To access the texts for this unit:
- Purchase bundles of the purchased texts through the Text Portal;
- Purchase the Shutting Out the Sky Unit Reader for each student to access the additional texts for the unit, and
- Download and print the Shutting Out the Sky Student Materials for each student.
| Text Title | Excerpt | Author/Source | Use In Unit | Access Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shutting Out the Sky | Deborah Hopkinson | Student copy (Anchor Text) | Text Portal | |
| The Arrival | Shaun Tan | Groups | Text Portal | |
| Coming to America: The Story of Immigration | Betsy Maestro | Read aloud | Text Portal | |
| Seedfolks | Excerpts "Kim," "Ana," "Wendell," "Gonzales," "Leona," "Sam," "Virgil," "Sae Young, " "Curtis," "Nora," "Amir," and "Florence" | Paul Fleischman | 1 copy per classroom | Text Portal |
| “Both Community and Garden Grow in Seedfolks” | All Things Considered from NPR | Read aloud | Shutting Out the Sky Unit Reader | |
| Coming to America: A New Life in a New Land | “Excerpts from Of Thee We Sing: Immigrants and American History,” Dale Steiner, “The Statue of Liberty,” and “I Thought I Heard My Mother,” Rose Romano | Edited by Katharine Emsden | Student copy | Shutting Out the Sky Unit Reader |
| “Statue of Liberty Reopens After Sandy Damage” | Tina Susman from the Los Angeles Times | Student copy | Shutting Out the Sky Unit Reader | |
| “The New Colossus” | Emma Lazarus | Student copy | Shutting Out the Sky Student Materials | |
| “What ‘Lady Liberty’ and Ellis Island Mean Today” | Video | National Geographic | Student copy | Digital access |
Read the Reading Guide to learn how these texts were selected.
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