Support and General Resources

Students are able to reach out through email at any point to discuss accommodations, changes in the curriculum, or ask any questions. The resources listed below are the ones used in lessons; there are a few which were not, but are valuable for students to have regardless.

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AND READINGS

On the Importance of Voice:

Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds

Toxic Masculinity Interview with Jason Reynolds

JASON REYNOLDS - SERVING YOUNG READERS WITH "LONG WAY DOWN"

On the Experiences of Cyclical Violence and Historical Context:

The Root Causes of Gun Violence

In 'Long Way Down,' The Ghosts Of Gun Violence Chill A Plan For Revenge

The Code of The Streets AND The Code of The Streets Documentary

Author Jason Reynolds: Racism hasn’t changed ‘because we still haven’t talked about it’

Gun Violence is a Racial Justice Issue

LITERARY RESOURCES AND READINGS

Long Way Down PDF Copy

Foul Line--1987

Sugar Water in Winter - Christie Towers

Grandmother Portrait - Judith Harris

Boy and Egg - Naomi Shihab Nye

Growing Apples - Nancy Miller Gomez