Grade 8

EL Second Edition

Module 1

Folklore of Latin America

Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall.pdf

Module 2

Food Choices

The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan

The Omnivores Dilemma Young Readers Edition FULL TEXT.pdf

“What’s for dinner?” seemed like a simple question—until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers’ adaptation of Pollan’s famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices. In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, as well as a new afterword and backmatter, The Omnivore’s Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation that needs it most: It’s time to take charge of our national eating habits—and it starts with you.

Guiding Questions:

Where does our food come from?

What factors influence our access to healthy food? How do we research this?

How do we analyze arguments about how food should be grown and processed?

What factors should we prioritize when making choices about our food? How do we share these recommendations with others?

Module 3

Voices of the Holocaust

Maus I by Art Spiegelman


Module 4

Lessons from Japanese-American Internment

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston