are essential in the fight against terrorism and hatred.	10th Grade
16	A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini	Realistic Fiction	Set in Afghanistan, Hosseini's novel follows two female protagonists raised in contrasting circumstances who become unlikely partners in the struggle to survive.	10th Grade
17	The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa	Dystopian; Magical Realism	Set in an isolated Japanese community, Ogawa explores the dangers of complacency when faced with government policies that curtail freedom of expression.	10th Grade
18	The Collected Stories, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez	Magical Realism Short Stories	Hailed as the world's greatest Spanish-language author, Garcia Marquez immerses the reader in Latin America's most beloved genre as he addresses serious social justice issues.	10th Grade
19	Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri	Short Story Collection	There are nine short stories by Lahiri in this collection. There are some excellent examples of symbolism throughout the text. The stories challenge readers to be reflective of their own behaviors. Race and culture are examined in a variety of contexts.	11th-12th Grades
20	The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid	A "meta-fictional" novel	The narration style is wildly compelling in this novel. It's not too long, which is great, but it leaves tons of room for dialogues about racism in the post 9/11 era. The protagonist is a Pakistani man who lived in NYC after graduating at the top of his class at Princeton.	11th Grade
21	All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely	YA Fiction	This novel uses two extremely (racially/culturally) different points of view to narrate a story about the events surrounding an incident of police brutality.	9th Grade
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25	A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park	Realistic Fiction	This novel takes place in 1985 during the Sudanese civil war. The protagonist, Salva has to flee for life during the middle of the school day and becomes separated from his family members for over 10 years. During Salva's journey to refuge, he encounters many obstacles but eventually makes it to a refugee camp after a 1000 mile journey.	7th Grade
26	The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis	Realistic Fiction	This novel is told from the perspective of an 11 year living in Afghanistan during the rise of the Taliban. Because of this oppressive regime, the protagonist is forced to dress up as a boy and become the breadwinner for her family.	7th Grade
27	Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper	Realistic Fiction	This novel explores the topic of Cerebral palsy. It's narrated by an 11 year girl that feels normal on the inside but is unable to physically function as her peers.	7th Grade
28	Flying Lessons and Other Stories by Various Authors	Short Stories	A collection of short stories from diverse perspectives that share universal themes of identity.	6th Grade
29	The New Kid by Jerry Craft	YA Graphic Novel	Jordan Banks is a 7th grader starting middle school at a predominantly white private school. As one of the few students of color, Jordan is trying to find his place at his new school.	6th Grade
30	Triston Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia	YA Fiction	Tristan Strong is coping with the death of his best friend who leaves him his journal filled with stories. This journal opens him up to a world of African American folk heroes and West African gods. The book weaves folklore into the protagonist's journey to save the world.	6th Grade
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33	Amaranta Transgender School in Chile	Culture - Video and Powerpoint	Video and powerpoint about La Escuela Amaranta Gómez Regalado or Amaranta School, a private school in Santiago, Chile for primarily transgender students from ages 6 to 17 years old.	HS	Resource in English - Great resource for teaching about they/them pronouns in Spanish, talking about non-bonary, gener and pronouns, and/or integrating more Latino diveristy into lessons.
34	Ever Zipline? Columbian Students Zipline to School	Culture - Video and Powerpoint	In Colombia, young school children in Los Pinos do not have a school bus… they use a zipline across a canyon to get to school! Los Pinos’ school was closed due to a lack of funding, leaving students with two options to get to the next nearest school. The only alternative to the zip line is a two hour walk each way.	HS/MS	Resource in English - great for looking at how different schools are around the world.
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38	History
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40	https://www.zinnedproject.org/	Teaching materials/resources	Based on the ideas set forth in "A People's History of the United States" This website has source material for all U.S. history courses that typically not in textbooks and focus on social justice.	6 to 12	This could be a great resource for advisory lessons
41	A People's History of the United States	Non-fiction	Howard Zinn writes about various eras of U.S. history written from the perspective of "the people" with a focus on lesser known facts of information	9 to 12	There is also a middle school appropriate version. I've given individual chapters to students to read to supplement state curriculum.
42	Lies My Teacher Told Me	Non-fiction	Critical examination of U.S. history books that concludes that they all propagate the Eurocentric and mythologized view of the United States. It also explains more about some of the major events that the textbooks either get wrong or don't do a good enough job explaining.	9 to 12	Good source for teachers to find additional information to introduce to students
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45	Mathematics
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47	All things Algebra	Textbook	All Things Algebra is a textbook purchased by New West that is grat for introdiction and skill practice. This resource comes with guided notes and is great for the review or introduction of a skill or topic	6-12	Answer keys sometime have errors and you may want to print and upload using your vocabulary
48	https://www.caaspp.org/ta-resources/practice-training.html	SBAC released questions PDF	Practice Questions/Performance Tasks with scoring guide for students	6,7,8,11
49	https://www.mathworksheetsland.com/	Worksheets	Guided notes and Practice	6-8 Alg, Geo, Stats	No Answer Keys (for Free) bad for teacher good for kids not being able to Google the answers
50	https://www.kutasoftware.com/	Worksheets (Practice Skill)	Problems and Answer Keys	6-12	Great to use for study guides when you want to provide the students the answers
51	Physical Education
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53	Shape America	Website	Society of Health and Physical Education website. Lesson plans, resources and other information relating specificlly to DEI and advocacy.	6-12	Great tool and resource for PE/Health.
54	Bringing DEI into Physical Education	Article	Strategies and implementation of DEI into a Physical Education program.	6-12	Great example and activity of how to bring DEI into PE.
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58	Science
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60	https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/lessons?keyword=&field_subject%5B63%5D=63&field_subject%5B14%5D=14	Lesson Plan/s (there are several related to DEI and the environment)	You can filter for science/technology/ environmental justice: (I’ve modified some earth science lessons from here)	6-12
61	https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/lessons/analyzing-environmental-justice	Lesson Plan	"Analyzing Environmental Justice" Students see how pollution disproportionately affects people living in poverty and black, indigenous and people of color. Students read graphs to learn about environmental discrimination and they think about solutions for justice	Can be modified, 6-12
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67	https://usvshate.org/getting-started/	Activism poster project	Students address different movements with creating a one of a kind poster about their chosen and researched activist movement.	HS	Third year implementing this project, NWC has won several recognitions with this program and students' artworks have been featured on their website and social media to promote diversity and equality. We are doing this in march
68	Dance Dreams "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker"	Netflix Documentrary	Debbie Allen's version of the historic Nutcracker that encompasses various cultures and dance genres into the performance. Focuses on the process of being a dancer and getting prepared for a performance.	MS/HS	Gives a different approach of the Nutcracker other than Ballet.
69	Dancing Home	Book https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Home-Alma-Flor-Ada/dp/1442481757	Explores the idea of imiigration and conflict of identity between native culure and current culture.Mexican cultures come to light by a distant cousin that visits America. They connect through rhythms, beats and cultural dance.	MS
70	All Subjects - " Voices of Diversity"	Book	Stories, Activities, and Resources for the Multicultual Classroom	MS/HS	A resource I used in a teacher training course at Cal State Northridge that I've found useful over the years.
71	Sound/Stage	Concert Series	Features exclusive performances from The LA Phil Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, and artisits from around the world.	MS	These concerts highlight different artisits, composers, and styles of music from around the world.
72	https://www.musicinclusioncoalition.com/	Activism	We strive to make the study of music more accessible and inclusive through advocacy, technology, and support as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) students move from high school to the collegiate level so that they have opportunities to pursue music as a career.	HS	Advocacy, support, access to technology, funding.
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