TEXT LIST

o Primary:
▪ “The danger of a single story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – links to TED talk (and transcript)
▪ Excerpt from Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane – link to excerpt from autobiography
▪ “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan – link to personal essay

o Secondary (supporting, excerpts, etc.):

▪ “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon – link to poem
▪ Literature circle texts
● language stereotype – Obituary by Lois Ann Yamanaka – link
● language stereotype – Mother Tongue by Amy Tan – link
● gender and sexual orientation stereotype – Excerpt from Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in
Transition – link
● gender stereotype – Excerpt from Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince – link
● disability stereotype – Excerpt from Riding the Bus with my Sister by Rachel Simon – link
▪ Video about difference between sympathy and empathy and discussion