See Google Drive Folder for Hispanic Voices and NYT Upfront

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• Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

The library recommends:

Lessons:

• Random House Teacher's Guide
• Random House Teacher's Guide [includes chapter by chapter questions]
• "Enrique's Journey" Lesson Plan and Activity from The New York Times Learning Blog

Documentaries

• "Which Way Home?" by HBO
• "Death Train" from Vanguard Documentary series, Season 1, Episode 4 [unable to locate video]

Short Videos and Audio:

• Against Perils and Odds: A Boy's Trek to the U.S. by Sonia Nazario and Terry Gross on NPR [audio only]
• "Migrants on the Move in Mexico" [7 minutes] from Amnesty International
• "Mexico: The Train of Nightmares" [16 minutes] from France 24 News [in English]

Websites:

• EnriquesJourney.com includes photos, videos, and additional information

Articles:

• "Ethical dilemmas in telling Enrique's story: a reporter talks about the limits of intervening in risky situations" by Sonia Nazario
• "All by Themselves" by Sonia Nazario in New York Times Upfront
• "Sonia Nazario - Pulitzer Prize 2003" in Editor and Publisher [very short]
• "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario from the UN Chronicle [longer, includes info on migration worldwide]
• "No Longer the Most Violent Place on Earth" by Sonia Nazario [reduced violence in Honduras, longer article]
• "The 8,000 Mile Short Cut" by Karl Vick for TIME Magazine October 24, 2016 [Cuban migrant]

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• When I was Puerto Rican by Esmerelda Santiago
• Almost a Woman by Esmerelda Santiago

The library recommends:

Documentaries

• "Almost a Woman" by PBS
• Esmerlda Santiago interview with Brooklyn Public Library [1 hour]
• Esmerelda Santiago interview with New York City Public Library [1 hour]
• Esmerelda Santiago speech and Q&A at the National Book Festival / Library of Congress [45 minutes]

Short Videos:

• "America" [song] from "West Side Story"
• Esmerelda Santiago explains the title of the book "When I was Puerto Rican" [7 minutes]
• Esmerelda Santiago speaks on C-Span about her book "When I was Puerto Rican" [15 minutes]

Websites:

• "Almost a Woman" Teacher's Guide from PBS (companion to documentary)
• EsmereldaSantiago.com (author's home page)
• Unit for "When I was Puerto Rican" from a Multi-cultural Literature course by The Annenberg Foundation
• Partial (sample) pages from a Unit plan for "When I was Puerto Rican" and "Almost a Woman"
• Unit plan for "When I was Puerto Rican"

Articles:

• (in Google Drive) from Literature of Autobiographical Narrative (includes themes, context, and critical discussion)
• (in Google Drive) from LIFE Magazine (mostly photos, article from 1947)
• "When I was Puerto Rican: An Audition that Could Change a Girl's Life" from Scholastic Teacher
• Reading, Worksheet and Quiz for "When I was Puerto Rican" prologue "How to Eat a Guava"
• "Puerto Rican Immigration" from Teaching American History

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• Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara

The library recommends:

Documentaries and Movies:

• "Motorcycle Diaries"
• "The True Story of Che Guevara"

Short Videos:

• "Che Guevara Fast Facts" from History Channel [4 minutes]
• "Che Guevara is Executed" from History Channel [1 minute]
• "Mini Bio: Che Guevara" from Biography Channel [4 minutes]
• "Che Guevara: Revolutionary Rebel" from Biography Channel [1 minute]

Websites:

Articles:

• (in Google Drive) from Literature of Autobiographical Narrative (includes themes, context, and critical discussion)
• "Che Guevara" from Contemporary Hispanic Biography
• "Cuban Revolution" from International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences

Lessons:

• Movie "Viewing Guide" and Questions
• Lesson Plans and Activities from The Center for Latin American Studies
• Unit Plan and Activities
• Che Guevara WebQuest

Additional recommendations:

• "The Good Brother" by Patrick Flores-Scott [short story, published as part of I See Reality by Grace Kendall]
• "A Class Apart" documentary by PBS
• "The Latino Americans" by PBS
• "Walkout" movie
• "Bless Me Ultima" movie
• (in Google Drive) from Literary Themes for Students
• "Spare Parts" movie, based on a true story
• "Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice" by PBS