SHAWN ADLER
TEACHER, EDITOR, AVENGER
Drawing from students across the entire city of Newark, New Jersey, "We Were Strangers Once, Too" is a first of its kind collaborative project in American educational history, a collection of 58 student stories centered around themes of immigration and identity. Each individual story showcases a first-person account of a journey to the United States from one of America's most vulnerable voices, representing 24 countries, 5 continents, and told in over a dozen unique languages.
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WE WERE
STRANGERS
ONCE, TOO
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"SCRIPTURE TELLS US THAT WE SHOULD NOT OPPRESS A STRANGER, FOR WE KNOW THE HEART OF A STRANGER. WE ARE, AND WILL ALWAYS BE, A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS. WE WERE STRANGERS ONCE, TOO.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
FROM NEWARK TO YOUR CLASSROOM
Learn the secrets behind the worldwide sensation that has captivated readers across the globe, and bring the opportunity to your students with this fully-fleshed out five week unit plan, complete with daily lessons, curated resources, scaffolding for varying levels of learners, and opportunities for sharing.
Meets all four criteria for global competency, challenging students to understand the perspectives of others, communicate ideas, and take action.
