Alexander, Marc. "ZORRO: Behind the Mask." Americas, vol. 59, no. 1, 2007, pp. 45-49. elibrary, https://explore.proquest.com/document/235267402?accountid=159126.
Synopsis: Robin Hood is a tale familiar to most students. Zorro is often characterized as a Spanish vesion of the Robin Hood trope. Joaquin Murietta juxtaposes an historical figure, and they myths and legends which have grown around him, with the Zorro mythos.
Baldwin, J. (1896). Fifty Famous Stories Retold. New York, NY. American Book Company. Retrieved October 4, 2018, from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18442/18442-h/18442-h.htm#A_STORY_OF_ROBIN_HOOD
Synopsis: This version of Robin Hood holds true to the stories told in ballads during the 16th century, in plain language that can easily be navigated by readers.
Dickens, C. (1980). Oliver Twist. New York: The New American Library.
Synopsis: Oliver Twist recants the tale of an orphan, and paints a dismal portrait of child labor, work houses, unsympathetic social classism, and criminality.
Dragoon, L., K., & Lu, M. (2015). Legend: The graphic novel. NY, NY: G.P. Putnams Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Synopsis: This version of the book, in graphic novel form, allows the readers to compare and contrast what is gained or lost when a book is translated into a different textual format.
Films, W. T. (Producer), & Hooper, T. (Director). (2012). Les Miserables [Motion Picture]. Universal Pictures. Retrieved September 24, 2018 from https://youtu.be/cyqURSNx-KY
Synopsis: Alexander Dumas' novel of the French Revolution has been adapted to film and stage countless times and to critical acclaim. Imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, the song "Look Down" displays the cruelty of the French prison system, and the impending freedom of our protagonist, Jean Valjean. The song hints as the revenge motif also present in Legend.
Mogge, G. (2017, March 13). Home. [Video File]. Retrieved October 4, 2018, from https://youtu.be/nI9D92Xiygo
Synopsis: A short animated film featuring Warsan Shire's reading of her poem, "Home."
National Humanities Center. (2009). Virginia Runaway Slave Advertisements, 1745-1775. The Making of African American Identity: Vol. I, 1500-1865. Retrieved October 4, 2018, from http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai/enslavement/text8/virginiarunawayads.pdf
Synopsis: A collection of texts from "Runaway Slave" advertisements in Virginia in the 1700's.
Piller, C. (2017, October 13). An Anarchist Is Teaching Patients to Make Their Own Medications. Scientific American. Retrieved October 4, 2018 from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-anarchist-is-teaching-patients-to-make-their-own-medications/
Synopsis: A lengthy article on a "bio-hacking" collective, who is attempting to make life-saving medications available at very low-cost to everyone.
Shire, W. (2018). Home. Retrieved October 4, 2018, from https://genius.com/Warsan-shire-home-annotated
Synopsis: A poem written by a Kenyan-Somali poet who immigrated to London as a child about the struggles heartbreaking of people seeking refuge in new countries.
Waters, R., & Gilmour, D. (1979). Another Brick in the Wall, part II [Recorded by P. Floyd].
Synopsis: Pink Floyd's only number one song presents a vision of institutional cruelty and the walls we build around ourselves. The song features strong parallels to the dystopic government, The Republic, in Lu's Legend.
Wolken, D. (2108, September 7). Just watch it: Nike's Colin Kaepernick TV ad is inspirational, not controversial. USA Today. Retrieved September 17, 2018, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/09/07/nikes-colin-kaepernick-tv-ad-inspirational-not-controversial/1223106002/
Synopsis: NIke's new advertising campaign directs viewers to not ask if their dreams are crazy, but if their dreams are crazy enough. The video spot shows visuals of individuals from a variety of hardships and backgrounds overcoming odds to achieve dreams many might call crazy. However, when taken with the backdrop of Kapaernik's own political/social justice stances, students are posed many questions which also link directly to the anchor text.