“Fish Cheeks” is about a fourteen-year-old girl named Amy who lives in America. “ Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan is a short autobiographical narrative that many of our students connect with. “Thank You Ma’m” is great for teaching students about the Notice and Note Signposts and we have a great unit that we have created for “One Friday Morning,” that you can find here. “ Thank You Ma’m” and “ One Friday Morning” by Langston Hughes are both amazing short stories for middle grades. “ Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto is a great story about the first day of seventh grade, a middle school boy's crush, and the hilarious ways in which he tries to get her attention. We also have lessons for this short story that you can find in our Teachers Pay Teachers store here. You can find our blog post about it here and another here. We also have a great back to school activity that we use after reading this short text. We love using this short story as an introduction to our identity unit at the beginning of the year. “ My Name” by Sandra Cisneros is a short narrative about a girl and her feelings towards her name. It is critical to understand that students cannot truly learn about themselves unless they learn about others as well.”īelow is a list of some of our favorite short stories written by BIPOC authors that we like to include within our curriculum throughout the year. A window is a resource that offers you a view into someone else’s experience. A mirror is a story that reflects your own culture and helps you build your identity. The phrase “mirrors and windows” was initially introduced by Emily Style for the National SEED Project.
The stories we read, the texts we share, the videos we watch, the images we use within our lessons should all act as mirrors and windows for our students. Therefore, we feel that our curriculum should reflect that same diversity. Our classrooms are made up of amazing, beautiful, and diverse students.
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