Dear Teachers,
Thank you so much for using my books in your classes. Below are lesson plans, teacher’s and reader’s guides, and other resources that may be of help to you. If you would like to add your own activities to share with other teachers, please email them to me at reynagrande@gmail.com.
LESSON PLANS:
1. Module for The Distance Between Us created by ERWC with Integrated and Designated ELD, 11th grade, 5 weeks.
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2. Folger Education Pre-Reading Activity for The Distance Between Us
3. Maryland Humanities Council Teacher’s Guide
4. Maryland Humanities Council Reader’s Guide
5. Lesson Plans for The Distance Between Us
Lesson-Plans-for-The-Distance-Between-Us-sdcc
6. The Distance Between Us & A Dream Called Home Teaching Guide from Simon & Schuster
The Distance Between Us teacher’s guide
7. The Distance Between Us (Young Readers Version) Curriculum Guide
8. The Distance Between Us Teacher’s Guide
EXCERPTS:
Excerpts of The Distance Between Us (original)
Excerpts of The Distance Between Us (young readers)
Excerpt of The Distance Between Us Young Readers
Audio Excerpts of The Distance Between Us
MORE ACTIVITIES:
“Home” Activities: Turtle Project, Origami House, I am Poem
The Six-Word Memoir: Fun activity for kids
https://nowsparkcreativity.com/2021/05/6-word-memoir-teaching-ideas-for-ela.html
https://www.slideshare.net/turnbullmusic/six-word-memoirs-22866488?next_slideshow=2
For more lessons and activities on The Distance Between Us, “Teachers Pay Teachers” and “Lit Charts” offer some good ones:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:the%20distance%20between%20us#
https://www.litcharts.com/search?query=reyna+grande
ESSAYS:
Essays to introduce Reyna to your students–can be used as preparation to read her books:
Immigration & Transformation: My Literary Metamorphosis published by World Literature Today.
Video Option: you can also share Reyna’s presentation of this essay available on Youtube.
Click to download Essay:Fall-19-Insides-74-76-Grande (1)
A Migrant’s Story
Video of Reyna reading this essay is available on Youtube.
The Trauma of Immigrating Didn’t Stop at the Border
LISTEN:
The Moth Radio Hour: Two-Border Crossings 33 Years Apart
