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Online Module - Social Justice Integration

Part 1 Directions: Use the Sorting Mat below to sort and align the Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards with the
appropriate ELA and Content Area standards. Look at the mentor text provided in the first column, along with the brief
annotation. Of the standards provided below the Sorting Mat, place at least one Social Justice Standard and at least
one ELA and Content Area standard into the corresponding columns.

Standard Sorting Map

Mentor Text & Theme Corresponding Social Justice Standard Corresponding ELA/Content area standard(s)

Lindstrom, C., & Goade, M. (2020). We are

water protectors. Roaring Brook Press.

Water is the first medicine. It affects and

connects us all... When a black snake
threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her
people's water, one young water protector
takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred
resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led
movements across North America, this bold
and lyrical picture book issues an urgent
rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from
harm and corruption. (Eisenhower Public
Library District)

Maillard, K.N. (2019). Fry bread: A Native

American family story. Roaring Brook Press

This delightful picture book tells the story of fry

bread and all it represents. Its preparation,
history, and presence in family gatherings
across many American Indian cultures is
explained through beautiful verses and
endearing illustrations. Fry bread is food, and
so much more. Reading this book reminds us of
the tenacity and resilience of American
Indians. (Acorn Naturalists)

Gonzalez, K.N. (2022). The coquíes still sing: A

story of home, hope, and rebuilding. Roaring
Brook Press.

Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena

from her family’s beloved mango tree―their
calls so familiar that they might as well be
singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But
home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane
threatens to destroy everything that Elena
knows.

As time passes, Elena, alongside her

community, begins to rebuild their home,
planting seeds of hope along the way. When
the sounds of the coquíes gradually return,
they reflect the resilience and strength of
Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans.
(Amazon)

Marquez, M. C. (2023). Mother of sharks.

Penguin Workshop

As the sun sets over another gorgeous day at

la Playita Del Condado in Puerto Rico, Meli
doesn't want to go home. She loves the ocean
more than anything, and with only five minutes
left at the beach, she knows exactly where her
last stop should be: the tidal pools. They are
small universes of their own teeming with
critters and creatures of the ocean. While
looking into the pools, she meets a crab,
Jaiba, who takes her on a dreamlike
underwater adventure, teaches her about the
importance of shark conservation, and reveals
Meli's ultimate destiny: to become the Mother
of Sharks. (Amazon)

Use the standards from this table ⬇ to complete this table ⬆. Copy and paste at least one Social Justice Standard and at
least one ELA and Content Area standard into the corresponding columns. (HINT: Be sure to note the grade levels of the
standards. These should be the same across each text example.)

Social Justice Standards ELA Standards Content Area Standards

ID.K-2.1 I know and like who I am and can talk
about my family and myself and name some
of my group identities.
DI.3-5.10 I know that the way groups of people
are treated today, and the way they have
been treated in the past, is a part of what
makes them who they are.
AC.3-5.19 I will speak up or do something when
I see unfairness, and I will not let others
convince me to go along with injustice.
DI.K-2.8 I want to know about other people
and how our lives and experiences are the
same and different.
ELAGSE3W3: Write narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
ELAGSEKW8: With guidance and support from
adults, recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
ELAGSE3W2: Write informative/explanatory
texts to examine a topic and convey ideas
and information clearly.
ELAGSE2W2: Write informative/explanatory
texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts
and definitions to develop points, and provide
a concluding statement or section.
S3L2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information about the effects of pollution (air,
land, and water) and humans on the
environment.
S2E3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information about how weather, plants,
animals, and humans cause changes to the
environment.
SKL2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information to compare the similarities and
differences in groups of organisms.
SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures
and their development in North America.

Part 2 Directions: Now that you’ve aligned a Social Justice, ELA, and Content Area standard with the mentor text, think of
ONE writing activity or prompt that you could give students to engage with the text. In the spirit of social justice
integration, use the writing standard for that text to help you create an activity or prompt with a social justice theme.

Writing for Social Justice

Mentor Text Writing Activity/Prompt

Directions for submission in Canvas:
- Your work should be upload as a Word Document in the designated Online Module spot
- NO links will be accepted because assignments must run through TurnItIn
- Follow these steps to save this as a Word document:
- Click File in the top left corner
- Hover over Download >
- Select Microsoft Word (.docx)
- Name the file and choose a save location
- Click Save
- Open the file in Word
- THIS VIDEO will also help you with saving a google doc as a Word doc