Equity & Literature

Guiding Principle:

Race and culture are inherent to a holistic approach to ELA education. Thoughtfully and intentionally creating spaces where we engage in productive discourse cultivates respect and value for the varied lived experiences that exist throughout our world.

This page provides resources to plan for, discuss, and respond to race as it surfaces in the 6-12 ELA classroom. The site is dynamic and will continue to be developed over time as additional voices, perspectives, experiences, and ideas are added.

The essentials:

• The compass, agreements, and conditions

Racial equity and literature:

• Using the compass with a text protocol
• In NewselaPRO under the “Text Sets” tab, choose the “Text Sets for Literature”.
• Teaching Tolerance Text List

Stereotype resources:

• Why Do You Think Stereotypes Are True? - MTV News (stop clip after 5:10)
• Checking in on Stereotypes - Teaching Tolerance - Brief lesson plan
• Teaching About Stereotypes 2.0 - Teaching Tolerance - Lesson plan focused on more subtle stereotyping, including a recent Taylor Swift video.

PPS Teacher created resources:

• Guiding Questions for Reflection on the 4 R’s
• Culturally Responsive Principles, Practices, and Examples
• Setting up your classroom space
• Mindful inquiry sentence stems

Additional Resources from the Equity Department