Thread by @triciaebarvia

So as many know, me and @Tolerance_org Social Justice Standards = 😍. Love how framework works as a foundation & guide for any unit of study, grades K-12.

Ex. Here are essential ?s based on the standards on a unit of study on the idea of HOME.

Thread.

#TheEdCollabGathering #7

In #AmericanLit, we can explore the idea of HOME throughout the entire year — and #DisruptTexts — starting w/Native and indigenous literatures. #TheEDCollabGathering #7

Some related questions to explore: How have First Nations people defined home? How is home tied to land and language and culture? #TheEdCollabGathering #7 #DisruptTexts

In the #DisruptTexts spirit, here are other texts and text pairings that can inspire us to think more deeply about what we mean by HOME in the context of what it means to be an American. #TheEDCollabGathering #7

Starting with this canonical pairing....

But/and how abt this? In Fallen Angels, soldiers write letters home yet know “home” will never be the same after the war. Pair w/experience of Vietnamese displaced by war, seeking a home in the US in the graphic memoir The Best We Could Do. #TheEdCollabGathering #7 #DisruptTexts

(And these powerful words by @viet_t_nguyen, too)

What happens when your home is taken away from you, as was the case for so many Japanese Americans during WWII? What does home mean when society sees you as “illegal” in the only home you’ve ever known? #DisruptTexts #TheEDCollabGathering #7

With the continued crisis and separation of families seeking refuge and asylum, ‘Tell Me How it Ends’ is a powerful text and particularly compelling for a study of what it means to search for a home. #TheEDCollabGathering #7 #DisruptTexts

And we can’t ignore the system of evictions which has disproportionately exploited and harmed marginalized communities within our borders. Or what happens when the myth of the American Dream falls apart when your family loses their home? #DisruptTexts #TheEDCollabGathering #7

Currently reading @ibizoboi’s ‘Pride’ and this opening line, right here, speaks volumes. #DisruptTexts #TheEDCollabGathering #7

Exploring the idea of home thru @Tolerance_org Social Justice Standards not only encourages #inquiry but also ensures that our practices are tied to authentic, meaningful issues of here & now.

What texts would you add to this thread? #TheEDCollabGathering #DisruptTexts

Adding @warsan_shire’s poem “Home” to this list, which I Ss last year said was one of the most powerful poems they’d ever read. 1/3

And the rest of the poem... 2/3

More about the poet, poem, and related lessons from @facinghistory here... 3/3 facinghistory.org/standing-up-ha…