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Jewish American Heritage in the ELA Classroom

In celebration of this May, we鈥檝e curated a selection of 起点传媒award-winning books, book rationales, classroom resources and lesson plans, and journal articles to uplift Jewish American authors, history, culture, scholarship, and literature.

Books Recognized by NCTE鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Book and Poetry Awards聽

by Dana Alison Levy
2024 Orbis Pictus Award庐 for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Recommended Book
See the associated 起点传媒book rationale (grades 4鈥7).

by Steve Sheinkin
2022 Orbis Pictus Award庐 for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book
See the associated 起点传媒book rationale (grades 6鈥8).

by Dayna Lorentz
2023 Charlotte Huck Award庐 for Outstanding Fiction for Children Winner
See the associated 起点传媒book rationale (grades 3鈥7).

Book Rationales

NCTE鈥檚 book rationales are available to members only. Not a member?聽.

Anne Frank鈥檚 Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank and Ari Folman; illustrated by David Polonsky (grades 9鈥12)

by Art Spiegelman (grades 9鈥12)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (grades 9鈥12)

When Aiden Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff (grades K鈥3)

Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans from


Resources include a classroom activity to help students understand how German leaders could wreak havoc on a segment of the German citizenry during the Holocaust without many others coming to their aid or rescue.

(grades 6鈥8)
This lesson educates students about the experience of European Jewish citizens during the Holocaust to prepare them to become concerned and active students.

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起点传媒Journal Articles

鈥溾 by Mara Lee Grayson
Published in College Composition and Communication

鈥溾 by Jennifer Kagan and Raia Gutman
Published in English Journal

鈥溾 by Heather J. Matthews
Published in English Journal